01-01-2015, 06:58 PM
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(12-31-2014, 04:19 PM)LKTraz Wrote: The "Enterprise" our big red Chevy G20 van developed a bunch of issues simultaneously and the cost to get it inspectable just isn't worth it.
When Forrest died Jeanne ended up with a Chevy Tahoe she didn't want or need so we made a deal with her and took it off her hands.
Far from new, it's a 1997 but.......no major body rot, straight, decent interior, option loaded and the best part.......NEW engine 12,000 miles ago!
The exhaust was all replaced along with the engine so good to go for a while there and the drivetrain was checked at the time and it's A-OK.
Gotta put better tires on but the ones it has are passable for now and come tax refund time we'll get 4 nice new ones with more aggressive tread.
So far it's only problem had been that it constantly killed the battery but I dropped my 1050 CCA monster in and that cured it. I suspect the one that was in it had resistive case discharge.
Rides great, everything works (won't know about the A/C till it gets warm but pretty sure it worked for Forrest) and a fresh bullet under the hood. Smells like a score to me!
Keep your eye on the new battery. Usually they aren't the fault, and a bigger battery just means it will take longer to drain. Parasitic drain on a battery shouldn't be more that 50mA I think...