1993 gmc sierra 2500 5.0L any good?

[R422b]

I am in a serous need of a new work truck and I found this.

If I bid on this is there anything I should know first.
It has 95000 miles.
It is 1993 so i am thinking TBI?

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[R422b]

I don't know how to determine the max legal weight but my current truck weighs 8500lb with my tools in it.

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[R422b]

I have 6 days before bidding closes.

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[PlayingWithTBI]

It looks like it has 6 lug wheels and the sticker shows 7200 GVWR so, I'd say it's a light duty 3/4 Ton truck. You'd be overloaded if your tare weight is the same as this truck. I've never really worried too much about being a little overweight but, that's me, YMMV, LOL!

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

93 should be TBI. Looks like it has been sitting for a while. If I got this, I'd definitely want to do an oil change and replace the belt and hoses, and check the ignition. Good luck, let us know if you get it!

 

[stutaeng]

Yeah, that's a 6 lug 2500. I think the only real advantage is the 14 bolt 6 lug rear axle, otherwise is closer to a 1500 than to a 2500. Brakes are bit improved as well...

Just that service truck bed/box I bed is probably pushing the 7200# GVWR, probably empty. I think they are pretty heavy. And I think the 305 was no power house either.

If your truck weighs 8500 lbs with tools and stuff, I'd hold out for a 8 lug 2500+. The GVWR of the 2500 8 lug is 8600 lbs and 9200 lbs for the 3500 srw, at least the 99-00 years.

 

[R422b]

Yeah, that's a 6 lug 2500. I think the only real advantage is the 14 bolt 6 lug rear axle, otherwise is closer to a 1500 than to a 2500. Brakes are bit improved as well...

Just that service truck bed/box I bed is probably pushing the 7200# GVWR, probably empty. I think they are pretty heavy. And I think the 305 was no power house either.

If your truck weighs 8500 lbs with tools and stuff, I'd hold out for a 8 lug 2500+. The GVWR of the 2500 8 lug is 8600 lbs and 9200 lbs for the 3500 srw, at least the 99-00 years.

A big part of why my truck weighs so much is that it is a F350 v10 [emoji90]
That is also why I need something new.

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[R422b]

93 should be TBI. Looks like it has been sitting for a while. If I got this, I'd definitely want to do an oil change and replace the belt and hoses, and check the ignition. Good luck, let us know if you get it!

I would figure on changing all fluids and filters and checking all belts and hoses.
On anything over 15 years old I plan on doing all normal maintenance and probably changing all the belts and hoses because I have seen too many engine failures caused by oil lines blowing or overheating.

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[stutaeng]

F350 V10?! So isn't it like a mid-90s or newer?

Not much of a Ford guy, but pretty sure truck you have there is not weak-ling. The V10 have their followers, and I'm sure they have their problems (I mean there's some Ford guys Chevy GMT400s are junk!?), but I think the 90s trucks in general were pretty robust and reliable. The V10 is pretty powerful; I don't know what the numbers were, but I'm pretty sure it was up there with the 6.0 Vortec, 7.4/8.1 Vortec.

Are you sure about this? Are you getting a bargain? Have you checked DFW? I see a lot of GMT400 8 lug trucks for sale pretty cheap regularly.

 

[R422b]

F350 V10?! So isn't it like a mid-90s or newer?

Not much of a Ford guy, but pretty sure truck you have there is not weak-ling. The V10 have their followers, and I'm sure they have their problems (I mean there's some Ford guys Chevy GMT400s are junk!?), but I think the 90s trucks in general were pretty robust and reliable. The V10 is pretty powerful; I don't know what the numbers were, but I'm pretty sure it was up there with the 6.0 Vortec, 7.4/8.1 Vortec.

Are you sure about this? Are you getting a bargain? Have you checked DFW? I see a lot of GMT400 8 lug trucks for sale pretty cheap regularly.

It is a 2000 and has 250,000 miles with a bad transmission, the engine needs at a minimum heads but likely just a whole new engine and the ac compressor started blowing shrapnel all over the engine bay yesterday. The repair cost for good parts is approaching $10,000. On top of that I hate ford.

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