Advice for a new owner of an old truck?

[Gordy_]

Do you know how long it's been sitting? It's not unlikely your gonna need to do a fuel pump and possibly rebuild the EFI. My pickup sat for 8 years and needed that done when I resurrected her

 

[Caman96]

Ohh nice, next time bring your truck so we can rollout together

My son went last September and sent me this photo.

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[narcisogabriel]

Do you know how long it's been sitting? It's not unlikely your gonna need to do a fuel pump and possibly rebuild the EFI. My pickup sat for 8 years and needed that done when I resurrected her

Not really, probably around 5-7 years.

 

[narcisogabriel]

My son went last September and sent me this photo.

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Thats a 1997 Silverado! Here in Brazil those trucks are pretty common, they came with a 4 and 6 cilinder diesel engines.

By the picture it looks to be in "Florianópolis", state's capital.

 

[Caman96]

By the picture it looks to be in "Florianópolis", state's capital.

Yes, that where he was, when I would go I stayed there as well.

 

[narcisogabriel]

Yes, that where he was, when I would go I stayed there as well.

Besides Ebay, you know any other website for parts?

 

[Caman96]

Besides Ebay, you know any other website for parts?

For new or used? Check this out for used parts.

Car-Part.com - Used Auto Parts Market

www.car-part.com

 

[Amadeu Bueno]

Besides Ebay, you know any other website for parts?

Hi Gabriel. I onw a 1995 C1500 5.7L here in São Paulo since 2001. Sourcing parts to it in Amazon. Generally speaking it is more expensive than Ebay, but in my experience their shipping to Brazil is much easier than Ebay. Summit Racing also has a lot of parts to these trucks.

 

[Caman96]

Funny, I’ve resorted to Brasil for sourcing of some parts.

 

[Amadeu Bueno]

Funny, I’ve resorted to Brasil for sourcing of some parts.

The Brazilian version of the Silverado used diferent engines from the US/Canada version. Here GM used a 6 cylinder gasoline and a 4 cylinder diesel (maybe 6 cyl, not sure). But for parts like fenders, hoods, interior trim, etc. you will be able to find interesting things in our "ebay-like" plataforms, such as Mercado Livre and OLX. For instance, my C1500 uses a 5 nut wheel (5x5) and the brake rotors aren't avaliable around here.