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1990 Blazer Daily Driver build..700 might be dying
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nice job, must feel like a new truck.
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So....how’s the noise?
Trying to piece together a seal kit for my burb and wondered how yours turned out?
Trying to piece together a seal kit for my burb and wondered how yours turned out?
Significant improvement! It's a Blazer so it still has the drone at certain RPMs. I need to research mufflers, but overall it's much better than before.
I think this 700R4 might be dying.. Ugh. Been having a slight overheat issue and I think it's tied to the trans temps. It'll idle at operating temp and never get hot, but if you drive it it slowly creeps up. Good water flow, new T stat, new fan clutch. Yesterday I was going to drive it to work and second gear was not working as advertised. Going to check fluids and see if that helps, but its got 200k on it so I guess we will see.
Just hold it to the floor and drop it. Ends all the suspense
Ask @Babaganoosh how to let the demon outWith how it felt yesterday, it might just be like reving it up in neutral!
Just mash it, it will let you know what it wants.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Only 2nd gear?
Or was 1st not working?
Or was 1st not working?
1st seemed to work normally. Second slipped. I turned around and parked it as I was heading to work.
Do a burnout. You'll likely know if it's broken by the end of that
This thing wouldn't do a burnout on it's best day!
beags86
Eastbound and Down
I have lunched a few 700s. Hence my general hate for them.
Never known one to do that. Typically they start losing gears pretty quickly. But since I hate 700s I'm going to say it's not long for this world.
What does the trans fluid look like?
Me too, but I want to keep this one. I didn't mess with it at all today. The stripped down trail rig has all of my attention.
200k? 700r4? It was probably already rebuilt at 125k or so 
200k? 700r4? It was probably already rebuilt at 125k or so
I'm not sure. Stock rig owned by an old guy for 15 years before me. Possible though.
Added 2.5 quarts of ATF. Good to go now. I'm guessing the case is probably plumb full of fluid.
Well that is easier and cheaper to fix than a rebuild of the transmission. I've had one do that too.
Trans is still working good.
Got a few cool pics when we had our snow last week.
Picked up the initial round of Girl scout cookies. Filled the bed of the Sierra to the canopy and also the rear of the Blazer!
Got a few cool pics when we had our snow last week.
Picked up the initial round of Girl scout cookies. Filled the bed of the Sierra to the canopy and also the rear of the Blazer!
