Good Afternoon Everyone,
Hope everyone had a good Christmas. I recently purchased a 95 Suburban K1500 for a winter vehicle. I bought it fairly inexpensive with 175,000 miles and have done some work to it. However there are a few things I need some forum help with.
First off, things already done since purchase:
AC Delco Plugs, Thermostat, Distributor, & Rotor Button
Monroe Sensatrack Shocks x4
Passenger ABS sensor
All new lights and grill
Oil change, fuel filter change, air filter change, coolant flush
Misc odds and ends
Problems I have:
1. Blower motor makes the ticking/clacking noise when on low which from the forums appears to mean it needs replacement. I purchased a replacement but after yelling for about an hour gave up on it for the time being, will try again next week. Any tips on how to get to the top screws?? Also the blower motor when on at any speed, constantly fluctuates. It will blow hard for 20 seconds (estimated), then slower for 20, and back and forth. Will the motor replacement fix this?
2. This truck rides rough...I mean real rough. As in I've owned probably 5 different older trucks (including an 89 Chevy Silverado 4x4 Pickup), and this truck rides much rougher than any of them. I checked the leaf springs and they appear to be factory rusted up leafs. Don't appear to be the 2500 leafs, so no sure why I'm getting beat up. THIS is my biggest problem, its really getting frustrating. Any reason why a 99 Suburban 1500 4x4 would ride so much softer? I put on new shocks hoping that would help but it did nothing.
3. Steering is much more difficult than any of my other vehicles, not crazy no power steering bad, but definetly not easy. Again any reason why a 99 Suburban would turn much much easier? No play visible in any front end or steering components, beside a little bit of play in steering wheel (1"?).
4. Last thing that bothers me, the stereo in this truck is horrible. I am not an audiophile or stereo junkie. But most all Suburbans I have been in to me sounded pretty darn good stereo wise for factory. However this one sounds like listening to AM radio all the time. No base at all, not very clear. Problem with headunit?
Thanks for any help you guys can provide!
Jonathan
Hope everyone had a good Christmas. I recently purchased a 95 Suburban K1500 for a winter vehicle. I bought it fairly inexpensive with 175,000 miles and have done some work to it. However there are a few things I need some forum help with.
First off, things already done since purchase:
AC Delco Plugs, Thermostat, Distributor, & Rotor Button
Monroe Sensatrack Shocks x4
Passenger ABS sensor
All new lights and grill
Oil change, fuel filter change, air filter change, coolant flush
Misc odds and ends
Problems I have:
1. Blower motor makes the ticking/clacking noise when on low which from the forums appears to mean it needs replacement. I purchased a replacement but after yelling for about an hour gave up on it for the time being, will try again next week. Any tips on how to get to the top screws?? Also the blower motor when on at any speed, constantly fluctuates. It will blow hard for 20 seconds (estimated), then slower for 20, and back and forth. Will the motor replacement fix this?
2. This truck rides rough...I mean real rough. As in I've owned probably 5 different older trucks (including an 89 Chevy Silverado 4x4 Pickup), and this truck rides much rougher than any of them. I checked the leaf springs and they appear to be factory rusted up leafs. Don't appear to be the 2500 leafs, so no sure why I'm getting beat up. THIS is my biggest problem, its really getting frustrating. Any reason why a 99 Suburban 1500 4x4 would ride so much softer? I put on new shocks hoping that would help but it did nothing.
3. Steering is much more difficult than any of my other vehicles, not crazy no power steering bad, but definetly not easy. Again any reason why a 99 Suburban would turn much much easier? No play visible in any front end or steering components, beside a little bit of play in steering wheel (1"?).
4. Last thing that bothers me, the stereo in this truck is horrible. I am not an audiophile or stereo junkie. But most all Suburbans I have been in to me sounded pretty darn good stereo wise for factory. However this one sounds like listening to AM radio all the time. No base at all, not very clear. Problem with headunit?
Thanks for any help you guys can provide!
Jonathan
