96-1500
Bluenoser
Thanks for the compliments. I've been pretty much away from the forum for awhile, and unfortunately age and abuse have slowly crept up on the 3/4 ton, combined with the fact that I've had little time to give it the attention it deserves.
The exhaust broke in a few spots, and both manifolds have developed rather obnoxious leaks. They should have been replaced awhile back, but I haven't had time. Also, the box has really let go in several locations, giving it a nice sag in the back passenger side, and a few braces got so weak and broke that they can't be fixed without major surgery. So it flops around in the wind at 110 on the 4-lane.
The water pump gave up the ghost in rather dramatic fashion recently as well, I had to park it in town (where it went) and get a ride back home to get tools/parts, and I swapped a new one on the next day.
It could also use a full brake system overhaul, the interior is falling apart, another speaker crapped out on me, needs a tune up (as all vortecs seem to every year or so), the back shocks are shot...just little annoyances, but a lot of them.
So, I think as soon as I get my 94 rolling (hopefully sooner rather than later) this one will go up for sale as it is. 2500s do hold their value pretty well compared to 1500s around here, so I think I still should be able to get a reasonable price out of it, even considering what it needs. If I can't, I'm not going to give it away, it's been a pretty good truck and has done its job making me as much money as I need it to. But in the end, it's just a truck, I'm not overly sentimentally attached to it.
The exhaust broke in a few spots, and both manifolds have developed rather obnoxious leaks. They should have been replaced awhile back, but I haven't had time. Also, the box has really let go in several locations, giving it a nice sag in the back passenger side, and a few braces got so weak and broke that they can't be fixed without major surgery. So it flops around in the wind at 110 on the 4-lane.
The water pump gave up the ghost in rather dramatic fashion recently as well, I had to park it in town (where it went) and get a ride back home to get tools/parts, and I swapped a new one on the next day.
It could also use a full brake system overhaul, the interior is falling apart, another speaker crapped out on me, needs a tune up (as all vortecs seem to every year or so), the back shocks are shot...just little annoyances, but a lot of them.
So, I think as soon as I get my 94 rolling (hopefully sooner rather than later) this one will go up for sale as it is. 2500s do hold their value pretty well compared to 1500s around here, so I think I still should be able to get a reasonable price out of it, even considering what it needs. If I can't, I'm not going to give it away, it's been a pretty good truck and has done its job making me as much money as I need it to. But in the end, it's just a truck, I'm not overly sentimentally attached to it.
