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Offline Captkaos

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Re: They all have to go....
« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2008, 06:14:38 pm »
GM dropped the Carb in 1987 on pickups when the went to TBI across the board for all gasoline engines.
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: They all have to go....
« Reply #16 on: July 16, 2008, 06:24:00 pm »
Actually heavy duty versions were still offered with the Q-jet. Our 91 R3500 had a 454 Q-jet and granny tranny.
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Re: They all have to go....
« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2008, 09:08:06 pm »
In response to the OP, keep one.  If nothing else so so don't have the " what if..." or "I wish ..."  down the road.

I'm in a similar position now, and am looking for a smaller car for commuting.  I was looking at later model fullsize trucks, but by the time I purchased somebody else's headache, (high mileage, bad brakes, soft springs, rust...) I could fix the "brick" and I would know what I had.  Our Ranger has been good so far, but sometimes you just need a real truck.

Reliability, FWIW, My old boss thought the same thing.  I was driving a 3500HD, less than a year old, and it left me stranded on the Turnpike at 1AM.
12,000 mi on a diesel and the fuel pump let go. 
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Offline grayharville

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Re: They all have to go....
« Reply #18 on: July 16, 2008, 11:33:31 pm »
well guys I got the truck, even if i didnt get it my dad was anyway because his daily gets 7!(1999 chevy dually 4x4 5.7) and so I wound up with it, has good tires, unlike steppy( my nickname for the stepside), airconditioning, unlike steppy, cruise, unlike steppy, 4 wheel drive, unlike steppy, and this one starts on the first try, with a KEY (definetely unlike steppy) its black on black, needs new seats this ones outdated and no center console,  but im hoping on finding a wrecked like 06 or07 model with nice seats, crank my torsion bars a bit to level it out, and drive it!
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Offline 85ChevyJRF

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Re: They all have to go....
« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2008, 10:47:34 am »
I wouldn't trust a new truck over mine. My dad has a 97 Silverado and it takes it atleast a couple of cranks before it will start and he only has 60k original miles ??? but my 85 gets about 12 to 15 mpg and its the most reliable thing i have ever owned so i would atleast keep one to restore cause in the long run its worth it. you might not have ac or cruise control or none of that junk but atleast you dont have a comp to mess with if you wanna work on it
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Re: They all have to go....
« Reply #20 on: July 17, 2008, 10:51:03 am »
Quote from: VileZambonie on July 16, 2008, 06:24:00 pm
Actually heavy duty versions were still offered with the Q-jet. Our 91 R3500 had a 454 Q-jet and granny tranny.
Must have been an option.  I had 2 buddies that had dually's between 88 and 91 with a 454 and they were both TBI.
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