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Re: Will this work? [obyone]
by dlovesb
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Sep 24, 2007 (2:37 pm)
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Replying to: obyone (Sep 22, 2007 6:14 pm)
Yes, the car was an older maxima stock. My truck was spinning on a wet road all the way down the street going no where. The maxima just said by by after 25 feet! What do you think? 
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Older model max do
by obyone
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Sep 24, 2007 (2:42 pm)
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0-60 in 6.6 all day long. You would be hard pressed to run 7.5 without wheel slippage. Though I've heard the HD diesel Silverados will run 12.0 1/4 mile with minor mods... 
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NewGuy with 1997 Silverado C1500 Questions
by tbdomenz
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Nov 16, 2007 (12:29 pm)
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Hello to all, I am new to this forum and recently aquired a 1997 Silverado 5.7L ,185k miles. Looking for a shop manual to take care of a few odds and ends. Anyone know anything peculiar to this model ? Seems to run well and smooth but has some mechanical clacking on startup that fades away in about 5 minutes. Has a "gullwing" double door bed cover that I may want to sell. The cover came from a Canadian company-I think that's where the truck was built. Thinking about a dual exhast setup. Any recommedations and comments would be appreciated.
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1995 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 Diesel (New to trucks)
by christian_jarr
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Nov 25, 2007 (4:17 am)
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New to trucks, and I'm interested in purchasing this SLT with 260,000 km. The previous owner used it to tow a fifth wheel. If well maintained are these trucks and this engine (with the automatic transmission) generally considered reliable?
Thank you
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Re: NewGuy with 1997 Silverado C1500 Questions [tbdomenz]
by dlovesb
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Nov 25, 2007 (6:56 pm)
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Replying to: tbdomenz (Nov 16, 2007 12:29 pm)
Hi TBDomenz, AUTOZONE sells the manual for chevy trucks. I have a flowmaster cat back dual exhaust with the 40 series muffler, 2 1/2" chrome long tips. It sounds awesome. David. 
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Re: extended warranty [cathmac]
by dlovesb
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Nov 25, 2007 (7:07 pm)
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Replying to: cathmac (Sep 14, 2005 10:30 am)
I haven't had the problem of warrenties. When I bought my trucks in the past, there was always a clause somewhere that always profited the dealer in a breakdown and somehow I wasn't covered.. So when I bought my last truck used, I didn't get any warranty other than the 30 day one here in east Mass. As far as Toyota goes the Tundra (used)is the same price as the Tacoma but the Tundra will give you that awesome car ride. Tacoma doesn't. In the Tundra you will lose 3 miles per gallon. Big deal since it is a v8 and the Tacoma is a v6 with a bouncy ride. with a smaller cabin. This info is from my brother inlaw who researched this as he just bought a Tundra. I own a silverado ( bouncy ride) But I'm glad to see you are making the dealers work for their $$!
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Re: 1995 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 Diesel (New to trucks) [christian_jarr]
by 12ozcurls
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Nov 25, 2007 (9:40 pm)
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Replying to: christian_jarr (Nov 25, 2007 4:17 am)
well it is about at this milage that things start to break or need to be replaced do to wear, especially if he towed with it. Generally they are considered reliable but with this many miles i dont think it is worth it...
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Re: 1995 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 Diesel (New to trucks) [christian_jarr]
by shadypop5
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Nov 29, 2007 (6:32 pm)
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Replying to: christian_jarr (Nov 25, 2007 4:17 am)
I know a fair amount and i hope this info helps you but i'm no expert, being that it's a diesel thats a plus, but if it's a 1995, it will have the 6.5L Turbo, i'm gussing it's the turbo version anyway, if it was a gas i would say absolutly not, but being that it is a diesel that helps things, but even for a diesel it's starting to get up there in miles, i'd say at most theres probably 75,000 left on it, before things like the diesel pump and injector pump start going out, and since it's a truck that allready 12 years old it's probably a leaky one too. But then again the guy might have taken real good car of it, and it might have been 260,000 easy miles too, but i would find out what he pulled as far as a fifth wheel, was it just a camper, or was it a 40ft, tandom axel flatbed loaded all the time, because if it did heavy pulling the tranny could be getting loose in it, and the rear end might be kind of loose also, but it was just a camper there not too heavy and that wouldn't be too hard on it, but beware of high mileage 6.5L engines they tend to have week turbos, and like i said the fuel pumps get bad, now i'm a chevy guy, but if it was a Ford, i know that the the 7.3L in thoughs years was a very good engine that could go forever, but i've heard things about the 6.5L, but anyway i hope this helps you in your desision, good luck.
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Re: 1995 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 Diesel (New to trucks) [shadypop5]
by christian_jarr
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Nov 29, 2007 (9:54 pm)
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Replying to: shadypop5 (Nov 29, 2007 6:32 pm)
Thank you for your input.
The previous owner had a camping trailer and insists that he took good care of the truck. And yes, it is a turbo 6.5 diesel engine.
Adding to my thinking that it might make for a fine truck is the fact that where we live we don’t get much of a winter and salt is never used. Also, the truck has never been in an accident.
Thank you once again.
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MPG GMC 1995 Turbo Diesel 4X4
by christian_jarr
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Nov 30, 2007 (5:22 am)
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Can anyone tell me what I can expect to get out a tank of diesel? I drive like an old man and more often than not, I would not be pulling anything.
Thank you
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