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Tom_1991 · February 17, 2020

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is ~~Wile E Coyote, GENIUS~~ Tom

Alright, so here is Santa Clara, California.

This is my 94' Chevy Suburban K2500 Silverado. 454 engine.

Just purchased from a gentleman in Los Altos Hills , only $1,750! Runs good, SMOG passed!

All 3 sets of keys, owner manual, and even a self-introduce cassette tape!

The first time I saw its cassette deck, I thought it was 8-track,

He wrote in the ad on Craigslist, he sold it because don't drive it often.

I found a maintenance label on wind screen, its next maintenance supposed to be on 05/22/2014 at mileage 153,000. but now is early 2020, 151,000, so most time it was just sit there.

So maybe I should change engine and transmission oil

Now it have some little problems, I think I can fix some of them, maybe just a visit of Pick-n-Pull (junk yard).

1 Check engine light is on, code is 35, its idle speed is about 1,200 rpm, even it have heated up. // Fixed, mouse bited vacuum tube for idle control, just replace, now it is around 800 rpm;

2 ABS light on, forgot the codes, many codes. // Fixed, get an ABS model in Pick-n-Pull;

3 Brake feels slip, I heard a mechanical said brake pad or shoe also have its time, if a car sit there for years, it will harden, caused brake slip, so still need to be replaced;

4 AWD not work, transfer case is operateable, but 4x4 light don't light. //Fixed, AWD actuator shorted, get one in Pick-n-Pull;

5 Dash board back light don't light when head light is on. // Fixed, fuse problem.

6 Low beam will off when high beam is on, and I plan to swamp into the 4-small-glass-lights design on 89'-92', I have got parts from Pick-n-Pull, just wiring job it will done;

7 Rear speaker sounds terrible, and one was blown, suspect to be faulty amplifier;

8 The inner door handle of drive door is broken. // Fixed, Pick-n-Pull.

Oh, any one have its MPG data for 454 engine? I can't find it on internet, they all about 350 engine.

I plan to have a Bay Area round trip , the route is:

Santa Clara -[US101S]-> Gilroy -[ US101N, I280N, CA1N ]-> San Francisco -[ US101N ]-> San Rafael -[ I580S, I80W ]->Oakland -[ I880S ]-> San Jose -[ US101N ]->Santa Clara,

about 200 miles , if it runs well, I gonna drive it to Yosemite Valley.

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About me:

I am from China, live here for 3 years.

Unlike other Chinese people or Asian people here, they prefer Japanese cars or European cars, but I said I will only own American cars.

I said I come to American because I love America, American cars is part of culture American people proud of, I must experience it.

Especially the time I driven a Ford F-150, 351 engine, I said I will not only own American cars, but also a V8 truck!

I like the moment when people on street or other cars look at me with a surprise eyes. A Chinese or Asian people drive a old weathered big V8 powered American cars, trucks or vans, this is an unexpected combination.

I guess this also happened on the ex-owner of this Suburban, I guess he expected the buyer to be a White or Mexican, he would never expect an Asian people. lol

This Suburban is the 3rd vehicle I purchased, the very first one is a 96' Ford F-250, 351 engine, then 99' Dodge Caravan SE , the Caravan was sold to my work mate in order to get money for this Suburban, I will buy it back when he no longer want it, or he need money for other thing.

Because some time, like in downtown San Francisco, or Costco parking lot in peak time, F250 and Suburban are too big, a smaller Caravan is way handy at these situation.

txab · February 17, 2020

:thumbs:

Welcome to the site!

KARNUT · February 17, 2020

9 hours ago, Tom_1991 said:

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is ~~Wile E Coyote, GENIUS~~ Tom

Alright, so here is Santa Clara, California.

This is my 94' Chevy Suburban K2500 Silverado. 454 engine.

Just purchased from a gentleman in Los Altos Hills , only $1,750! Runs good, SMOG passed!

All 3 sets of keys, owner manual, and even a self-introduce cassette tape!

The first time I saw its cassette deck, I thought it was 8-track,

He wrote in the ad on Craigslist, he sold it because don't drive it often.

I found a maintenance label on wind screen, its next maintenance supposed to be on 05/22/2014 at mileage 153,000. but now is early 2020, 151,000, so most time it was just sit there.

So maybe I should change engine and transmission oil

Now it have some little problems, I think I can fix some of them, maybe just a visit of Pick-n-Pull (junk yard).

1 Check engine light is on, code is 35, its idle speed is about 1,200 rpm, even it have heated up. // Fixed, mouse bited vacuum tube for idle control, just replace, now it is around 800 rpm;

2 ABS light on, forgot the codes, many codes. // Fixed, get an ABS model in Pick-n-Pull;

3 Brake feels slip, I heard a mechanical said brake pad or shoe also have its time, if a car sit there for years, it will harden, caused brake slip, so still need to be replaced;

4 AWD not work, transfer case is operateable, but 4x4 light don't light. //Fixed, AWD actuator shorted, get one in Pick-n-Pull;

5 Dash board back light don't light when head light is on. // Fixed, fuse problem.

6 Low beam will off when high beam is on, and I plan to swamp into the 4-small-glass-lights design on 89'-92', I have got parts from Pick-n-Pull, just wiring job it will done;

7 Rear speaker sounds terrible, and one was blown, suspect to be faulty amplifier;

8 The inner door handle of drive door is broken. // Fixed, Pick-n-Pull.

Oh, any one have its MPG data for 454 engine? I can't find it on internet, they all about 350 engine.

I plan to have a Bay Area round trip , the route is:

Santa Clara -[US101S]-> Gilroy -[ US101N, I280N, CA1N ]-> San Francisco -[ US101N ]-> San Rafael -[ I580S, I80W ]->Oakland -[ I880S ]-> San Jose -[ US101N ]->Santa Clara,

about 200 miles , if it runs well, I gonna drive it to Yosemite Valley.

==============================

About me:

I am from China, live here for 3 years.

Unlike other Chinese people or Asian people here, they prefer Japanese cars or European cars, but I said I will only own American cars.

I said I come to American because I love America, American cars is part of culture American people proud of, I must experience it.

Especially the time I driven a Ford F-150, 351 engine, I said I will not only own American cars, but also a V8 truck!

I like the moment when people on street or other cars look at me with a surprise eyes. A Chinese or Asian people drive a old weathered big V8 powered American cars, trucks or vans, this is an unexpected combination.

I guess this also happened on the ex-owner of this Suburban, I guess he expected the buyer to be a White or Mexican, he would never expect an Asian people. lol

This Suburban is the 3rd vehicle I purchased, the very first one is a 96' Ford F-250, 351 engine, then 99' Dodge Caravan SE , the Caravan was sold to my work mate in order to get money for this Suburban, I will buy it back when he no longer want it, or he need money for other thing.

Because some time, like in downtown San Francisco, or Costco parking lot in peak time, F250 and Suburban are too big, a smaller Caravan is way handy at these situation.

What a deal. When I buy used, l just bought an cherry Avalanche I change everything. I use a vacuum withdrawal through the dip stick for power steering and transmission. Drive then repeat. I use synthetic in everything. Have fun.You May want to go blue tooth speaker. I use my phone for everything that’s way I went.

Edited February 17, 2020 by KARNUT

Grumpy Bear · February 17, 2020

Hello and what KARNUT said.

:thumbs:

Nice truck!

mookdoc6 · February 17, 2020

She is BUTE! I stop for coffee couple times a week and park next to a early 2000's HD suburban's 6.0 It might even have 8.1? great rear end etc.etc. and I marvel at it probably more than my 2016? Go figure..........

Vicarod · February 17, 2020

Welcome to the site and super cool old GMT-400 Suburban you have there.

There is a guy on YouTube - 1ROAD - that has an old 4wd Suburban like yours.

Check out his site. He lives in California, too.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HXlUp_KQwxMlhAx6MInTg/featured

Tom_1991 · February 18, 2020

15 hours ago, txab said:

Welcome to the site!

Thanks

Tom_1991 · February 18, 2020

15 hours ago, KARNUT said:

What a deal. When I buy used, l just bought an cherry Avalanche I change everything. I use a vacuum withdrawal through the dip stick for power steering and transmission. Drive then repeat. I use synthetic in everything. Have fun.You May want to go blue tooth speaker. I use my phone for everything that’s way I went.

I currently don't have enough tools and equipment to do big jobs, so I gonna go to a trusted shop to change engine and transmission oil first.

For blue tooth, I currently use an FM transmitter, most time in local driving it's not bad, but have big issue during long distance driving: some time local radio station will interference when it happened to have same frequency with my transmitter. I have to find a safe place to stop, change frequency for both transmitter and onboard radio, then back on the road. And if you are lucky enough, you gonna have to stop again in the very next city with very same reason.

I plan to get a blue tooth device that provide external mic and audio output, so it can work with onboard stereo system via a cassette adapter.

I don't like to swap the onboard stereo system with modern entertainment system, the reason:

1 most ones I have seen on other vehicles or auto part shops are cheap crappy Made in China, low sound quality, poor power amplifier, very annoying flashing RGB LED, too complex operation, etc. When I have to drive these cars for long distance, I prefer to take my GE 3-5263D boombox with several cassette tapes or simply a cassette adapter, place it on passenger seat, and its size is just right for seat belt!

2 they don't have same style with other part of interior, especially on my Suburban, the cassette deck and equalizer, the radio and sound channel controller, and the amplifier are located at different place.

3 I like to retain original equipment, modify with OEM parts, reason? Like above, same style. And I like 70s, 80s, and 90s things, that's why I have the GE 3-5263D boombox (purchased on eBay, I guess it is older than me, I was born in early 1991) and still play actual tapes contain newly composed or original 80s sythwave musics.

Tom_1991 · February 18, 2020

15 hours ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Nice truck!

Yeah, it's not easy to tell it with a crew cab truck with a camper shell.

And may of my workmates thought I purchased a truck when first see it.

Tom_1991 · February 18, 2020

15 hours ago, mookdoc6 said:

She is BUTE! I stop for coffee couple times a week and park next to a early 2000's HD suburban's 6.0 It might even have 8.1? great rear end etc.etc. and I marvel at it probably more than my 2016? Go figure..........

According to Wikipedia, 2500 do have 8.1 as option: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Suburban#Ninth_generation_(2000–2006))

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For 2001, the 6.0 L V8 in 2500-series Suburbans gained 20 hp (15 kW) from a number of changes including aluminum cylinder heads. The new Vortec 8100 8.1 L (496 cu in) V8 was added as an option for the 2500 as well. OnStar became standard on LT models and LS models with the new Z71 package. Quadrasteer four-wheel steering was added as an option on 2500 models only.

Tom_1991 · February 18, 2020

15 hours ago, Vicarod said:

Welcome to the site and super cool old GMT-400 Suburban you have there.

There is a guy on YouTube - 1ROAD - that has an old 4wd Suburban like yours.

Check out his site. He lives in California, too.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HXlUp_KQwxMlhAx6MInTg/featured

Thanks, seems like this guy have done some interesting things, maybe some of them gonna be handy for me. Subscribed