Colorado- New to Forum

[Ibustbravo]

Hey Y'all,

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Chad, I joined this forum back in Oct of last year, so a little less than 11mo now. Incidentally that's about the same time the engine blew up in my 15 Yukon Denali. I just got an engine back in there last week and she's running again. That took way too long.. And wouldn't you know it, the trans took a dump this week. For a 35k vehicle this thing sure has a lot of problems but it's paid off as of yesterday.

Anyways.. nice to meet y'all and see you around the forums here.

C

 

[swathdiver]

Welcome from Florida Chad! You know these things weren't made for drag racing every day, a couple times a month maybe but not everyday! Same for crossing streams up to your hood! What happened to the motor?

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics of the truck, please.

 

[TollKeeper]

Welcome from Brighton, Colorado...

35k miles and all those problems.. There has to be more to the story?
Or was the 35k dollars?

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami&NYC!

Sorry to hear about your issues. Hopefully from here on in you will be good to go for awhile!

 

[Ibustbravo]

Welcome from Florida Chad! You know these things weren't made for drag racing every day, a couple times a month maybe but not everyday! Same for crossing streams up to your hood! What happened to the motor?

Yea, nice to meet you.

Hehe, My wife was driving when it tore up. It left the house running and came home on a tow truck with a locked up engine and a hole in the block.

However, it's all ending well. There have been 11 months of negotiations and I have talked my wife into a twin turbo's and a 415 stroker engine. I have a stock 6.2 in there to get me through the winter.

 

[Ibustbravo]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics of the truck, please.

Hey, thanks.. I will post pics here soon.

 

[Ibustbravo]

Welcome from Brighton, Colorado...

35k miles and all those problems.. There has to be more to the story?
Or was the 35k dollars?

Hey we're local.. I paid 35K for it.. It had 4553 engine hours and 980hrs idling.. with 150K miles.. Lots of engine time.

 

[TollKeeper]

150k on a 6 speed (if memory serves) is actually over the expected lifespan.. I could be wrong, but I seem to remember the 6 speeds being problematic, with a lifespan of 80-110k.

At 150k miles with 4553 EH.. Thats an average of 32mph. Which is actually considered high MPH.. Thats not a bad thing, a good thing for you.

But the engine failing? I am thinking you had a AFM/DOD failure.. and the shop suggested replacing the engine... When all it needed was a top end rebuild.

 

[BlackBearPerf]

Welcome to the forum from Northern Idaho and sorry to hear of the issues you have had but it sounds like you have a good game plan moving forward.