TylerSteez
Newbie
Hey guys, new to these trucks but not new to wrenching/ welding/ machining. Just acquired a 92 sierra 2500 single cab long bed with the 454 non vortec in it. The truck has sat since at least 2010. it is high miled at 220,000 miles. It was owned by my friends father's company, it was a work truck that he gave to his daughter, she passed away and then he passed away so it sat abandoned for years. my friend fell on hard times and needed money so I bought it from him for a cheap price.
It barked off a couple years ago on starting fluid, my plan is to immediately drop the fuel tank and replace it with a new tank, pump, sender, etc. Then I will give it a full tune up and clean out the TBI unit and see how she does. also assuming the brakes are frozen so I'll deal with that as well. The engine bay looks clean and relatively untouched, the interior needs a ton of work and smells like a dead and waterlogged raccoon. The wiring under the dash is hanging down and has a bunch of hack job splices that I have to correct as well. The truck was parked on stone so it has almost zero rust luckily.
My main concern is the mileage at this point, almost expecting the engine to smoke, tick, and burn oil at that mileage.
Looking forward to getting it back on the road
It barked off a couple years ago on starting fluid, my plan is to immediately drop the fuel tank and replace it with a new tank, pump, sender, etc. Then I will give it a full tune up and clean out the TBI unit and see how she does. also assuming the brakes are frozen so I'll deal with that as well. The engine bay looks clean and relatively untouched, the interior needs a ton of work and smells like a dead and waterlogged raccoon. The wiring under the dash is hanging down and has a bunch of hack job splices that I have to correct as well. The truck was parked on stone so it has almost zero rust luckily.
My main concern is the mileage at this point, almost expecting the engine to smoke, tick, and burn oil at that mileage.
Looking forward to getting it back on the road