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89Suburban said:

Some recent pics. First one is at the doctor's last week. 2nd one is at my brother's crib. His Silverado is behind me. Drove up to help him replace his radiator. Chillin on the porch in that pic having a few cold beers with him. He lives in Reading Pa.

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89Suburban said:

Don't know if I mentioned here or not. I had a reman motor installed in this last Thanksgiving. She is a beast now.

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bucket said:

Is that an Olds 88 back there?



I don't believe you did. What happened to the old one and how many miles ended up on it?

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89Suburban said:

It is an Oldsmobile with a big block, that's all the recon I got on that one. Was very clean looking.

The original motor had over 360K on it. It ran good but was really wore out. #7 cylinder was beat to hell from the AFM crap, as well as the valve train. Had a lot of blow by. Every time I replaced a leaking gasket another one would start to leak. 2 years ago the rear main started to leak and leak bad. I dealt with it long as I could. I didn't want to invest in repairing that with such a high mileage engine in the shape it was in.

It was my goal to replace the engine and keep this truck on the road since it was so rust free. It took me a while to get the money saved up. I could have went with a used motor, but I wanted something new that I can start off with a clean slate and keep serviced to my standards. Never had a brand new engine before. So this was kind of a bucket list thing as well.

I also have funding stashed away to replace the transmission when it decides to quit. Rear end and all suspension has been rebuilt. Should be a very reliable vehicle for quite a while for me.

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