98Z71Silverado9
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I just purchased a 98 K1500 with 162k about a month ago. I knew it needed some work when I bought it but I didn't realize how badly mistreated this truck had been. So when I got it home I went through the truck to see what I needed to fix. After fixing the 4x4 and rear brakes I thought I was home free......not so much. The engine light was on and after reading the codes there were 14, among them was the dreaded PO1345. I found the dizzy to be loose and not knowing the history of the truck I decided to buy a new distributor. I did a major tune up on it, replaced the dizzy and started on the steering and front brake lines. Instead of purchasing extended stainless lines when the previous owner installed the 6 inch lift they extended the metal lines to the factory length rubber line by cutting it and using the feral unions, stupid.
Last week I ordered all new steering components for the truck including the steering gear, coupler, pitman, idler and bracket, rods and sleeves. While I was working on that I decided to check the coolant level for some reason and it was low. Now I had just changed the oil so it was fresh and too my surprise when I looked at the dipstick................you guessed it, MILKY BROWN.
Obviously I am an idiot for buying this truck in the first place but now that I am commited I need to make a decision. The reason for all the info above is this.....If the truck shows this many signs of neglect, how long did it get driven with coolant in the crankcase? I could pull the engine and have it rebuilt but GM sells a NEW long block for $2000 shipped from jegs. I think this makes the most sense.
Finally my question. This L31-R that I found has 4 bolt mains which I want but it states that it is only for 3/4 and 1 ton applications. The same engine for my k1500 is 2 bolt mains. Obviously I want the 4 bolt main engine as it only like $50 difference. Is there any reason that this wouldn't work well in a 1/2 ton?
Is it just that the 2 bolt main engine is what came in the 1/2 ton and that is why they are stating this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the life story!
Here is a link to the engine I am looking at
http://www.jegs.com/p/Chevrolet-Per...Truck-350ci-L31-R-Long-Block/1532025/10002/-1
Last week I ordered all new steering components for the truck including the steering gear, coupler, pitman, idler and bracket, rods and sleeves. While I was working on that I decided to check the coolant level for some reason and it was low. Now I had just changed the oil so it was fresh and too my surprise when I looked at the dipstick................you guessed it, MILKY BROWN.
Obviously I am an idiot for buying this truck in the first place but now that I am commited I need to make a decision. The reason for all the info above is this.....If the truck shows this many signs of neglect, how long did it get driven with coolant in the crankcase? I could pull the engine and have it rebuilt but GM sells a NEW long block for $2000 shipped from jegs. I think this makes the most sense.
Finally my question. This L31-R that I found has 4 bolt mains which I want but it states that it is only for 3/4 and 1 ton applications. The same engine for my k1500 is 2 bolt mains. Obviously I want the 4 bolt main engine as it only like $50 difference. Is there any reason that this wouldn't work well in a 1/2 ton?
Is it just that the 2 bolt main engine is what came in the 1/2 ton and that is why they are stating this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the life story!
Here is a link to the engine I am looking at
http://www.jegs.com/p/Chevrolet-Per...Truck-350ci-L31-R-Long-Block/1532025/10002/-1