Got a 3500 work truck- it needs work. Need help with parts!
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Got a 3500 work truck- it needs work. Need help with parts!
truck is a chevy silverado 3500- silverado "classic" 2007 - which best I can figure makes it a 2006- so I put this in the <2007 forum.
It was sold new to some sort of custom build company in MA. They put a stainless dump flatbed on it, and best I can figure they did the wiring for a plow and a sander, too. There's even a 110v plug out back- I've yet to figure that out!
The truck then spent its life as a yard truck in a steel yard. Has 30k miles on it, but looks like it's got 250k+. Has rust issues- but nothing too bad for what I'm used to (new england)
Computer told me the number of hours- this truck has averaged 19mph over those 30k.
I'm not the kind of guy to go to a dealership, but I might be wiling to drop the truck off with a local mechanic if I can't figure something out with the help of the online community.
Anyway- I've got a few problems.
The second fuel tank (way out back) pump doesn't work. I've been cleaning rock salt off this truck all month, today I took compressed air to the top of that pump to try and clear it off to identify the problem- air blew right through the steel part of the fuel line coming out of the top of the pump.
So, I need a fuel pump- but the rear pump isn't the same as the front one! Best I can figure, it's the same thing minus a pressure sending unit- but the depth might be different...? The current one only has one electrical connector (four pin) where the primary one has two connectors. Rock Auto lists *one* as secondary- as far as I can tell i may be able to use the same pump out back as I use up front?
Any input appreciated.
Other problems:
Floppy door - Fixed! used the dump bed and some scrap wood to lift the door so I could replace the hinge pins. A++!]
Brake Lights -Fixed! turns out I had very much caused this problem myself washing rock salt off the truck. Created a bad ground.
Fuel Tank Strap-
Front tank lost a strap. Rotted right in two. I'm seeing tons of straps for sale on line, but nobody specifies which tank they're for- and they're clearly different sizes. I'm looking for straps for the front, smaller tank- but I can't remember how big. With the rear tank empty, the fuel light came on- this tank only took 9 gallons. With the rear tank full, the guage was 3/4 full and this tank took 15. It's on the driver side- next to the muffler. I'm assuming this is the 'normal' tank that a single tank truck would have, but can't be sure.
Airbag-
Airbag light is on. NO idea why, or how to diagnose/fix. The fuse diagram says 15a fuse- there's a 30a in there. Could be anything- don't even know where to start.
Any input is appreciated.
Transmission fluid-
Seems to have a small leak- but fluid levels seem ok. At 30k, I figure it could use new fluid. Anything special reccomended?
Should I replace the filter? Manual says filter is at 50k, but this truck has had a rough life so far.
CEL:
-P0400
-P0446
One is emissions, my understanding is there's a vent hose off the charcoal can that gets clogged up. Trying to find it so I can investigate.
The other is a knock code. Lots of things cause knock- everyone I've talked to says not to worry about it on these engines. problem being, CEL means the truck won't take a sticker- so I need to fix the code. There *is* a loud ticking sound! Louder when cold, but the only thing I can compare it to from online research is an exhaust manifold leak.
Any input there appreciated.
It was sold new to some sort of custom build company in MA. They put a stainless dump flatbed on it, and best I can figure they did the wiring for a plow and a sander, too. There's even a 110v plug out back- I've yet to figure that out!
The truck then spent its life as a yard truck in a steel yard. Has 30k miles on it, but looks like it's got 250k+. Has rust issues- but nothing too bad for what I'm used to (new england)
Computer told me the number of hours- this truck has averaged 19mph over those 30k.
I'm not the kind of guy to go to a dealership, but I might be wiling to drop the truck off with a local mechanic if I can't figure something out with the help of the online community.
Anyway- I've got a few problems.
The second fuel tank (way out back) pump doesn't work. I've been cleaning rock salt off this truck all month, today I took compressed air to the top of that pump to try and clear it off to identify the problem- air blew right through the steel part of the fuel line coming out of the top of the pump.
So, I need a fuel pump- but the rear pump isn't the same as the front one! Best I can figure, it's the same thing minus a pressure sending unit- but the depth might be different...? The current one only has one electrical connector (four pin) where the primary one has two connectors. Rock Auto lists *one* as secondary- as far as I can tell i may be able to use the same pump out back as I use up front?
Any input appreciated.
Other problems:
Floppy door - Fixed! used the dump bed and some scrap wood to lift the door so I could replace the hinge pins. A++!]
Brake Lights -Fixed! turns out I had very much caused this problem myself washing rock salt off the truck. Created a bad ground.
Fuel Tank Strap-
Front tank lost a strap. Rotted right in two. I'm seeing tons of straps for sale on line, but nobody specifies which tank they're for- and they're clearly different sizes. I'm looking for straps for the front, smaller tank- but I can't remember how big. With the rear tank empty, the fuel light came on- this tank only took 9 gallons. With the rear tank full, the guage was 3/4 full and this tank took 15. It's on the driver side- next to the muffler. I'm assuming this is the 'normal' tank that a single tank truck would have, but can't be sure.
Airbag-
Airbag light is on. NO idea why, or how to diagnose/fix. The fuse diagram says 15a fuse- there's a 30a in there. Could be anything- don't even know where to start.
Any input is appreciated.
Transmission fluid-
Seems to have a small leak- but fluid levels seem ok. At 30k, I figure it could use new fluid. Anything special reccomended?
Should I replace the filter? Manual says filter is at 50k, but this truck has had a rough life so far.
CEL:
-P0400
-P0446
One is emissions, my understanding is there's a vent hose off the charcoal can that gets clogged up. Trying to find it so I can investigate.
The other is a knock code. Lots of things cause knock- everyone I've talked to says not to worry about it on these engines. problem being, CEL means the truck won't take a sticker- so I need to fix the code. There *is* a loud ticking sound! Louder when cold, but the only thing I can compare it to from online research is an exhaust manifold leak.
Any input there appreciated.
