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kevinr1970 · 02-28-2005, 04:55 PM

So there is a GMC 2500 van for sale around the corner from my house. The guy hasn't called back yet so I am not sure what year it is. Its kind of a sketchy deal (to much info for here) but the van is parked with $250 and like three phone #'s painted on it with the white stuff car dealers write on their windshields with. It also says runs?
I looked it over a little bit and I am assuming TBI (because its FI), it has O/D and the diagram under the hood says 5.7L. The bad part is it has 272,xxx miles on the odometer.
Its pretty much a POS but for $250 is this thing worth it for the FI and O/D, if only for a core? Would the FI be worth using with 272k on it?

87 STEPPER · 02-28-2005, 09:25 PM

It depends on weather it was maintained on a regular basis or just the fix it as it breaks approach.

It sounds like you want to transplant it on to another vehicle.

I think you could get a complete TBI sys. from a j/y for alot less than $250

Hell down here at the u-pick it you can get a complete 5.7 TBI Eng. for $250 but you have no idea how much milage is on it. cuz it's out of the vehicle allready.

kevinr1970 · 03-01-2005, 01:27 AM

I'm not so much concerned about the engine as the actual TBI itself, and all related harnesses or whatever else would be required to install.
The tranny would be a nice bonus as well.
The vans gone now so I'm not sure what the story is?

02-28-2005, 04:55 PM	#1
kevinr1970 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,316	GMC van TBI? So there is a GMC 2500 van for sale around the corner from my house. The guy hasn't called back yet so I am not sure what year it is. Its kind of a sketchy deal (to much info for here) but the van is parked with $250 and like three phone #'s painted on it with the white stuff car dealers write on their windshields with. It also says runs? I looked it over a little bit and I am assuming TBI (because its FI), it has O/D and the diagram under the hood says 5.7L. The bad part is it has 272,xxx miles on the odometer. Its pretty much a POS but for $250 is this thing worth it for the FI and O/D, if only for a core? Would the FI be worth using with 272k on it? __________________ 2009 Honda Fit CfC (bsf 44.9 mpg) 2000 Tahoe Limited 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 2wd, will end up swb, not dually and replace CCswb below 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 4x4, just going to fix things up for now 1982/1989 K5/GMC Jimmy 2wd 1987 GMC 1/2 ton swb 2wd Crew (sold)

02-28-2005, 09:25 PM	#2
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	It depends on weather it was maintained on a regular basis or just the fix it as it breaks approach. It sounds like you want to transplant it on to another vehicle. I think you could get a complete TBI sys. from a j/y for alot less than $250 Hell down here at the u-pick it you can get a complete 5.7 TBI Eng. for $250 but you have no idea how much milage is on it. cuz it's out of the vehicle allready. __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

03-01-2005, 01:27 AM	#3
kevinr1970 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,316	I'm not so much concerned about the engine as the actual TBI itself, and all related harnesses or whatever else would be required to install. The tranny would be a nice bonus as well. The vans gone now so I'm not sure what the story is? __________________ 2009 Honda Fit CfC (bsf 44.9 mpg) 2000 Tahoe Limited 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 2wd, will end up swb, not dually and replace CCswb below 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 4x4, just going to fix things up for now 1982/1989 K5/GMC Jimmy 2wd 1987 GMC 1/2 ton swb 2wd Crew (sold)



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