oh joy...........
NOT! Sitting on side of freeway with what I'm guessing us a blown rod or equal putting a hold on oil pan of my pickup....grrrrrr... To be continued
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kellem wrote:blt2ski wrote:
Unlike Ron's Tahoe, mines run down the road in the 13-15k gcw from frequently over it's 21 year life span. A lot of short hops too.
What I'm surprised about, is not having to replace the 4l80 trans. IMHO the weak spit of the truck.
Marty
Was reluctant to post this as I feel product or manufacture bashing is against the grain of etiquettcy but WTH.
I've been through (4) 4l80 transmissions in 2 different trucks over a span of 10 years.
Can't imagine a weaker link to an otherwise great truck....feel better now.
this trans and its predecessor, TH400 are BIG weak links in this truck model. Not sure how many I have gone thru. With the rest of the truck being just fine.
Probably one of the reasons looking at newer trucks. THen again, this has three chargeable options, tow hitch, trim rings and the auto and optional NC cloth bench seat. NO AC, Cruise, etc that makes driving a truck enjoyable. Wife will not ride in it, as she has AC on in anything above 32F.....
Otherwise, in general terms, a good truck for what it was bought for 21 years ago. Trans gears are too tall, hence why many of us blow them up with higher loads. ALso why in 96, with the 6.5TD I had, went with the NV4500. 2 clutches at best in 200K miles. vs an auto every 30-50K miles on two other trucks with BB 454's.
Marty
