You are here: Forums SUVs Chevrolet Suburban & Tahoe Chevy Suburban

Chevy Suburban

941 messages,  Last post on Nov 11, 2009 at 4:38 PM

You are in the Chevrolet Suburban & Tahoe Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester

What is this discussion about? Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Suburban, SUV

Messages Page 93 of 95 1 ... 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#917 of 941 HELP GMC 96 SUBURBAN 5.7 VORTEC by ozzman38 Jun 06, 2009 (2:50 pm)
thinking about buying a suburban 96 5.7 vortec, the owner said it over heated and they parked it and it been seating there for a year. some back yard mechanic told them the engine was froze the battery was dead the owner had a battery charger we charge it over night the next day the engine turn over so it not froze I pulled out the oil stick and it was rust covered is that from seating for so long or could it have a cracked block and coolant got in the oil?????? Replies to this message: kiawah (Jun 06, 2009 6:54 pm) ozzman38 (Jun 07, 2009 12:50 pm) kiawah (Jun 07, 2009 4:36 pm)
#918 of 941 Re: HELP GMC 96 SUBURBAN 5.7 VORTEC [ozzman38] by kiawah Jun 06, 2009 (6:54 pm)
Replying to: ozzman38 (Jun 06, 2009 2:50 pm) Could be a blown head gasket caused problem.   But if the oil stick is all rusty when you pull it out, you'll need a new engine. Sounds like the vehicle is a good candidate for the crusher.   Run, don't walk. Replies to this message: ozzman38 (Jun 07, 2009 12:50 pm) kiawah (Jun 07, 2009 4:36 pm)
#919 of 941 Can't I just rebuild the enging] by ozzman38 Jun 07, 2009 (12:50 pm)
Replying to: kiawah (Jun 06, 2009 6:54 pm) the body is in great shape if the only thing it needs is a rebiuld I can handle that why scrape it? A headgasket is nothing> Replies to this message: kiawah (Jun 07, 2009 4:36 pm)
#920 of 941 Re: Can't I just rebuild the enging] [ozzman38] by kiawah Jun 07, 2009 (4:36 pm)
Replying to: ozzman38 (Jun 07, 2009 12:50 pm) If the engine has been sitting with water in the oil so that when you pull the dipstick it's rusty, then you could have rust on the main crank bearings, cylinder walls, etc.   R, DW
#921 of 941 96 suburban 2500 help! STEERING AND BRAKES by built2beatfab Jun 10, 2009 (7:17 pm)
Have steering and brake issues recently put a steering pump and hydro boost bleed and troubleshooted everything flusterd need to pick someones brain that has some knowledge of this problem .it has abs thinking of doing the gear box next .I did the power steering pump a few weeks ago everything was fine 2 weeks later steering and brakes are out . let me know what u think thanks mike
#922 of 941 99 K1500 350 to a 454 by 99k1500burb Jun 18, 2009 (9:50 pm)
I am putting a 1970s 454 into my burb. what is involved as far as brackets for pumps and alternator and stuff. has anyone done this. any pointers would be helpful.
#923 of 941 electrical problem by ahightower Jun 22, 2009 (3:37 pm)
I have a 2005 Yukon XL. 6-CD unit, no NAV. Every now and then, maybe every 5th engine start, the clock will reset to 12:00 and it will cycle through the CD's, as if the battery had been dead and it was jump started. It doesn't forget the radio presets though, which confuses me. And I may be imaging this, but it seems to hesitate on start up, very briefly.   I'm thinking possibly bad battery connection? Do you suppose the NTB who sold me the battery just over a year ago would be able to check this (for free?)   Other ideas? Just the head unit, maybe? Alternator? I'm no electrician. So far it never fails to start, but resetting the clock is getting annoying, and my wife is getting a little nervous. Thanks for any ideas. Replies to this message: kiawah (Jun 22, 2009 4:10 pm)
#924 of 941 Re: electrical problem [ahightower] by kiawah Jun 22, 2009 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: ahightower (Jun 22, 2009 3:37 pm) Most autoparts stores will do a free battery and alternator check, and look for a loose battery connection. Since NTB put the battery in, that's where I'd recommend you start.
#925 of 941 Re: Wanting to replace our Suburban [sbatncpl] by 94burban Jun 23, 2009 (4:18 am)
Replying to: sbatncpl (Jan 28, 2009 4:01 pm) Hey i have a 1994 suburban and it has alittle over 266,000 miles on it and is still running strong no major problems in the last 60k tranny replaced at around 200k never rebuilt oil changed every 3k the older suburbans are great runners and have alot of life in them i wouldnt buy a newer one
#926 of 941 1996 Tahoe Starting and Running Problems (Crankshaft Position Sensor) by jcb4green Aug 27, 2009 (2:29 pm)
My 1996 Tahoe was having terrible problems starting and running correctly. The initial diagnosis was the crankshaft position switch was malfunctioning. After almost $2000 dollars of replacing the sensor, engine tune-up, fuel filter and fuel pump I was still having the same problems, but not all the time. I had a local mechanic due the work and he said take it to Chevy and have them diagnose the problem, which they determined was still the crankshaft position switch was malfunctioning. Since my mechanic had done the original work I took the Tahoe back to him with the Chevy diagnosis problem. He crawled under the truck with it running and saw the sensor moving around while it was running. He took the sensor out and discovered that one of the mounting bolts screws into a brass fitting inside the plastic timing chain cover. The brass fitting was loose and just needed a screw driver inserted into it to spread it to increase the tension on the plastic cover. My mechanic put it back together and it resolved all my problems, meaning most of the $2000 dollars I had spent trying to fix a problem that ended up being caused by maybe a 25 cent brass fitting in a plastic cover. Live and Learn. By the way my 1996 Tahoe has almost 154000 miles on it with the original engine and transmission.

Messages Page 93 of 95 1 ... 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums SUVs Chevrolet Suburban & Tahoe Chevy Suburban