RLC2020
Newbie
My first GMT400 purchase was this 1997 2wd GMC Suburban with the 5.7L and 4l60e purchased in September of this year. A week later I found a '99 2500 4wd Suburban which I also scooped up. I was thinking I'd sell the '97 since I really wanted a 4x4 for the boat ramps down here (space coast Florida) but after a brief consideration to sell it I've decided to put some effort into it to make it great again.
I was told it had a new fuel pump when I purchased it, but, as I got home from the hour drive after picking it up in Orlando, it stumbled and died in my driveway. Grabbed a pressure gauge, zero fuel pressure at the engine. So, tank came down and it was RUSTY! like bad rusty, like I can't believe I made it home on that fuel rusty. And, of course, the fuel pump unit was rusted nearly in half and obviously had not been replaced.
So, new fuel tank and pump/filter got installed along with new lines from the tank to the filter. Starts and runs great now.
2nd major issue involved the brakes. The pedal was very soft but the truck did stop. I figured the problem was at the rear and boy was I right. Both sides had zero contact with the drum and were doing nothing to stop the truck. I replaced both wheel cylinders and all hardware in the rear. The adjusters were frozen solid and the pads were only slightly worn, but whoever had put them in did not bring the adjusters out and they got rusty from sitting. After bleeding and adjusting the shoes the rear brakes now work great and the truck stops as it should.
here's a few pictures of the truck when I got it. More to come...
I was told it had a new fuel pump when I purchased it, but, as I got home from the hour drive after picking it up in Orlando, it stumbled and died in my driveway. Grabbed a pressure gauge, zero fuel pressure at the engine. So, tank came down and it was RUSTY! like bad rusty, like I can't believe I made it home on that fuel rusty. And, of course, the fuel pump unit was rusted nearly in half and obviously had not been replaced.
So, new fuel tank and pump/filter got installed along with new lines from the tank to the filter. Starts and runs great now.
2nd major issue involved the brakes. The pedal was very soft but the truck did stop. I figured the problem was at the rear and boy was I right. Both sides had zero contact with the drum and were doing nothing to stop the truck. I replaced both wheel cylinders and all hardware in the rear. The adjusters were frozen solid and the pads were only slightly worn, but whoever had put them in did not bring the adjusters out and they got rusty from sitting. After bleeding and adjusting the shoes the rear brakes now work great and the truck stops as it should.
here's a few pictures of the truck when I got it. More to come...
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