soo.. truck was on fire..

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:54 pm

yeah i know you were jokin, but i know i need one also.. and yes ive had nothin but trouble with it since day one.. the rims dont hold air even after the tire places have put sealent in them, over $300 in tires down the drain.. my main wire harness was ate up from the tire, since i have no fender wells, and i didnt realize til it was too late that they harness was hanging so low, then it caused many many running issues, but i finally got it fixed.. (just rewired it and extended some wires), and it ran fine for awhile then my intake started leaking and i just let it be for a month or so til i got the cash to get a gasket kit, and then me and a buddy were changing it out and somehow one of us accidently dropped a bolt in the intake without knowing and we put it all back together and i started it and it just ate the bolt up and now it sits in my driveway, with flat tires, mowed grass all over it, and other random bull shit.. if i could just find a bare 4.3 motor, then ill be back in business.. the stereo is probably worth more than the truck lol... ill have another truck eventually, i do like s10's, and id like to get another one of the same year, so i can switch stuff from my current one to the new one and all that jazz.

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:27 pm

Scarrell wrote:yeah i know you were jokin, but i know i need one also.. and yes ive had nothin but trouble with it since day one.. the rims dont hold air even after the tire places have put sealent in them, over $300 in tires down the drain.. my main wire harness was ate up from the tire, since i have no fender wells, and i didnt realize til it was too late that they harness was hanging so low, then it caused many many running issues, but i finally got it fixed.. (just rewired it and extended some wires), and it ran fine for awhile then my intake started leaking and i just let it be for a month or so til i got the cash to get a gasket kit, and then me and a buddy were changing it out and somehow one of us accidently dropped a bolt in the intake without knowing and we put it all back together and i started it and it just ate the bolt up and now it sits in my driveway, with flat tires, mowed grass all over it, and other random bull shit.. if i could just find a bare 4.3 motor, then ill be back in business.. the stereo is probably worth more than the truck lol... ill have another truck eventually, i do like s10's, and id like to get another one of the same year, so i can switch stuff from my current one to the new one and all that jazz.

The intake gaskets are famous for blowing on the gm's, the new gaskets are alot better, and as you know they are easy to change, you just have to be careful with not dropping things down the motor.

Sounds like all your problems are from (upgrades) that people have done, thats the problem with buy a customized truck, alot of the time the work is questionable.

The intake gasket isnt a big deal, a decent shop could of fixed it for what, 200-300 bucks?

colemanyoungerinalaska · Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:32 pm

this just happened to a buddy of mines explorer 3 days ago he got it out quick not much damage then the next day he got drunk saw a huge mud puddle then hydro locked it. im not sure if he got it out or what he called me asking for help and i really couldnt i was a few hundred miles away anyways back in town now and ill probably go see him tonight

i used to have a gmc jimmy never had any issues with it sucks to hear about all yours

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:44 pm

yes. it was all from prior "upgrades" from past owners.. the work is alright, but everything from 96 has been ignored it seems.. tie rods, bushings, keeping things lubed, just your basic tune ups and shit like that they ignored or were cheap on, and since it was my daily.. all the problems occurred within a year after i bought it, because i put it through all the elements of weather and different terrains..etc... essentially its my fault that i didnt give the truck a good look and all that jazz.. if i could get a decent job, im more than sure it wont take but a couple grand to get it running new.. after i get a motor, im mostly worried about the rims, as i cannot stand airing some of the tires up every day, for some reason, it seems that sometimes a tire that leaks one day, and then the next day it doesnt seem to leak at all...bu id like to get a 18" and 20" combo, but that wont happen for a looooong time, and i also need to get the shitty sunroof fix the guy before me put in..

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:30 pm

Scarrell wrote:yes. it was all from prior "upgrades" from past owners.. the work is alright, but everything from 96 has been ignored it seems.. tie rods, bushings, keeping things lubed, just your basic tune ups and shit like that they ignored or were cheap on, and since it was my daily.. all the problems occurred within a year after i bought it, because i put it through all the elements of weather and different terrains..etc... essentially its my fault that i didnt give the truck a good look and all that jazz.. if i could get a decent job, im more than sure it wont take but a couple grand to get it running new.. after i get a motor, im mostly worried about the rims, as i cannot stand airing some of the tires up every day, for some reason, it seems that sometimes a tire that leaks one day, and then the next day it doesnt seem to leak at all...bu id like to get a 18" and 20" combo, but that wont happen for a looooong time, and i also need to get the shitty sunroof fix the guy before me put in..

Let me know when your ready to get a motor, I'll help you find one cheap...

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:45 am

Don't ask me why, but 6 years over the last few decades seem to have been really bad... 1976, 1986, 1996 vehicles just seem to be filled with problems... I've had a few older S-10s with no problems and I love the fact that just about all the body parts are interchangable from differing years... So yeah it really sucks that you've had this many problems

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:04 am

well My Dodge Ram is a 96 and the only problems I had was a bad fuel Rail which contributed to burning out my catalytic converter and fuel injectors... But other than that... My truck has been problem free...

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:57 am

so is it safe to call this a fire-truck?

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:03 am

wow...

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:55 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:so is it safe to call this a fire-truck?

wiggles made a funny.