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I had an 87 Cutlass that I overheated once. I got it hot enough that it started blowing white smoke and sputtering and shaking. It never did run right after that. I took it to my mechanic who suspected bent valves. As soon as he removed the intake manifold, you could see several of the push rods...

Dallas has a lot of them. If you can find one that hasn't been mexi'd out yet. :rolleyes:

I was a bit skeptical at first as well. But after doing 5k mile oil changes for a while, I noticed that the oil was still very clean when draining it, and the oil life monitor light most of the time did not come on saying to change the oil yet. :dunno: So I started going long and longer. I once...

I run the XL series, and I change it about every 6,000-7500 miles. Sometimes the dash light will say to change it around 6k, and sometimes it has let it go to almost 8k miles. But I usually don't do over 7500 regardless. The OE is a bit cheaper, but the way I look at it as the XL is cheaper in...

That's one of the big advantages of using Amsoil. I don't buy it as often. :lol: I buy a case probably once a year, and I get two oil changes out of that case. I only have to change my oil about every 7-8 months because of the extended drain intervals.

If I do an engine swap from a 5.3 to a 6.0, I know I will need a tune update. My question is would that just be a regular tune update? Or since I am doing an engine swap, would I have to purchase another tune? :dunno: Justin tuned my truck in Feb 2010 in New Orleans. I do remember him saying...

I have one I bought from the Auto Parts store. I have no idea what the brand is, but it has the flexible hose on it. Sometimes you can't fit into certain areas without the flexible hose. I have a tube of Lucas Red-N-Tacky grease, and as soon as I finish off that tube I'm going with the Amsoil.

Nope. Will not work.

He is gonna pony up. Lol. But he wants me to do the cheapest option possible, which I'm thinking is just grab a used wheel and tire from the junkyard.

Well, quite honestly I do not know, but I have to do what my boss tells me and he wants all 4 tires inflated. The truck does not run, but we do move it maybe once or twice a year. We move it by pushing it and/or pulling it with a tractor or several men, or both. It just sits outside the store as...

I'm still not 100% sure on the year of the truck, but I believe it's either a 1953 or a 1954. It's a Chevy 3600 truck.

The truck is strictly parked outside for decoration/to draw attention. We tried green slime already. The wheel has to be spinning for a while for the slime to fully coat the inside of the wheel and tire. And the truck doesn't move, so that's why it didn't work. :lol: Upon further research on...

I like the wheels, but I personally think would look better if they weren't quite so wide. But I see a lot of guys doing this on other forums, so I guess that's the style now. I'm just not digging the super wide wheel and stretched tire look. But they do look a ton better than the black...

I was reading something I found on Google, and a guy was saying that he tried 8 lug wheels from a 90's 2500 Suburban, and they will NOT clear the factory style tie rod endson a 53. But he explained that he was modifying his suspension anyway and they fit fine with a modified suspension. Another...

I have an early 50's Chevy truck that I need to replace a wheel on. I'm not sure of the exact year of the truck. How would I find out if a mid to late 90's 8 lug Chevy wheel will fit on it. The problem is one of the wheels is a 16.5 and rather than try to find a 16.5 tire, I think it will be...

I say go for it. I kinda hesitated about buying my Suburban. I originally wanted a crew cab Silverado 1500. But they didn't start making a CC 1500 until 03, and even 2003s were out of my price range back in 2006 when I was buying a truck. I was paying cash and I didn't want to finance any of it...

I would do it. But then again, I am pretty biased. :lol: I love my Suburban. I've had it for 9 years now and it's treated me great. The only major repairs I have had to do was have the transmission rebuilt and the rear end rebuilt. The AC compressor went out a few years ago, and the water pump...

It's about time for me to stock up on some Amsoil again. I get paid tomorrow, so I should be placing a decent sized order. :thumbs:

Damn. I don't come around for a few weeks and I ended up missing the contest. :facepalm: That's ok though, I still won. Nick sent me a sweet ass Amsoil calendar a few weeks ago. Thanks again Nick! :thumbs:

Hmmm. I want mo powah. But my lifter tick is getting worse, so I am seriously considering building a cammed 6.0 to drop in my truck. And my budget isn't quite 4200 either, I wanna try and keep it in the 3k range. I doubt if that's even do-able though once I pay to have the engine gone through...

I checked into this a while back. Too much hassle, and it not exactly cheap either. I also checked into it again when I swapped out my stock radio for an Alpine unit that was "Bluetooth ready". I can buy a Bluetooth model that is supposedly plug and play, but now my radio is considered "old...

Gave it a full belly of Amsoil. Getting ready for a road trip next week to NOLA to go sift through my mothers house. Still need to face those demons :( . Nobody has really been in there since a few days after she passed away in November. I guess my brothers and I need to decide who gets what...

Filled up for $2.09 a gallon today. It was 2.19 a gallon, but I used Kroger points to get 10cents off per gallon at Shell.

That's a good lookin tire Gary. Report back in about 6 months and let us know how they are holding up.

Sweet truck. My dad had a white 71 Chevy when I was a kid. He sold it in 82 and bought a Cutlass. Then my mom got the Cutlass a few years later when they divorced. :lol: