November 25, 200817 yr I've had it for about 2 years now and I'm about 150 miles from 170,000 miles. What I've needed to replace so far: *Front brake pads *Master cylinder *Battery *Tensioner pulley What I've replaced for good measure: *Brake line hoses *Spark plugs *Spark plug wire set *Air filter *Fuel filter *Tires *All fluids I know I've replaced more things than this for good measure Ok so now on to the good stuff. Dropped the transmission oil pan and filter this morning: After that I was too damn oily to use the camera any more After I cleaned up I took a picture of the mess I made from changing the transmission fluid. Still need to take the molding off the right side and replace it like I did on the left side. Edited November 25, 200817 yr by 1990Suburban
November 25, 200817 yr Fantastic. A+ Great truck, great year... I've had a couple myself. Too bad your Burb has a tailgate & not barn doors. XP715 has almost a 1/4 million miles on his 1990 Burb 1500 2wd...
November 25, 200817 yr Author Fantastic. A+ Great truck, great year... I've had a couple myself. Too bad your Burb has a tailgate & not barn doors. XP715 has almost a 1/4 million miles on his 1990 Burb 1500 2wd... Hey I like my tailgate unless something has slid to the front behind the second row.
November 25, 200817 yr I kinda like the tailgates on that body style, since they have the roll-down window. Gotta think it feels great to roll down all the windows while on a drive.
November 26, 200817 yr Hey I like my tailgate unless something has slid to the front behind the second row. Having a tailgate in dry, sunny California is not a big deal. But up here in New England where the hard winters and gratuitous use of road salt take their toll on vehicles, barn doors are a MUST. Tailgates on this generation 'Burb around here rot out and then FALL out! I had a '90 V1500 with a tailgate before the barn door R1500 I have now that I was afraid to open because of how rotted out it was back there. Every time I did it could have been my last! Nice truck and welcome to the forums. Glad to see I'm not the only one rocking one of the last real all-steel Suburbans.
November 26, 200817 yr Author I'm a fan of that cooling device you have mounted on your dash. The guy I bought it from said the ac didn't blow cold air because compressor didn't work. So I decided to put it in because it was starting to get hot (100°F+ hot) and couldn't afford to replace the compressor. Then one day I was doing something to the engine and noticed the wiring harness to the compressor wasn't plugged in so I plug it in and the clutch engaged and ran for a little then disengaged and kept doing it so I hook up my gauge to check the refrigerant pressure and sure enough the damn thing was low and a can of R134a fixed that and it has been blowing cold air since and hasn't lost any pressure.
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