harner
10-30-2015, 04:23 PM
So, my dad had some health issues a few years back. Because of his health, he lost his job/benefits/etc and was collecting disability, then unemployment. He tried to go back into the work force, but health issues came back to haunt him (even after getting his CDL). The only option was long term disability. So he had this 2000 Silverado since '01. 1500, 4.8L that runs strong, pretty much stock except for a custom catback (duals out the sides) and a Clarion cd player. Oh, and a dyno tune haha. I think it made 200rwhp or maybe 250. I don't remember. It has 195k on it now and that was prob 30k ago.
2 weeks ago, he took it for inspection and the garage nailed him for tires and it needed rockers. He got tires but the shop (a body shop basically) offered to do them for big bucks. I told him no and that I know a great guy who would do them on the cheap.
I bought the rockers on ebay ($53 shipped from Michigan - new), 2 cans of exact match pewter metallic paint on Amazon, and sent the truck to this guy I know to do the work. $150 later, he not only did the work, but also fixed some minor rust issues on the bed and front fenders. It looks like a brand new truck now, couldn't ask for a better job for the money! Seriously, you'd never know it had problems. Not perfect, but close enough.
Anyway, I get 2 miles from his house on my way home, climbing a hill. It shifts from 3-2 and POP then I hear something that resembled a whistle winding down. I left off the gas, got back on it and pulled the hill no problem. Noticed some noise that wasn't there before but figured maybe it's just low on fluid or something, but who was I kidding - I blew apart the 4L70e in my TBSS already and that was input shaft carnage.
Get to a stop sign, pull out just fine but it winds out to like 4k before shifting...INTO THIRD. Get out on the highway, no 4th. Park it and quickly found out no reverse either. WTF! So I walk into a restaurant, send a message to Cahall and give him the symptoms and what a stock rebuild with a new converter will cost. He got back to me, told me the problem (relating to the sun shell), gave me the pricing info, and we are going to go from there.
I was just trying to be a good kid and help my dad out with a little body work and shit like this happens. I wish I could say I beat the piss out of it, but was just driving normal through some country roads in Berks County, PA. Oh well - 195k out of a stock 60e is pretty damn good. He did regular fluid changes in the trans since he owned the truck (like 6k on the odo back then) and never beat on it.
So here we go. Just another day in my life. Oh, and my T/A won't start. Likely foul plugs but no time to work on the thing and I refuse to take it to a shop. I ate 10k already for an unfinished project thanks to a shop pulling out on me after 1.5 years of "working" on the car. I'm not looking to catch a break, just want the stars to align for a change lol. Nothing breaks, everything works and is mobile, and not worried about the next thing letting loose.
/rant :shiner:
2 weeks ago, he took it for inspection and the garage nailed him for tires and it needed rockers. He got tires but the shop (a body shop basically) offered to do them for big bucks. I told him no and that I know a great guy who would do them on the cheap.
I bought the rockers on ebay ($53 shipped from Michigan - new), 2 cans of exact match pewter metallic paint on Amazon, and sent the truck to this guy I know to do the work. $150 later, he not only did the work, but also fixed some minor rust issues on the bed and front fenders. It looks like a brand new truck now, couldn't ask for a better job for the money! Seriously, you'd never know it had problems. Not perfect, but close enough.
Anyway, I get 2 miles from his house on my way home, climbing a hill. It shifts from 3-2 and POP then I hear something that resembled a whistle winding down. I left off the gas, got back on it and pulled the hill no problem. Noticed some noise that wasn't there before but figured maybe it's just low on fluid or something, but who was I kidding - I blew apart the 4L70e in my TBSS already and that was input shaft carnage.
Get to a stop sign, pull out just fine but it winds out to like 4k before shifting...INTO THIRD. Get out on the highway, no 4th. Park it and quickly found out no reverse either. WTF! So I walk into a restaurant, send a message to Cahall and give him the symptoms and what a stock rebuild with a new converter will cost. He got back to me, told me the problem (relating to the sun shell), gave me the pricing info, and we are going to go from there.
I was just trying to be a good kid and help my dad out with a little body work and shit like this happens. I wish I could say I beat the piss out of it, but was just driving normal through some country roads in Berks County, PA. Oh well - 195k out of a stock 60e is pretty damn good. He did regular fluid changes in the trans since he owned the truck (like 6k on the odo back then) and never beat on it.
So here we go. Just another day in my life. Oh, and my T/A won't start. Likely foul plugs but no time to work on the thing and I refuse to take it to a shop. I ate 10k already for an unfinished project thanks to a shop pulling out on me after 1.5 years of "working" on the car. I'm not looking to catch a break, just want the stars to align for a change lol. Nothing breaks, everything works and is mobile, and not worried about the next thing letting loose.
/rant :shiner: