Luminajd wrote:
A few years ago we bought the combo of a 2007 Avalanche, 5.3 and a 2014 Grey Wolf, 30 ft, dry weight of 5296, and have towed this combo about 6 times/year.
Yesterday my Avalanche started to make this horrible/weird clicking noise. Local mechanic thinks it is the cylinder lifter or cam shaft and we may need to get a new engine.
Questions
1) I was naive and never did enough research, did we break our truck by pulling this camper?
2) Would you trade in the truck as-is, taking the hit on the potentially broken motor, for a 2500 of something
3) Would you fix the camshaft/whatever it is and keep it as it is a fine towing combo
4) Would you do what you need to do to get it running and trade it off for a 2500
My brother is a mechanic so if it turns out to need an engine he is checking prices to see how cheap it can be done.
Thanks for the advice, and I realize I'm an idiot and should have answered this question years ago before it broke!
If you really like driving the Avy as a daily driver, fix it for a couple grand and move on. But if you've never driven a nice 2500, go drive a few to see if you like it better. The towing will be night and day better, but only you can decide if the ride and stability is for you. My preference is a better towing experience as I tow several thousand miles for a month long vacation every year.
