Randal Whistler
Newbie
Greetings all. Please let me know if this should be somewhere else in the forum. Before I jump into this project, I thought I'd ask a few newbie questions before I shoot myself in the foot.
I'm looking at a '97 C2500 and there are some issues I wanted to look into. I should note that this is nowhere near my first project truck, nor first GM/Chevy either. I used to be MoPar/FoMoCO/VW but recently have acquired a 2000 Tahoe, so my GM knowledge has improved greatly! Here's the bucket list questions I've got:
Transmission is slipping - I believe IIRC this has the 4L60, but do not know for sure if it's the "e" or not. From what I've read, and what the seller has said, it sounds to me that it has a solenoid/valve issue. As I remember, he said it sometimes "slipped" or "shifted hard." I assume worst case is rebuild, but how lucky would I have to be for it to just be the valve body fix I've read about?
heater fan motor - it's a GM truck - of course there is a problem with the blower motor! Not an issue, already fixed the one in the Tahoe, this is simple and just listed for sport.
short on driver door window - switch, wiring or motor. Another non-issue, could fix that asleep.
driver door outer handle - same as the two above - get new handle, remove/replace. Sleeping again
power steering lines need o-rings - he says the PS leaks at the hose fittings. New hoses seem like the fix, so not a big deal again, but is this a common issue that might be an indicator of other things to consider, i.e. a bad PS pump, etc?
Overall, for this old a truck, I'm not scared just yet. The motor was supposedly replaced some miles back, but will have to see. The interior is in great shape, and the only rust is at the rear driver cab corner, so bodywise, pretty solid. He's also supposed to throw in the transmission that came out of it before the one that's in now, so a replacement/rebuild would be a fairly simple process.
So the big question is: are there any other "gotcha's" on this style/model of truck that I need to be aware of? Anything that, in your experiences, would say "run away screaming"? I know there will be issues along the way, there has to be with this old a truck, and I expect to find other problems if I do pick it up. However, the price is almost too good to pass up, I need a 3/4t truck to pull a trailer, and most everything seems like it's not overall a bad thing.
Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. FWIW, the Tahoe forum I'm on recommended the GMT400 group.
TIA
I'm looking at a '97 C2500 and there are some issues I wanted to look into. I should note that this is nowhere near my first project truck, nor first GM/Chevy either. I used to be MoPar/FoMoCO/VW but recently have acquired a 2000 Tahoe, so my GM knowledge has improved greatly! Here's the bucket list questions I've got:
Transmission is slipping - I believe IIRC this has the 4L60, but do not know for sure if it's the "e" or not. From what I've read, and what the seller has said, it sounds to me that it has a solenoid/valve issue. As I remember, he said it sometimes "slipped" or "shifted hard." I assume worst case is rebuild, but how lucky would I have to be for it to just be the valve body fix I've read about?
heater fan motor - it's a GM truck - of course there is a problem with the blower motor! Not an issue, already fixed the one in the Tahoe, this is simple and just listed for sport.
short on driver door window - switch, wiring or motor. Another non-issue, could fix that asleep.
driver door outer handle - same as the two above - get new handle, remove/replace. Sleeping again
power steering lines need o-rings - he says the PS leaks at the hose fittings. New hoses seem like the fix, so not a big deal again, but is this a common issue that might be an indicator of other things to consider, i.e. a bad PS pump, etc?
Overall, for this old a truck, I'm not scared just yet. The motor was supposedly replaced some miles back, but will have to see. The interior is in great shape, and the only rust is at the rear driver cab corner, so bodywise, pretty solid. He's also supposed to throw in the transmission that came out of it before the one that's in now, so a replacement/rebuild would be a fairly simple process.
So the big question is: are there any other "gotcha's" on this style/model of truck that I need to be aware of? Anything that, in your experiences, would say "run away screaming"? I know there will be issues along the way, there has to be with this old a truck, and I expect to find other problems if I do pick it up. However, the price is almost too good to pass up, I need a 3/4t truck to pull a trailer, and most everything seems like it's not overall a bad thing.
Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. FWIW, the Tahoe forum I'm on recommended the GMT400 group.
TIA
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