> Donald wrote:
>
> What do you all think of this:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Suburban-/172337688513?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2820206fc1%3Ag%3AYqIAAOSwknJX1Ig0&item=172337688513
> Too see the pictures you have to look in the description.
Others mention it's an '87. No, I did not take the t
gt;> -Curt
>>
>> From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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>> Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin
>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 2:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Suburban
>>
>> Seems expensive for no more photos tha
aleb C. Striplin
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> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Suburban
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> Seems expensive for no more photos than they have posted
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 16, 2016, at 11:32 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
Somebody didn't scroll down...
-Curt
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Seems expensive for no more photos than they have posted
Sent from my i
If this one had the 6.2 diesel it would be closer to being worth 7k
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> On Sep 16, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I will say the same thing that I said about the Jeep Wagoneer.
> It would make a good hobby vehicle for you but I cannot see it as you
Ok well in that case it might be worth it but still way on the high side
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> On Sep 16, 2016, at 11:41 AM, Craig via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:32:19 + Donald Snook via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> What do you all think of this:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/it
Seems expensive for no more photos than they have posted
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> On Sep 16, 2016, at 11:32 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What do you all think of this:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Suburban-/172337688513?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2820206fc1%3Ag%3AYqIAAOSwknJX1Ig0&
It's not a Mercedes - friends don't let friends drive non-Mercedes . . . .
On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> What do you all think of this:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Suburban-/172337688513?forcerrptr=true&hash=
> item2820206fc1%3Ag
I will say the same thing that I said about the Jeep Wagoneer.
It would make a good hobby vehicle for you but I cannot see it as your
daily driver.
You have an old pickup truck if I recall. It would be a lot like driving
your old pickup all the time.
Sort of a fun vehicle to have around but not
ileage won't be
terrific but then again we've already discussed that if you don't drive all that much it
probably doesn't matter.
-Curt
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Sub
On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:32:19 + Donald Snook via Mercedes
wrote:
> What do you all think of this:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Suburban-/172337688513?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2820206fc1%3Ag%3AYqIAAOSwknJX1Ig0&item=172337688513
> Too [sic] see the pictures you have to look in the descript
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Subject: [MBZ] OT: Suburban
What do you all think of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Suburban-/172337688513?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2820206fc1%3Ag%3AYqIAAOSwknJX1Ig0&item=172337688513
Too see the pictures you have to l
What do you all think of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Suburban-/172337688513?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2820206fc1%3Ag%3AYqIAAOSwknJX1Ig0&item=172337688513
Too see the pictures you have to look in the description.
I'm not looking for comments about it is ugly or things like that. I know the
Speaking of suburbans, has anyone looked at replacing the stock stanadyne model
80 sieve (on an 86 6.2L oil burner) with a FM 100 like is on the 6.5L turbos?
It looks like a little wiring harness adaptation (WIF sensor and fuel heater
lines), bracket fabrication, and placing a water drain valve.
those.
Randy
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
>
> My BIL (Jeff) has told me that the "big&
Except that the aforementioned engines are gas engines, not diesels.
Wonko the Sane wrote:
> My BIL (Jeff) has told me that the "big" SUV diesels get surprisingly good
> MPG., better than the smaller diesel blocks. That would lead me to believe
> that in the long run a 7.4 might actually be *more*
Oh, my error. I was talking "big" diesels. Didn't realize the 7.4 was a
gasser.
On 12/20/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Wonko the Sane wrote:
> >
> > My BIL (Jeff) has told me that the "big" SUV diesels get surprisingly
> good
> > MPG., better than the smaller diesel blocks. That w
Wonko the Sane wrote:
>
> My BIL (Jeff) has told me that the "big" SUV diesels get surprisingly good
> MPG., better than the smaller diesel blocks. That would lead me to believe
> that in the long run a 7.4 might actually be *more* fuel efficient than a
> 5.7 version.
The 6.2 and 6.5 are decent d
My BIL (Jeff) has told me that the "big" SUV diesels get surprisingly good
MPG., better than the smaller diesel blocks. That would lead me to believe
that in the long run a 7.4 might actually be *more* fuel efficient than a
5.7 version.
On Dec 18, 2007 2:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT) <[EMAIL PROT
go out stomping duramaxes on the grade. Need the dodge for that.
No Kiddin'! The new '07 6.7L Cummins (why do people say "Cummings") has
more power than the '06 did even though it's heavier with 4WD. Maybe the
light shorter box makes up for it? I can't wait to put the travel trailer
behind i
The 87 K30 crewcab dually I ended up with has turned out to be a pretty good
truck for pretty cheap. The 6.2 isn't a powerhouse, but it does fine for
what I need, as long as I don't get any hairbrained ideas about loading the
bed with firewood, putting a heavy car on the trailer, and go out stompi
It seems than at Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:14:12 -0600, John wrote:
> Curt Raymond wrote:
> > I like the interior on the pre'88 GM trucks too.
>
> The dashboard/instrument cluster even? I guess its better
> than the ones in the early 90's. IMO, the only decent
> dashboard/instrument cluster was the 9
n and change the radio station.
-Curt
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Curt Raymond wro
Kaleb typed:
"I sure wish I would have kept my firetruck."
There is a sentence you don't see everyday...
Bob R.
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Curt Raymond wrote:
> I like the interior on the pre'88 GM trucks too.
The dashboard/instrument cluster even? I guess its better than the ones
in the early 90's. IMO, the only decent dashboard/instrument cluster
was the 95+ trucks. Mom has a 2000 Yukon and it looks pretty nice on
the inside.
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Kaleb wrote: "Since its a 98 it would be injected"
ALL chevy and GMC t
> I like that bigger, boxier GM truckSuburban body style too.
> The crewcabs and 'burbs didn't change over to the rounded body
> until '92. Looking back, I sure miss the '91 Suburban that we
> had, an 8 passenger 1500 4wd GMC with the 350. It was a huge
> mistake to trade it on the '93, smaller
I like that bigger, boxier GM truckSuburban body style too. The crewcabs
and 'burbs didn't change over to the rounded body until '92. Looking back,
I sure miss the '91 Suburban that we had, an 8 passenger 1500 4wd GMC with
the 350. It was a huge mistake to trade it on the '93, smaller with w
Peter Frederick wrote:
>
> I had great fun teasing people about how little they were saving on
> fuel
The situation changes, but the habits remain. There used to be
quite a gap between Michigna and Ontario fuel prices.
Last time I went through Soo, gas was about $1.15 downstate, I think I
paid
US, Canada is all metric.
I had great fun teasing people about how little they were saving on
fuel (I was in Sault Ste. Marie, just a one mile trip from the US,
$1.50 in bridge tickets) because they insisted in using the conversion
to Imperial gallons, not US. You had to buy 30 gal of gas and
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If it's a carbureted 454, it will get 5 mpg empty, full, towing a
trailer, or coasting downhill with the tranny neutral. 6 mpg with a 50
mph tailwind.
I don't know how GM
Kaleb wrote: "Since its a 98 it would be injected"
ALL chevy and GMC trucks have had fuel injection since 1988.
In fact, GMC made a few 350 with fuel injection in 1987.
I still want one of those - a Fire Engine RED 1987 GMC 4X4 Shortbed with
the fuel injected 350. 87 was the last
Peter Frederick wrote:
> However, one of the researchers at Forestry Canada bought one of the
> retired Suburbans with a 305 and OD tranny -- got 25 mpg on the
> highway!
Imperial or US?
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Probably way off the power curve any time the vehicle is actually
moving -- that 454 doesn't spin very fast.
Why no one ever put a split rear end in those things amazes me -- split
4:11/3:77 it would get 15 or 18 mpg on the highway.
Peter
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Probably better then, but if it has 4.11 rear end gears, not much.
However, one of the researchers at Forestry Canada bought one of the
retired Suburbans with a 305 and OD tranny -- got 25 mpg on the
highway! Had to use 3rd gear with a big load, though.
Peter
Peter Frederick wrote:
> I don't know how GM did that, usually load makes a difference, but not
> on that beast!
Undergeared?
I've noticed the same on dually pickups with 3 speed slushboxes and
4.xx : 1 final drive. It takes so much power to rev up the engine
and tranny that any other load is neg
Since its a 98 it would be injected
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If it's a carbureted 454, it will get 5 mpg empty, full, towing a
trailer, or coasting downhill with the tranny neutral. 6 mpg with a 50
mph tailwind.
I don't know how GM did that, usually load makes a difference, but not
on that beast!
Peter
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A friend has a 96 or 97, can't remember. It hauls large amounts of ass, and
has gobs of power. He tows a race car in an enclosed trailer with it, and
has no real complaints with it. Then again, it replaced an early suburban
with a carbed 454 and TH400. I don't think he's broken double digits with
Yea, but I bet it pulled like crazy though.
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"I have had a 5.7 4x4 suburban, what kind of mileage would a 7.4 4x4
get?"
I have some experience with those. We had one at the dealership I worked
at. We used it to pull a boat. It will get 9-10 mpg (on the highway)
loaded or not. It will pull like a freight train. When we pulled the
boat
r 18, 2007 3:06 PM
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>
>
> "Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT)" wrote:
>>
>> I have had a 5.7 4x4 suburban, what kind of mileage would a 7.4 4x4 get?
>> I figure not much but some guy just put one in a 98 for $2500. That
>> seems di
"Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT)" wrote:
>
> I have had a 5.7 4x4 suburban, what kind of mileage would a 7.4 4x4 get? I
> figure not much but some guy just put one in a 98 for $2500. That seems dirt
> cheap to me.
The cheapest '97 I could find here, after I found that $6k '97 diesel project,
was $4
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Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:55 PM
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> "Kaleb C. Striplin, work" wrote:
>>
>> I dont have
"Kaleb C. Striplin, work" wrote:
>
> I dont have one, never have had a 6.5 suburban but from what I hear it
> should get 17-21 or so. I am looking for a 6.5, but they are hard to find
> and when you do they have tons of miles on them and they want too much for
> them.
How about this one?
"I modd
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> On Dec 18, 2007 12:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT)
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Dec 18, 2007 12:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have had a 5.7 4x4 suburban, what kind of mileage would a 7.4 4x4 get? I
> >figure not much but some guy just put one in a 98 for $2500. That seems
> dirt >cheap to me.
On the subject---Kaleb, what kind of mileage
I have had a 5.7 4x4 suburban, what kind of mileage would a 7.4 4x4 get? I
figure not much but some guy just put one in a 98 for $2500. That seems dirt
cheap to me.
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