...extended warranty? I recently purchased a 2012 chevy silverado and I also purchased an extended warranty for 84 mos. Is there any way to modify my truck without voiding the extended warranty? I already purchased it so theres no reason to lose it. The engine 5.3L Vortec 2012. Thank you for...
opinion on this truck? mpgs? trying to determine if the gas mileage on these is so terrible that I might as well go with diesel or not. any info or opinions will be greatly appreciated
...does it have hydraulic lifters? im thinking of putting a new cam, bearings, and lifters and need to know what lift is on an oe cam for this engine and what kind of lifters is in it?
How do I know if my timing chain is installed correctly. The truck starts and drives but is slugish. I rebuilt the engine 2 years ago and has never been as good as new. I just took off the timing cover and here is what i see. With #1 piston at tdc and the dist rotor pointing to the 8 mark (#1...
I noticed at the junkyard some of the blazers from 92-95 had the Vortec 4.3 and said it in red letters on the top of the engine. My 91 S10 has the older TBI setup and I seem to like it, but it burns oil bad and I want to buy a differernt 4.3 from the junkyard for it. What should I get, that...
...4.3L (262 cid) V6 Block ? Have a 1987 El Camino with a V6 4.3 .... Looking for better cylinder heads. And I heard that you can use 1992-1995 Vortec cylinder heads from the GMC Syclone .... Are if I can, what would it change, like compression and ect. ?
I was pulling out of a parking lot and my head lights started flickering, so thought nothing of it and got on the highway, the head lights shut off and i pulled over, shut my truck off and tried to fix it to see if there was a loose wire. I went to go turn my truck back on and it didn't start...
Hello freinds i have pruchased a silverado and stock hp is 255 tq 330
i want to make hp around 300-350. i plan on a cold air intake, true duels, and mabye a mild cam with headers can i achieve the power i want with this combo if not what can i do to achieve hp i desire nothine to crazy tho i...
last week my GMC jimmy froze up. I got it unfroze and now it runs for a lil bit and then dies .and after it dies u cant get it to start agine, u can here the full pump kick on when u turn the key but no start?????
I have tried priming it with the switch several times, putting starter fluid in air filter.
I have limited success starting it. It acts as if it wants to start but it backfires and stops. At one point (the point I stopped), the engine blew fire out of the air cleaner hose and blew the box like...