Old GMC That Sat For Years... Will It Run?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

First start attempt at 3:43

[@donheim5288]

Before replacing the transmission, check to make sure the shift tower isn't the problem. There's supposed to be a plaster spacer/bushing on the end of the shifter ball that goes into the metal cup on the shift fork rail. When that plastic piece breaks it creates a lot of slop in the shifter and can prevent the shift forks from operating properly. You can get a new replacement for $50-75.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

yep unfortunately its not the shift tower

[@Randythesavage777]

I was gonna say the same thing, you should remove the top of the transmission 🤔

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

@@Randythesavage777 check later in the video I did all that

[@grrrr6999]

There’s a plastic grommet that fails on the top of the tower that usually causes the same symptoms you are having try that first before you replace the trans.

[@engineer_alv]

Late GMT400 with 4WD and a manual? You got my attention It brings me memories of a 92 C3500 truck with an enclosed bed we had on our family business for over 15 years. Ours was a 4 spd manual/350 TBI, though

[@nathankim7664]

Even with a broken transmission, it's still a great truck to have! It's got everything that you could ask for in a late 90s truck! Manual, 4x4, extended cab w/shortbed, and wicked pinstriping! I can't wait for the next video! 7:33 Did not hear a "Yee Yee" from you lol 😆

[@brandonmorris2513]

They may not have Yee Yee's in Vermont. :)

[@nathankim7664]

@@brandonmorris2513 No they may not haha. What would "Vermonteers" say instead?

[@robertgreer5229]

I had a 93’ loved that truck single cab and 6.5’ box never had a problem with her. Just maintenance!!!!! Please show your work on her! Love the content!!! 👍🏻

[@clok1966]

Had the exact same truck color and pinstriping, and came from Canada to the US , mine had been sitting for about 8 years, the fuel pump was dead and the tank was nasty with ethanol but with good gas it ran great.

[@freestang6662]

Looks like it will be a good truck with a little work. I prefer manual transmissions, but they're getting harder to find.

[@KR0TE7]

Nice truck my buddy has one had over 450k miles and runs amazing seems like all it needs is a transmission and it will be just fine

[@henriquelessa1768]

Aqui no Brasil a chevrolet trouxe elas com o nome de Silverado entre 1997 e 2002 infelizmente foi por pouco tempo mas são ótimas pick-ups. Quando eu me mudar pros EUA vou comprar uma e lembrar da que meu avô tinha e me levava pra fazenda. Parabéns pelo canal ótimo vídeo que Deus o abençoe 🇧🇷🇺🇸🙏🏻👏🏻.

[@4sl648]

At least a manual transmission has understandable inner workings. I would recommend spending the time on disassembly and troubleshooting. Manual transmissions are getting hard to find.

[@1966caprice]

You're spoiling us with all this great gmt400 content.

[@saveusall6915]

BEAUTIFUL PURCHASE BRO IM SO JEALOUS! I would do anything to buy back my 97 c1500 ext cab short bed with the 350 4 spd!!!!!!!

[@therealdeal67]

Gmc and Chevy trucks are dependable and reliable as they come in trucks in general. I had a 1996 gmc Sonoma 2.2l with over 354, 000 miles before I started having problems. Over 9 years of truly reliably since I owed it at 127000 miles. Probably could have gotten more miles out of truck but , I learned the hard way don't let other people drive your vehicle that you absolutely don't trust. Hey should of had beetle with a little more weight trying to put that hitch on the ball. Your determination sets you apart from others. Take care and always stay safe 🙏

[@sds433]

Interesting issue. I also had hoped it was shift linkage. Looking forward to transmission replacement video.

[@robertmailhos8159]

Great that you are going to be getting her.up and running again I see the snow ❄️ is melting

[@reinhardeder8268]

You did good like every time, thanks for sharing!

[@AdamB12]

The vortec 305s aren't bad in the hp department. A considerable improvement from toilet bowl injection.

[@williamsinger4124]

Yup, they were rated at 220 hp, comparable to the 5.2 Mopar and 4.6 Ford of the time. Earlier tbi was around 170 hp

[@AdamB12]

@@williamsinger4124 yeah the TBI 4.3 had around the same power as the 305 counterpart. Give or take 10 horse.

[@thedant21]

I had a 95 K1500 that guy before me put 33’s on with 3.27’s. Terrible fever dream trying to merge onto the interstate. Lots of noise but no go. Overheated it and cracked the block. The new motor with a Caprice 9c1 chip wasn’t much better.

[@kennethfultz2003]

I admire your enthusiasm for mechanics keep it up!

[@richcortez3102]

5 speed with Manuel window thats a keeper

[@kylepiccoli4762]

Looks like it’ll be a lot of fun when you get everything fixed with it. Good luck on this project!!!

[@blakenichols4957]

Use this one as a winter beater to keep the salt off of your pristine northwest truck!

[@Monza62000]

having a 92 k1500 fleetside its be a tank in snow ,,gmt 400 trucks are some of the best on the road ,,took 8 weeks to get mine new ,it has things on it that most went with the z71,,,but i have rallys red interior black out side ,, delco shocks not the cheap oil leaker bilstein shocks ,,,i know how they are made,,,working for delco in dayton i know the good an the bad ,,lol

[@dumbmoose5271]

Yay I’ve wanted to see this truck for A while it looks good love it!

[@brandonmorris2513]

There's not much you can't figure out. Always impressed with your skills.

[@anthonymcandrew529]

An impressive GMT collection that you have there! Interesting video, as usual, thanks for posting.

[@reaganlyle5088]

Manual AND 4x4???? Protect this unicorn of a truck at all costs!

[@TwoDollarGararge]

It's a Chevy 350 of course it will run

[@Cory81o1]

Pretty sure he said it was a 305 also a great engine though

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

305 but pretty much the same thing haha

[@andylashley912]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 can you please make it a Automatic

[@organiccold]

@@andylashley912 auto what?!

[@thinkabout602]

@@andylashley912 na

[@jeandupond7941]

yeah there is a lot of problems with dewalt jump starters, there are others much smaller and much more powerful, ask your uncle for the receipt and take another one, Otherwise always a pleasure to see your videos, keep it up👍👍

[@rrcoster]

Previous owner smash gears just cause it manual don't mean you can't ruin it like auto as well. Chevy power runs like started yesterday. Get transmission in it be nice Chevy wish lived closer i wouldn't mind own Chevy with manual 4 wd again

[@scottwalter1156]

I love watching your videos! I wish I new how to fix cars and trucks like that!

[@resurrectionmotors2421]

Man I can't believe you found another nice one to add to the fleet LOL

[@bellevue260]

Great Looking truck, always loved that body style

[@jamesstout3430]

LOVE the truck, and as usual, thanks for the fantastic content.

[@tonyperih8459]

Awesome truck looking forward to the next video!

[@michaelcabral2174]

On a side post battery the best way to get connection on them with jump pack, jump cables, etc. is put a pair of needle nose, vise grips on each bolt head on the cables, and then put your jump clamps on the vice grips. It makes it so much easier.

[@thinkabout602]

looks like a keeper looking forward on that trans best of luck i'll take ❄❄ any day over the high cat 4 hurricane we had in fort myers fl - complete devastation 🏁

[@aaronbensi9723]

Great video. Nice truck. Worth putting in another transmission. Hopefully you can find a good second hand one.

[@petergarofolo9385]

Good video. Can't wait for the transmission repair.

[@shawnedwards5919]

love those starfire sf510's you got on the passenger front

[@justinraystyles3537]

That is a beautiful truck!! I love the sticker kit on it💗💗

[@uriahpolite1594]

I believe it needs syncros or shift forks if you have plenty money I’d just get it rebuilt if it’s Original

[@thinkabout602]

rebuilt is a darn good idea rather than taking a chance on the junk hard

[@dalesworld1308]

I have a 1997 that I hit with fluid film all the time and yours has less rust than mine! Bumpers and fender lips where they screwed that chrome on are usually gone.

[@jamespfitz]

I had that jump pack. Lasted five years. Replaced it with a capacitor. I'm on year 3 and it works first time, every time. I'll bet $50 a capacitor would have popped that baby off.

[@austin1906]

Those cap jump starters are sick! How much was yours? Amazon or what?

[@jdweaver]

love the video and i love that you do videos on obs Chevy theres not a lot of youtubers that do videos on these truck and thats why I love watching your content great video keep pushing more videos out on these trucks out

[@bobbyholmes3985]

I would sure love to have that transmission your taking out.

[@dima-ho6cx]

i never knew thats what the fluid did, learning all kinds of stuffs. it looks bronze to

[@BennyT_3434]

@0:37 "it's a manual" INTEREST IMMEDIATELY PIQUED!!

[@oldhouseredux7733]

Can’t wait to see more of this truck!! Great trade, even with the trans issue!

[@super6954]

Hi the body on that truck looks fairly decent, my 97 was a Manitoba /Sask prairie truck all it's life up here in Canada and looked after, the body still fell off before the motor and auto trans puked at 256,000 KM. Before you get over exited doing a transmission, that oil level on the dipstick looks high. My motor had exhaust leaks and it blew the head gasket dumping that dex cool garbage in the motor oil, my coolant reservior was empty like this one for that reason. My truck sat a few years before it went for scrap, it fired up ok like this one but the oil /coolant mix was a right mess when it ran and i checked the oil again. The guy that bought it said it's common for gm/ chevs to do this with exhaust leaks. Maybe drop the pan plug after it's sat and see if coolant comes out first, or just check the stick again after its run and see how the oil looks then it will be a funny color and not look right . Hope I'm wrong and you are lucky, Thanks for the video, Take care

[@frankm8533]

Good trade those older GM trucks were great. Those god awful stickers need to go lol 😆

[@ndafarachaitezvi1139]

Awesome content as always

[@lukecoster1375]

That trans fluid has definitely neverrrrrrr been changed lol

[@bigospig]

Bleeding that clutch is a pain.

[@All-things-shitbox]

I’ve been lucky and 2/3 nv3500s I’ve had to bleed have gravity bled themselves. The 1 I had to bleed myself wasn’t a pain at all though took all of 20 minutes.

[@SH-di8im]

Even if you have to change the transmission you still got a decent truck

[@erscustoms911]

Just give it to me with that snow plow on that jeep haha 😂

[@santaclause2875]

Thanks, RV, for the update. Always enjoy your videos. Great content! One more thing; Joe and Jill are out to dinner. The waiter asks what the First Lady will have. She says, "I'd like the fillet mignon and a baked potato". The waiter asks, "and the vegetable?" Jill answers, "Oh, he'll have the same".

[@johnm.5848]

To me, she has potential.

[@TheFG177]

The not so limited edition GMT400 with 6 neutrals

[@chevyforddodge3991]

Sick truck the other new obs is cool

[@pi1797]

Nice truck. 305’s are not bad engines. Is this a keeper or a flipper? I vote for keeper once the transmission issue is solved.

[@StevesWanderlust]

Unloading was like the old pulling the tablecloth trick but with trucks.

[@aaronschinlaub9704]

I wonder if the detent is out of sequence in it if you take the shifter off in gear and lift the top off and you don't have in the neutral position it can get out of sequence I would try to fix that one over buying a new transmission

[@3rdworldgarage450]

I watched the video and it looked to me like the shift fork shaft was not engaged with the part the shifter plugs in to. This would let it feel like it is in a certain gear but as that part is just sliding on the shaft it is not actually moving the shift forks. I am not familiar with that particular transmission, but I do know that on the old Borg Warner T5 the shaft and selector were just secured with a single roll pin. I see what looks like a roll pin hole to the rear of the selector, so it may have fallen out. If I am correct, then it is stuck in 3rd. The fact that NOTHING shifts despite the shifter moving leads me to believe that whatever the issue, it is a simple problem.

[@classicxl]

I miss my 98 305 z71 everyday I found a mint one that was stolen from a shop waiting on a 350 swap and its safety inspection. The worse part the thief’s torched the truck after doing a robbery with it . Its almost impossible to find another non rusted out one here in Ontario Canada

[@firstlast---]

Sorry to hear that. Very unfortunate

[@SilentServiceCode]

That jump pack comes in a bunch of different colours and is branded with about 50 different brands.

[@ChaoticDave69]

Yeah not a very good one but it’s good for the first few tries

[@jackleyman3773]

You may want to consider a portable or stationary mini lift. I see them online and seem to get the job done How do you plan on replacing the transmission on the pick-up? Unless you know someone with a lift. Those vortech motors are absolutely bullet proof. I have a 2003 trailblazer with over 320k everything original After you replace the transmission, you'll probably have it for life unless you trade or sell it of course.

[@markguillory281]

love your videos....

[@phillipkrol3338]

Would love to see more on this truck.

[@chevymontmarlo]

I love how the 95-98 sierras look the fronts are better

[@grandcouncilorvarmon4495]

*Opens up marketplace and browses GMT400s*

[@GormanRepairs]

Just like a classic Chevy, 5 neutral gears!!! Just kidding, it's a cool truck

[@xkvngx86]

I had a problem with mine on an 94 chevy manual aswell the roll pin had broken right there on that circle part where you were messing with the rods it seems when you put it in gear that there was a little hole check to see if your pin is still in there I had to install a new one and then it shifted fine

[@xkvngx86]

I don’t know how to be more technical with it as I had done that about a year or two ago I had forgotten the name of those parts but it would let me go into a certain gear n then in others it would seem as if it was in neutral and also had a lot of play like that one did

[@ELViSLOK]

Still a nice truck. U can fix the trans

[@stevevlossak2443]

I like it man 98s was good year

[@fredmaxwell9619]

No idea how to rebuild a tranny but that gear oil in the tranny when it was spinning looked like mud. I was thinking no wonder the thing broke.

[@Eric-mf6vm]

That paint job is bussing

[@uuhhhhhhhh189]

The new swirling twirl effects are making me dizzy.

[@Ds9Defiant1701B]

This make me miss my 91 k1500 a lot tho

[@rob3389]

GMT400 trucks are awesome, i bet there is broken shift fork in there, stuck in a gear.

[@chrisplace3024]

Hey From Milton Vt

[@xreediculousx]

Hi Beetle! :) good doggie

[@henriquelessa1768]

Os motores que a chevrolet colocou aqui no Brasil foi os MAXXION 4 cilindros e depois o MWM SPRINT 6 cilindros.

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

Thx for a great video! 👍

[@dave11686]

Nice 400

[@B93R]

gmt400 is my favorite generation, i’d like to have a few to slap on lowering kits before they end getting priced like squarebodies

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Right on, thanks for the content.

[@caden6627]

Where can I buy dirt cheap old cars or cars like this. Trying to buy some and modernize the interiors

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool 🥰

[@pressley10r]

Out of curiosity, what are you going to do with this when you get it up and running? Had a blue on blue extended cab '95 4x4 in high school many, many years ago. My first truck. A manual in this combo is icing on the cake. Very nice truck, rare color/transmission/cab config.

[@jerredwayne8401]

Thank god I don't live up north. The rust is ridiculous

[@1217257]

Ah, I think you haven’t turn you jump pack into override setting I guess your old battery was no good An override setting allow jump pack to ignore battery voltage and send all the might to the starter

[@gunnerglock]

What ever happened to the red S10 that you went and got I thought that was a manual to ?

[@stevenwilhite4026]

Line all the Chevy trucks in a row facing out. 👍🏻

[@dima-ho6cx]

oh my gawd 5 MINUTES!!!?? HOW?!

[@DeathByNature23]

That fluid looks nasty!

[@Llyduramax]

Cool vid does stuff rust easy over there?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

very easily yes

[@ChaoticDave69]

Those jump packs your uncle bought you are ok . Better for what you do to get a JNC660 . They are about $150 on Amazon and last forever and can spin that truck over for 10 mins . Just a suggestion .

[@amandabarnhart1681]

That battery charger is in every start With their compressor

[@1217257]

Try Noco jump packs

[@1stlast290]

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