redfishsc
Tired of fixing lousy engineering.
My 1999 C1500 Sub runs great (well, for now lol) and is approaching 260 miles. L31 Vortec 5.7. Cylinder heads, new mpfi injectors, and lifters replaced a couple years ago. No knocking, oil kept changed, and I drive it hard, maybe 5k miles per year. Trans fluid swapped annually (pan drop, I have a drain on the pan).
Got a free new timing chain from a friend recently who had the same year truck and sold it.
I'm thinking about swapping the timing chain next time I do a coolant flush.
While I'm at it, what else should I consider swapping? This old truck is my family activity/beach/fishing hauler and bass boat tow rig. So I'm entirely concerned with reliability.
Should I drop the oil pan for a new gasket, maybe swap in a higher flow oil pump? And if I'm going that far, should I consider bearings? I've never serviced the bottem end so I'm not really sure what all would be considered wise here.
Got a free new timing chain from a friend recently who had the same year truck and sold it.
I'm thinking about swapping the timing chain next time I do a coolant flush.
While I'm at it, what else should I consider swapping? This old truck is my family activity/beach/fishing hauler and bass boat tow rig. So I'm entirely concerned with reliability.
Should I drop the oil pan for a new gasket, maybe swap in a higher flow oil pump? And if I'm going that far, should I consider bearings? I've never serviced the bottem end so I'm not really sure what all would be considered wise here.