How long will my 4.3 last?

[kairo]

Just turned 90k on it today. With proper maintenence are these 200k engines?

[DBXJ]

Most engines are designed for atleast 300-500k with proper maintaince

[72 Virginians]

Yeah, the days of 100 disposable engines are almost gone.

[werty]

my 22r rolled over 276k it smokes a little but thats it. i didnt know chevy made a motor to hit 200k

[DBXJ]

my 22r rolled over 276k it smokes a little but thats it. i didnt know chevy made a motor to hit 200k


it doesnt matter the maker of the engine if you do the maintnace on it they'll last for a while

my pops 48 ford with its flat head V-8 with an un-told amount of miles it leaks little oil but still starts strong

[J.J.]

i didnt know chevy made a motor to hit 200k

:scratch: you gotta be kidding me...

[Scrub]

My First Car was a 87 Buick Regal with a Olds 307 Old Lady That owned it before me, had the oil changed every 2500 miles every maintinace item done on it earlier than needed and when i traded it in it had 457k on it and ran just like the day it was new, i saw it about 2 months ago and its beat up now but still going strong with over 500k.

Take care of something and it will take care of you.

[Samco Fab]

My pops, and one of my brothers have early 90's Chevy pickups with small blocks. They both have well over 250K, but still run great, and have very few issues, and no major issues. They have not even seen perfect maintenence.

[Air Sierra]

my 22r rolled over 276k it smokes a little but thats it. i didnt know chevy made a motor to hit 200k

I had a 1992 chevy full size blazer that I had 227,000 when I sold it . It would only burn 1/2 quart oil between oil changes you would not have to add a drop of oil and it ran great.. 350 5.7 by the way..

[flighht2k5]

I love how people always know someone who has a vehicle that has some untold number of miles.

[DBXJ]

I love how people always know someone who has a vehicle that has some untold number of miles.


hmm well the odo only goes up to 99999 and its rolled over 3 times in my life span and he bought it in 1958 as a DD truck and he still runs it today

[RARECJ8]

used to habe a 91 GMC w/ the 4.3-- it was a great motor and w/ the manual tranny, was quite the gas mizer.. it finally died when the head gasket failed and antifreeze got places it should not. 105K miles.

sold it to a poor mojado before it finally gave up the ghost.

mb

[RARECJ8]

oops, it was the intake manifold gasket that went kaput, not the head gasket.

mb

[Sauce]

I CALL A MAJOR BS, there is no chance in hell your dads truck has over 3 million miles on it. YOU ARE A LIAR!

[Dirty Harry]

I CALL A MAJOR BS, there is no chance in hell your dads truck has over 3 million miles on it. YOU ARE A LIAR!

You aren't very good with significant digits, are you. :gapteeth:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

I CALL A MAJOR BS, there is no chance in hell your dads truck has over 3 million miles on it. YOU ARE A LIAR!

I THINK HE SAID 99999 SO THAT WOULD BE 300,000 BY MY COUNT!!!!dammit b-sauce didnt you go to college???Maybe it was hair dresser school???:squint:

[Sierra Valley]

B-sauce fits right in down in Texas I am sure:gapteeth:

[renojeepster]

I pulled my 95 4.3 out of the junkyard with unknown miles on it, and it has 60psi oil pressure, and 130-136psi compression. The oil was black as night when I got it, but after several oil changes, and synthetic oil, it is staying fairly clean.
My Yota 22r- Just sold it with 256,000, runs strong. My grandpas' 92 Chevy truck 5.7 has well over 300,000, and runs strong.

[kairo]

I THINK HE SAID 99999 SO THAT WOULD BE 300,000 BY MY COUNT!!!!dammit b-sauce didnt you go to college???Maybe it was hair dresser school???:squint:

I saw sauce all the time down at UNR. Mostly he was trying to get a peek in the window of the theta sorority :spike:

[RARECJ8]

You aren't very good with significant digits, are you. :gapteeth:

GD Harry, call it like it is! That's funny.
:D :D :D