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I have a 1998 Chevy 1500 Suburban 4x4 I purchased a couple of years ago for $1,000.00. Body is solid with zero rust, the transmission was replaced two years previous to the sale, and the engine (though it had 210k miles) ran strong with no smoke. It's also the only Suburban I've ever seen with factory chrome wheels and a blue leather interior. The PO told me it had a bad wheel bearing that was causing a noise, but after a couple of months and after replacing the wheel bearing, I determined it was the transfer case. No biggie, bought one online from an East coast wrecking yard and slapped it in. 4wd works great. Anyway, outside of it needing a new blend door unit I really like this rig. Unfortunately, last week I discovered it had lost coolant for the second time in a month. This time it was obvious what was wrong in that coolant was leaking freely back by the starter motor. From the research I've done it looks like a freeze plug behind the flex plate has failed.
I'm not a "car guy" but I'm mechanically sound and have a good assortment of tools, a engine jack, and engine stand. I've started taking it apart to remove the engine with the intention of replacing the plugs, water pump, main seal, hoses etc, but with 230K on the engine I'm wondering what options are out there and what more experienced owners of this type of rig would recommend. Am I stuck with fuel injection? I just looked at the BluePrint engine website and everything there isn't Vortec compatable. Again, I think this 'Burb is worth saving and I'm willing to learn and get creative. All ideas welcome! Thanks!
I have a 1998 Chevy 1500 Suburban 4x4 I purchased a couple of years ago for $1,000.00. Body is solid with zero rust, the transmission was replaced two years previous to the sale, and the engine (though it had 210k miles) ran strong with no smoke. It's also the only Suburban I've ever seen with factory chrome wheels and a blue leather interior. The PO told me it had a bad wheel bearing that was causing a noise, but after a couple of months and after replacing the wheel bearing, I determined it was the transfer case. No biggie, bought one online from an East coast wrecking yard and slapped it in. 4wd works great. Anyway, outside of it needing a new blend door unit I really like this rig. Unfortunately, last week I discovered it had lost coolant for the second time in a month. This time it was obvious what was wrong in that coolant was leaking freely back by the starter motor. From the research I've done it looks like a freeze plug behind the flex plate has failed.
I'm not a "car guy" but I'm mechanically sound and have a good assortment of tools, a engine jack, and engine stand. I've started taking it apart to remove the engine with the intention of replacing the plugs, water pump, main seal, hoses etc, but with 230K on the engine I'm wondering what options are out there and what more experienced owners of this type of rig would recommend. Am I stuck with fuel injection? I just looked at the BluePrint engine website and everything there isn't Vortec compatable. Again, I think this 'Burb is worth saving and I'm willing to learn and get creative. All ideas welcome! Thanks!
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