unabashedpraise
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Picking up my 1999 Chevy suburban k1500 5.7 vortec, on Saturday. It has 202k miles, a rebuilt transmission and transfer case(4 years ago), new CV axle on pass side, and some new front end components: tie rods, etc. As far I know, the only KNOWN issues are a possible intake manifold leak ( unknown reason for missing coolant), and a front oil leak, possibly from front crank seal.
The previous owner has no knowledge of preventative maintenance or other types of repairs. I'm going to go ahead and do the intake manifold leak repair, and the spider injectors upgrade while I'm in there.
My question is, what other needed repairs/ preventative maintenance should I do while I have the engine available and a third vehicle to drive?
Thoughts so far:
Intake manifold
Spider injectors
Valve cover gaskets
Catalytic converter on left bank
Coolant flush with new thermostat and rad cap.
Change oil
Spark plugs
Diff gear oil change
Transfer case oil change
Timing?
Water pump?
Crank seal?
Distributor rotor?
Check brakes
While I do work on my own vehicles, I've never messed with heads or block. Usually only repair normal wear and tear stuff like timing, water pumps, etc. I did rebuild a transfer case once!
If you were getting a used vehicle up to par, what would you do?
The previous owner has no knowledge of preventative maintenance or other types of repairs. I'm going to go ahead and do the intake manifold leak repair, and the spider injectors upgrade while I'm in there.
My question is, what other needed repairs/ preventative maintenance should I do while I have the engine available and a third vehicle to drive?
Thoughts so far:
Intake manifold
Spider injectors
Valve cover gaskets
Catalytic converter on left bank
Coolant flush with new thermostat and rad cap.
Change oil
Spark plugs
Diff gear oil change
Transfer case oil change
Timing?
Water pump?
Crank seal?
Distributor rotor?
Check brakes
While I do work on my own vehicles, I've never messed with heads or block. Usually only repair normal wear and tear stuff like timing, water pumps, etc. I did rebuild a transfer case once!
If you were getting a used vehicle up to par, what would you do?
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