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Originally Posted by Lunagen Labs
That's pretty impressive, especially as new as the truck is. What engine is that?
I moved to Atlanta a year and a half ago after living my whole life in central Michigan. Up there, S10s would start looking pretty rough after about 5 years. Here I routinely see them from th mid 80s with a few dings, but otherwise spotless. I almost want to buy them and sell them up north. Almost.
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It has the 4.3 Vortec married to a 3spd w/Overdrive and it's a 4WD. It's still the original engine...I'm running Mobil 1, 0W40 in it, and I change it every 5-6K. I started out on Dino 5W30 at 2.5-3K intervals, but I switched over to the Mobil 1 around 150K and haven't had ANY issues at all. Between changes, I will "top off" with one quart, but never have I had to go to a second quart.
But...
I've hit two deer with it...$4.8K and $3.3K worth of damage...no "air-bag" action though. Had the tranny overhauled (pulling too much in the "D" position...learned my lesson! (and the company ate the $1,600.00)) but she's pulling the weight now (in "3") and she's working better than ever. And as for the rust...nothing too crazy...just a little "pebbling" starting along the bottom seam on the tailgate...a little elbow-grease and some touchup paint should straighten that out.
I keep it pretty well rinsed and cleaned during the winter time. I've had enough GM products, over the years, to know enough about letting rust win the upper hand. Once the rust starts, the body just vaporizes.
