My bed is over the diesel engine, which has an access cover to the top of the engine. Under the bed (and on top of that access cover) is plenty of room for storage. But I've noticed it gets pretty hot under there during long trips. Is it safe to put ...
Driving home from Texas my Vortec 8100 decided to **** out on me 450 miles from home. I left it at a Chevy dealer to look at and rented a car to make it home. Chevy just called to tell me the engine is shot, $10-20k to fix. That's big $$ for a '04 Ge...
Thank you all for the responses. I don't know specifically what's wrong with the engine yet. All the Chevy dealer could tell me was it was "blown". They didn't have lift or capabilities to look into it any further - their garage isn't set up for moto...
BurbMan wrote:How many miles on your 8.1? I had 183k on my Suburban and the motor was still strong when I sold it. If you opt for a replacement engine vs a the dealer rebuild, watch what you are buying. The 8.1 is not the same as the 454, and 8.1'...
