SCRAPPED Chevy 3500! Will it run?

Okay folks of the internet, what do you think about this one? Is something like this worth saving? It does run well, we could try and diagnose the problem with the coolant mix, or we could part it out and make a few dollars while helping someone else keep their truck on the road! But, it all depends the time and effort we are willing to put into it. And with winter upon us and daylight at a minimum we don't have a large window of time to work with. So does anyone need parts? Or Could someone use the whole truck? I'll sell it either way! Drop a comment down below and let us know what you think! And as always thanks for watching !
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[@scrambler4148]

Just Chevy things high mileage, beat up, road hard, put away wet, blown up, still runs mint

[@rickydavis5541]

Scrambler 41 like old dodge and ford trucks lol

[@bronzechicken4437]

@@rickydavis5541 You have to go back to the 80s to find Dodges that do that, anything past like 95 onward and 200K is considered a miracle on the trans.

[@rickydavis5541]

BronzeChicken Chevy trans is no better neither and I see a lot of old dodge on the road still going strong ya mostly 2nd Gen Ram with 300k on them

[@narcisbaralija]

Chevey,ford,ram all Americans trucks are crap horrible buy your self a golf 2

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

@@narcisbaralija thats a funny joke man

[@SkylineFTW97]

Drop a new motor in it and keep it going. That chassis still has plenty of life in it. If there's little/no rust, it's definitely worth saving

[@braaapattack2937]

SkylineFTW97 yeah... no... it’s past junk, it’s in its rightful area

[@SkylineFTW97]

@@braaapattack2937 It's rough around the edges, but no way is that junk.

[@aaronhayden1780]

BraaapAttack here in Wisconsin that is mint just band out some dents and put the diesel in it and you would have a nice tow rig.

[@braaapattack2937]

By the time you did that much work to that, you could buy a decent truck, interior is trashed, body is hammered, and it’s 2wd, it’s junk, and I live in New York, yeah it might not have much visible rust, but I bet those cab corners and rockers are near busting through, it’s done, it’s trash, it needs to be sent to graveyard

[@SkylineFTW97]

@@braaapattack2937 Maybe up there it is, but that being a southern truck, the odds of that are way lower. And even if it needed a new motor, a 350 can be found damn near anywhere. You can buy them at most yards for under $200 and set aside a weekend changing it. Boom, work truck. Not much work at all for a solid, cheap truck. You're out of your mind on this one

[@Pinhead_larry265]

Back when GM wasn't crap

[@AltimaNEO]

The 1940s?

[@dylanclay2741]

@@AltimaNEO lmao that's why there are way more 80s Chevy pickups running around than Ford's

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

Dylan Clay Actually I’ve seen a lot more 80s fords around than chevys and almost no dodges except Cummins ones

[@dylanclay2741]

@@user-xg8yy7yl1d where do you live? Here in Virginia it's the complete opposite

[@ussindianapolis9137]

@@user-xg8yy7yl1d its a pretty even between the big 3 here

[@AltimaNEO]

Love how people keep driving with steering wheels that worn down. That would drive me insane.

[@RetroPCUser]

Mine is falling apart. Might go to a salvage yard and take the steering wheel that's in better shape than mine. Mine is still good in 99% of the spots, but the 1% is not good.

[@AltimaNEO]

@@CatholicBoy1957 I mean it's a 90s Chevy. They loved that cheap, brittle plastic back then

[@civiccruiser7025]

@@AltimaNEO it's not even plastic it's usually some foam crap instead lol

[@pinsandneedles7248]

It would "drive" you insane? lol

[@KatoJac]

CatholicBoy1957 People never want to clean those unfortunately..

[@b3nnyfi3lds27]

Please save this old truck!!! I’ve always had some weird love for old work trucks that are beat to hell being put back on the road. Currently have a beat to hell dodge 1500 just like yours that I paid $1500 for and I love the thing.

[@JDMsubaruGuy]

Its like seeing a fallen hero brought back to life

[@mike-bj4dk]

me too i have a 93 2500 hd put 700 in it i just can't help it lol

[@jamesmoore3346]

Ben Fields, I would rather have an older truck, I've been driving a 98 Ram 1500 w/318 for 7 years now. Talk about work trucks, mines got the factory rubber floor mat instead of carpet and also its got manuel windows, some of the younger guys might not know about crank windows, lol......

[@anboi4456]

I got my dad's old work truck a 2002 gmc serria 1500 that he used for 8 years and we'll it still runs like a top.

[@thechuckmachine]

Someone’s gotta scoop that up save her man those are workhorses

[@gertraba4484]

classic ansnot much PC's in them

[@waterloo123100]

Why would you scrap something so cheap and easy to fix?

[@gertraba4484]

@@waterloo123100 $$$ and the lack of knowledge to fix this is a throw away society and the newbies want instant gratification

[@birdyhirdy4741]

3:03 GoD AlMiGhTy LoOk At ThAt BaLd TiRe!

[@wwesupercardman]

Yes I wanna see the Ford flatbed

[@thomasbuser9436]

I would save it. Either that, or slap a service box on it and use it as a yard truck

[@YoungMrBlue]

We had a Buick century that got in a wreck and couldn’t be driven on the road anymore So we turned it into a trailer for a few years

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

Wowee look at that, an optional passenger mirror delete! This is the Geo Metro of work trucks lol

[@based_kujoproductions]

no, since there are holes in the door, which could mean it had heavy duty mirrors

[@gertraba4484]

based on the W/T trucks of that era options, strippers galore

[@JDMsubaruGuy]

@@based_kujoproductions since theres no holes on drivers door id bet that front passenger's (or maybe front driver's) door has been replaced

[@dylanclay2741]

I've had enough of these to know it's most likely the intake gasket causing that vacuum leak , had 3 of mine do that

[@joshuaanderson2256]

The intake manifold gasket might be the reason for the coolant in oil as well

[@dylanclay2741]

@@joshuaanderson2256 it will definetely cause that along with oil leaks especally in the back of the gasket

[@brycewaltonsphotography3969]

@@joshuaanderson2256 i agree i had one the same year and that was the trouble.

[@brianbriggs9450]

Still sounds like a beast to me

[@scoutn9955]

There bad about intake gaskets, likely all that’s wrong with it

[@omert9681]

It makes me happy to see someone interested to keep the old Chevrolet going , legend lives on . They were good solid work truck . Good luck with it . 👍

[@tomuchcrazyness9320]

in 96 chevy started doing the vortecs for the v8s

[@davidrubin1895]

The first generation vortecs started in 87'

[@josephstalin6281]

David Rubin no, those were older model 350 TBI’s, Vortec didn’t take over until 96’

[@davidrubin1895]

@@josephstalin6281 go back in your records, Chevrolet started using the vortec name in 85' with the 4.3 v6. I had an 87' Chevy k20 and it had a vortec 350. The name is derived from the design & name of the combustion chamber

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

@@davidrubin1895 never heard of that. Everything full sized ive seen pre 1996 was not vortex. They are badged "fuel injected" but never seen one say vortex. I do believe the light duty trucks and suvs did sport vortex pre 96 but i might be wrong i only care for the full size line up.

[@davidrubin1895]

@@brainwashingdetergent4128 I worked in a junkyard for 10 years. The name comes from when they redesigned the cylinder heads & combustion chamber. That's how the first generation small bock vortec motors originated

[@josepholiver6733]

My 93 is still running and it’s a 2500 great trucks if you got one I would recommend keeping them on the road

[@brandonsmith5506]

I used to have one with the same motor and the intake gaskets went out on that thanks to that dexcool antifreeze

[@ls6-ss413]

Hated that dexcool shit 😒

[@chrisj197438]

Brandon Smith Death cool

[@williamfenwick3867]

That one's pretty rough but in my neck of the woods those trucks are gold with the construction and landscape guys. I say get it running and fix a few of the cosmetic issues like the steering wheel and sell it cheap.

[@joemollet]

Guessin intake gaskets. My 4.3 did that in S-10. Milky oil and high oil pressure

[@EnglehartProductions]

They always say “you can’t beat a Chevy”

[@cameronlovesevolve]

Good ole number 4

[@halloweenfur8744]

Love the look Of the old square body Chevy’s also the license plate cover at the beginning is awesome I think we may have a new furry

[@ksteph02]

Halloween Fur that’s not a square body

[@bradregelous1879]

what license plate cover?

[@halloweenfur8744]

Brad Regelous The one used in the thumbnail

[@gagespanny3166]

Is an obs not a square body

[@tlbrice1981]

I've always wanted one of these trucks. Needs a lot of work, but looks worth rebuilding.

[@caseyh1616]

It could just be the seal on the intake that the heater hose connects might of gave out. I seen a lot of these trucks have that problem or just a blown out water pump seal, but I’ll give these trucks credit they seem to last forever I’m surprised that it got scrapped

[@rickreid81]

Good video. Agree, the old chev body style is great.

[@ThunderMS34]

You had too much fun springing that back seat

[@nodaddyit_hurts6960]

ThunderMotorsports34 a salty boi 🧂

[@TheTechCguy]

Gotta love your beater trucks, too.

[@bedfordfrst]

That's a testament to how well those truck's were built. It's clear it was abused and still runs

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

I'm guessing it was owned by a constrution company it being a crew cab 2wd long bed cheyenne(base model) I'd put a diesel or a different motor in it

[@ferdelance6801]

A 12 valve Cummins!

[@braaapattack2937]

I’d crush it

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

@ERVMEDVAC yea that too

[@KidJaeProductions]

454?

[@user-wj9wq7mk4h]

@ERVMEDVAC Correct me if i'm wrong, but i dont believe they put a 4.3 in a 1-ton let alone a crew cab long bed.

[@gosportjamie]

That's in pretty decent shape for a truck that looks like it's spent pretty much all of its nearly quarter of a century of life as a work truck. That one might well be worth investigating further as double cab pickups seem to make good money out there, even if they're old and tired. It also looks like this one has had a new or rebuilt engine in it not that long ago as it's a whole lot cleaner than the surrounding components and the engine bay itself, not really surprising after 330,000 miles. If the issue isn't as serious as the last owner thought then there could be good money to be made there...

[@Fransais]

I need to get a new jump pack like that one. My old one from Harbor Freight worked well but stopped holding a strong enough charge. I probably didn't charge it often enough

[@HuntsCamera]

New Sub. You guys seem like down to earth dudes! Keep the train rolling !

[@MXguy95]

Thanks buddy I appreciate that! Stick around there lots more coming this year !

[@colbygavin834]

Man jay i love those trucks, please save that thing

[@leo-.-258]

It's a keeper

[@davida.p.9911]

Would make a good beater. Normally the 3500 was a dually. But there were some like this one that were single wheel. Unusual to see one with a 350. Like you said, I was expecting a 454 or diesel. Judging from the "4" on it, I would say it either was a county maintenance truck or maybe belonged to a school district. They always number their trucks that way. No doubt this truck shuttled many a hard worker to their job site. Very cool.

[@laarshegdish6016]

Definitely worth a little tender loving care and a good home!

[@davidrubin1895]

Those intake manifold gaskets are problematic on those years. I had one Did the same thing

[@davidsgarage44]

It will run i got a 90 4wd k3500 7.4 bigblock,92 k1500 5.7 Heavy half and a 1994 Gmc c3500 HD 6.5.my favorite bodystyle GMT400

[@alastair_the_lyon]

Great content! Do more like it!!

[@chuckysmith9960]

I love them truck's I have a lot of them and going to buy more.

[@73buickman]

if that was my truck i would deffedently just change the motor

[@braaapattack2937]

73buickman it’s a trashed pos, it’s in its rightful spot

[@rhondadavis4966]

Another motor beats the cost of a new truck, and the motor is somewhere in the scrapyard.

[@73buickman]

@@braaapattack2937 thay said the same about my super duty work truck 7 years later still going strong

[@keithbartlett7679]

I Agree $2000 bucks gets ya a new vortec 5.7 they're cheap direct replacement engines from Summit Racing or Jeg. Fix the minor things door handles window handles maybe a new steering wheel and you got a good working truck again, with a brand new engine.

[@marionsnider1843]

Worth saving

[@Tayd0g]

The body is worth saving for sure.

[@williamscoufaras7045]

This is a testament to how reliable & bulletproof those old 5.7L Vortec engines are! Cracked engine block, milky oil, along with other things, and it’s running like nothing happened to it! Chevy engineered their trucks to last back in the day! If only that was the case now as well…

[@volvowagon70]

And that is why the Chevy 350 is a beloved engine!

[@kingj2508]

Great video. I look forward to your videos. If your going to scrap it. I would like the radio in the truck i got a 96 blazer been looking for a stock radio.

[@aRustyPatina]

Engine tear down video please!! Save it!!

[@davidlilly3564]

Nice truck. I wish I had one like that.

[@bobbyruiz7124]

I have an extended cab like that but man if I can get my hands on a 4 door I would love it

[@MXguy95]

Ive always liked the look of the crew cabs

[@rags-fv6ko]

Exactly like my truck except with blue interior..and had cracked dash...and had dents.. mint front bench seat...I’ve completely redid my truck has rear sliding window and all dent free doors with Escalade door handles....and all. You should restore it. Thank goodness for surburbans share same doors etc

[@tylerb8179]

That's an OBS, (Old Body Style) 1988-98/99, and 2000. The Square Body trucks are 1973-1987/91

[@SubieDooWhereRU]

The Crew Cabs in that bodystyle is desirable. I'd save it myself or clean it up and you can sell it fairly easily. Damn good trucks.

[@MrBrombomb]

I would definitely clean it up, fix it, put a new radio in it , & drive it since this is my favorite body style of the Chevy trucks.

[@pontiachotshot]

Drain some of that water out of the oil down to Normal level and fill the system with water again and get a pressure tester on that radiator and look and listen and take intake tube off and listen and maybe oil cap and see if you can feel where the air pressure is coming out.

[@mariobetancourt4429]

Not a squarebody, OBS 1 ton.

[@scottkrafft6830]

It's square enough, alright? It looks way better than the new ones anyway. XD

[@nikyjim]

@@scottkrafft6830 NO

[@scottkrafft6830]

@@nikyjim Jeez, calm down man.

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

Its a four door that makes it special and rare and all that cool chit.

[@nightwolf883]

I work at a lumberyard where one of our regulars shows up with his 88’ GMC Sierra 3500. Big 454, automatic,crew cab dually, and 6 passenger comfort. Loud truck, he didn’t straight pipe it, the muffler just fell off

[@yungBitta291]

Right up my alley a workterd

[@matttseekings7919]

It's a very nice truck

[@squarebodynut5429]

Good truck it deserves to be back on the road

[@DiyDadFL]

I would love to own an OBS 1-ton Crew Cab. I have two 99 Chevy Tahoe's, one looks just as rough as this one.

[@73buickman]

my super duty has the wisconsin rust by i enjoy my truck just the same

[@budman1072]

Thats a keeper

[@vincentblue2264]

Can't go wrong wit a Chevy... I love Chevy those were good truck of the era.Even some new ones up til 2015

[@jbncnow]

My brothers 96 Suburban had this problem it was the intake manifold gasket

[@Mason-fv1zl]

I like the 4 door 1998 trucks like that

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Man and it still runs minty

[@MXguy95]

A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 , alright so I expected it to run, but I had no idea it would run that well! I feel really bad for it now 😅

[@nitrous07me]

Maybe it needs lower intake gaskets??🤔 could do a block test (blue fluid & puffer thing)

[@Brycereigle2000]

That bullnose ford flatbed lookin mighty clean

[@MXguy95]

I'm hoping to get time to film that one soon!

[@gertraba4484]

@@MXguy95 this one make a nice resto mod forpulling campers or trailers

[@joshuaanderson2256]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the intake manifold gasket. Those things were really prone to leaking. I had to replace it on my s10 4.3 at 190k

[@BuiltTough1776]

Keep the truck for sure!

[@Sammydx1]

That's what us at the railroad call a yard mule lol. Spends her whole life on the tracks and gets bare minimum maintenance. And never complains

[@darrellgarlough7140]

I would love to have it, but it would have to be in the spring. Alas winter is upon us in the great white north. You just dont see rust free trucks like that up here

[@millerkiller6496]

I think it should be saved. Definitely something you don’t see very often. Engine might be worth rebuilding

[@nickbishop8930]

I've always liked the 88-94 dash and column better.

[@MaNu-pp1em]

I would say the block didnt crack. Would make a good yardtruck. You can still crush it, when the engine is fully dead.

[@richardunicorn7879]

Good truck. I'm sure you can sell it. I'd buy it if I was closer.

[@AwesomeCanadian212]

I'd love to see an investigation into what's going on with that truck she sounds like a keeper

[@JDMsubaruGuy]

Personally id throw a new 5.7 without a cracked block from another silverado in the yard and replace the missing trim bits

[@danielrodriguez5847]

I needed that dash

[@jamesodell4453]

That 5.7 will run forever

[@marktellez9719]

Jay it's well worth fixing

[@DNR5586]

I concur with most others here. Those 5.7 R engines are famous for blowing intake gaskets.

[@keithbartlett7679]

And while replacing the intake gaskets to the metel felpro, go ahead and replace the dreaded spider injection assembly also..

[@RedBanksClassics]

Wow, even has good oil pressure with watered down oil! What a shame, the obs chevys are looking good these days

[@jordancummins3092]

Like I said before if I wasn't far away from where you live Jay, I'd take that truck as is and fix it up myself

[@ChevykRyan]

Man I'd save that truck so fast. Can't find trucks that clean in the Midwest.

[@rocky7097]

Please keep it and fix it. It needs love.

[@charliecoleman436]

I have two trucks just like that in the intake gaskets are known to do that

[@dylanclay2741]

Ive had the same problem

[@kentwolf5598]

Check what is wrong with it before you put up for sale i would love to see that i dont know if anyone else would but i would.

[@josephbugaj8149]

Good truck to replace the engine. Especially since you can find 350 small block engines a dime a dozen at the local parts pulling yard.

[@cartergorski2914]

Jay if you’re gonna sell the truck I’m definitely interested

[@djcyn41]

That Ford flatbed tho!!!!!!

[@coltcrain9285]

Intake gasket I bet money it has not been cold enough bust a block in upstate Sc. It takes lows in the teens and days were high is 32-35 to freeze and bust them from my personal experience.Plus if blocks cracked usually the water exits block onto ground not into oil. But vortecs were bad to crack heads and the infamous intake gaskets that will give you water in the oil.

[@kens97sto171]

you could do a couple of different things figure out where the coolant is coming from like you said could be from the intake or the throttle body. Something simple to fix. If it is a cracked block or head. Hell you could just driving around and use it as a yard truck even with chocolate milk in the engine it'll still run under light load probably for a long time. And if it does blow up eventually who cares.. You could then throw a different motor in it or then scrap it. That motor is running awful quiet to have anything seriously wrong with it especially with the miles that are on it that's pretty amazing. Definitely worth putting a little bit of investigation into.

[@MrCJF75]

Those vortec 5.0/5.7 engines were so notorious for breaking the plastic intake gaskets.... seen them leak inside the engine and out

[@mrchevy7892]

It's the lower intake gasket probably, they're know to go out on those vortec engines..

[@adamwilson1389]

Probably jus needs some new intake gaskets and a couple oil changes an I'd say she will be good to go

[@justinbearinger1989]

I would buy the truck and fix it up

[@timcombes6995]

I'd do the same thing it's worth it!! Definitely worth saving you don't see them anymore!

[@KidJaeProductions]

Wow... it starts... it runs... it's... Keep it! 😯 and I think it's a 1997, being that it has an extended dashboard and all

[@beautifulrenders6155]

nice pusher truck(old school) sell it for $450 and have an option for an used 350 SBC

[@xiglokksandylx4015]

3:27 ouuuuuu me when I hear my trucks exhaust for some loud pops for the 34467715374672 time

[@skylanderproductions4341]

331k miles. Like a rock.