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01-30-2007, 12:30 AM
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Transmission life
I was reading through youralls 350 thread and it got me to thinking, I am thinking about buying a 97 GMC with 151,000 on the clock, it is a Z-71 and an auto with a 350. I am coming from a GM FWD car with a 3800 so I am use to transmissions being the limiting factor to how many miles you can rack up so how many miles can I expect to get out of the truck before I start having tranny problems? Also once I start having these problems about how much will it cost to rebuild the tranny, just parts cost, I can pull off the labor myself.
While we're at it what are the major problems to look for on this truck? I am going to really check it out tomorrow is there any problems these trucks like to have I should look out for?
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02-01-2007, 01:18 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Shreveport LA
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Re: Transmission life
Not a personal experience, but a friend had a '95 2wd that went ~220K before it lost reverse. He maintained it well, but it was used when he bought it, so who knows how the PO treated it.
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02-01-2007, 10:11 AM
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Re: Transmission life
i have 170,000 miles on my '97 z-71, 4l60e........no problems yet!!!!!
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02-01-2007, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Transmission life
It will last a while with no towing.
Parts cost to rebuild is 100$ or so plus converter, but I would doubt that you can rebuild this trans if you don't have a better idea about how long they last. I could be wrong on this and no offense intended, but these aren't as simple a th350 and such.
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02-08-2007, 03:29 AM
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Re: Transmission life
It all depends on how the engine is treated, and taken care of.
The 93 K-1500 i am driving right now has over 350k on the clock. The tranny finally started giving out (lost reverse, 2nd, or 4th gears), but the engine is still running strong, with no burning whatsoever. I still manage to drive the damn thing around town in 1st and 3rd. The PO bought the truck in 97, so unless the motor was replaced in the first 4 years, it's original.
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02-09-2007, 12:17 AM
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Re: Transmission life
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well, the 700r4 went out on my '89 suburban and I rebuilt it myself. I had no clue what I was doing beforehand. I got a couple manuals and a video and did it in 2 weekends. TONS of steps.. like over 300 I think. But it's do-able. Now, the thing to watch out for is coolant disappearing... 96-98 are VERY known for this... got to www.fullsizechevy.com. I love this board and it was great for my '89 burb, but fullsizechevy has more folks with newer trucks so you're more likely to gets lots of feedback on problems. BUT, there are a bunch of guys that don't know anything so if you have real technical questions, come back here. |
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