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Originally Posted by pj67coll
Very interesting and useful info as usual folks, thanks. I have not bought the vehicle, I'm merely starting to look around at them as there are a plethora of them going dirt cheap in this part of the wolrd. I've never owned one nor driven one so I figured I'd start testing as many as I could to find out what's what. Might be able to pick one up for a few thousand.
- Peter.
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If I were on the hunt; I would hold out for a low mileage 1995 model. Those were the last year of the TBI set-up, an absolutely bullet-proof engine management system. Very easy to work on and diagnose. Parts for them are cheap as well. The Vortec's from 96 to old body 99 had fuel pump issues, leaking intake gaskets, reaction shell (trans) problems, a/c compressors leaked, pinion brgs failed, also had a healthy appetite for brake linings. Don't get me wrong, they weren't bad trucks, just more problematic than their predecessors.