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From: sturd on 30 May 2007 08:23 HardWorkingDog imagines: ..@4ax.com>, > I keep picturing sturd chucking 'coons at a bird feeder... If I find any of the carcasses, I might do that to scare remaining coons away. They run away when I hit them but I'm pretty sure they get penetrated by shot. The Wonder Wife won't let me use a real gun in the middle of the night but my Daisy sends BB's at 900 fps. Yes, it's to keep them outa the bird food. Go fast. Take chances. Mike S.
From: Dean H. on 30 May 2007 08:58 >> Cranks fine but sounds like no fuel or no >> spark. Yes, there's 3/4 tank. My OBDII code reader returns no codes. > > Silly boy, it's a Chevy. They're supposed to do that. > > JayC Well, I've kept quiet over time as people lament their chevy experiences, not wanting to curse myself by saying my van is good. But the first time I ever pulled the engine cover is at 119,000 miles. So I'm calling that nothing to complain about. You'd think the pump would throw a code. But now that I'm tuned in to listening for the pump I guess it's a pretty easy diagnosis. I wonder what else I'm tuning out. I really need to pay more attention.
From: sturd on 30 May 2007 09:57 Dean notes: > You'd think the pump would throw a code. That's weird. My '97 GMC Sonoma had a 'low fuel pressure' code when the fuel filter got plugged by bad tank of gas. So I'm pretty sure your's has a fuel pressure sensor too. Why no code? Go fast. Take chances. Mike S.
From: dsc-ky on 2 Jun 2007 22:52 On May 30, 12:22 pm, JayC <j...(a)sysmatrix.net> wrote: > > Well, I've kept quiet over time as people lament their chevy experiences, > > not wanting to curse myself by saying my van is good. But the first time I > > ever pulled the engine cover is at 119,000 miles. So I'm calling that > > nothing to complain about. > > Hmmm, I guess I'm just spoiled from my jap rigs. I had an 81 Toyota 4x4. They were notorious for blowing pinion seals and they also often needed timing chains @100K miles. A buddy of mine had an 86... don't think he ever blew the pinion seal, but did get a timing chain right on 100K. My wife had an 89... I caught the pinion the first time and had it replaced... didn't catch it in time the second time and had to put in a used rear end. It also got the timing chain at or about 100K miles. It also required a mid shaft bearing early on... maybe 20K miles. Many of the cars (Camrys in particular) need a rear main seal by 150K... they get hard and brittle and start to leak. Toyotas aren't perfect either. I've owned several Chevys and had pretty good luck up to about 100K miles when I unloaded them. My current Avalance has required more out of pocket in 60K miles than all the others I've owned combined... I'm beginning to consider it junk.
From: O'Malley on 2 Jun 2007 23:01
On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:52:15 -0700, dsc-ky <CornmanD(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On May 30, 12:22 pm, JayC <j...(a)sysmatrix.net> wrote: >> > Well, I've kept quiet over time as people lament their chevy experiences, >> > not wanting to curse myself by saying my van is good. But the first time I >> > ever pulled the engine cover is at 119,000 miles. So I'm calling that >> > nothing to complain about. >> >> Hmmm, I guess I'm just spoiled from my jap rigs. > >I had an 81 Toyota 4x4. They were notorious for blowing pinion seals Reminds me of a joke...... "A vacationing penguin is driving through Arizona when he notices that the oil-pressure light is on. He gets out to look and sees oil dripping out of the motor. He drives to the nearest town and stops at the first gas station. After dropping the car off, the penguin goes for a walk around town. He sees an ice-cream shop and, being a penguin in Arizona, decides that something cold would really hit the spot. He gets a big bowl of vanilla ice cream and sits down to eat. Having no hands, he makes a real mess trying to eat with his little flippers. After finishing his ice cream, he goes back to the gas station and asks the mechanic if he's found the problem. The mechanic looks up and says, "It looks like you blew a seal." "No, no," the penguin replies, "It's just ice cream." >and they also often needed timing chains @100K miles. A buddy of mine >had an 86... don't think he ever blew the pinion seal, but did get a >timing chain right on 100K. My wife had an 89... I caught the pinion >the first time and had it replaced... didn't catch it in time the >second time and had to put in a used rear end. It also got the timing >chain at or about 100K miles. It also required a mid shaft bearing >early on... maybe 20K miles. > >Many of the cars (Camrys in particular) need a rear main seal by >150K... they get hard and brittle and start to leak. Toyotas aren't >perfect either. > >I've owned several Chevys and had pretty good luck up to about 100K >miles when I unloaded them. My current Avalance has required more out >of pocket in 60K miles than all the others I've owned combined... I'm >beginning to consider it junk. |