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I just got this email... this is evidently from mudfreak's wife.
Jeff,
I happened to come across your on-road K5 when looking for K5 info at
www.coloradoK5.com. My husband and I have a S10 Blazer that we love, but
really want a larger passenger 4x4 that can tow and that is easy to work on.
Anyhow, your on road K5 was my ex's. I am e-mailing you to let you know
the scoop on that Blazer.
I actually was the one who encouraged my ex to buy that Blazer. As you
know, he has (had??) another K5. Well, when we came across the 89 (your K5)
we knew the body on the 88 was trashed, well beyond being worth it to
repair. The engine in the 89 was pretty weak and the 4wd questionable at
best. But, I told him he could take the good engine and drive train out of
the 88 and put it in the good body of the 89. The man selling the 89 said
it was a 350. He also said that the truck was originally his and was
stolen. The vehicle (stripped and in disrepair) was found years later (this
explains the low odometer mileage). He had to junk it because of insurance,
but bought it back with a salvage title. He claimed he put in the engine
and tranny and also did all of the body and interior work. The K5 was a
looker and I liked it. I really don't remember what my ex paid for it. For
a couple months the K5 was fine. Even though the ride quality wasn't great
and the engine still weak, overall the K5 did a few 2 to 3 hour trips and
ran OK for a while. The first trouble was the engine. we had suspicioned it
was not a 350, but really a 305. It also didn't really look like any 350
engine I'd ever seen in a Chevy truck. I remember looking for casting
numbers, but I can't remember if he ever looked them up to see if it was
really a 305. Never the less, he at least thought it was a 305. Then the
tranny went. It wouldn't even shift out of first!! He limped it to the
tranny shop and the guy there did a "quick fix" of some sort to get the
truck moving again. He told my ex that it looked like someone opened up
that tranny and threw a bunch of random parts in there. then he suggested he
sell it as soon as possible. I told him to put the 2 K5s together to get
one good one. Well, I guess he just wanted to get rid of it. I knew he had
advertised it on line, but at that point our relationship had taken an even
sharper turn for the worse. I didn't realize he asked that much for it and
said it was in great shape!!! Considering some of the things he did to me
after I left him (and the lies he told me before), I shouldn't be surprised
that he would lie about that Blazer to sell it. I'm so sorry to hear about
all the trouble with that Blazer. from your website you seem like such a
kind person and I feel so bad that my ex took advantage of that. I know he
wasn't happy when he started thinking that the K5 had a 305 and problems,
but 2 wrongs certainly don't make a right. I wish I could have shed some
light on your K5 sooner. I hope that now the K5 is a good ride for you and
that you and your family get many enjoyable years of usefulness out of it.
Kelly
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Jeff,
I happened to come across your on-road K5 when looking for K5 info at
www.coloradoK5.com. My husband and I have a S10 Blazer that we love, but
really want a larger passenger 4x4 that can tow and that is easy to work on.
Anyhow, your on road K5 was my ex's. I am e-mailing you to let you know
the scoop on that Blazer.
I actually was the one who encouraged my ex to buy that Blazer. As you
know, he has (had??) another K5. Well, when we came across the 89 (your K5)
we knew the body on the 88 was trashed, well beyond being worth it to
repair. The engine in the 89 was pretty weak and the 4wd questionable at
best. But, I told him he could take the good engine and drive train out of
the 88 and put it in the good body of the 89. The man selling the 89 said
it was a 350. He also said that the truck was originally his and was
stolen. The vehicle (stripped and in disrepair) was found years later (this
explains the low odometer mileage). He had to junk it because of insurance,
but bought it back with a salvage title. He claimed he put in the engine
and tranny and also did all of the body and interior work. The K5 was a
looker and I liked it. I really don't remember what my ex paid for it. For
a couple months the K5 was fine. Even though the ride quality wasn't great
and the engine still weak, overall the K5 did a few 2 to 3 hour trips and
ran OK for a while. The first trouble was the engine. we had suspicioned it
was not a 350, but really a 305. It also didn't really look like any 350
engine I'd ever seen in a Chevy truck. I remember looking for casting
numbers, but I can't remember if he ever looked them up to see if it was
really a 305. Never the less, he at least thought it was a 305. Then the
tranny went. It wouldn't even shift out of first!! He limped it to the
tranny shop and the guy there did a "quick fix" of some sort to get the
truck moving again. He told my ex that it looked like someone opened up
that tranny and threw a bunch of random parts in there. then he suggested he
sell it as soon as possible. I told him to put the 2 K5s together to get
one good one. Well, I guess he just wanted to get rid of it. I knew he had
advertised it on line, but at that point our relationship had taken an even
sharper turn for the worse. I didn't realize he asked that much for it and
said it was in great shape!!! Considering some of the things he did to me
after I left him (and the lies he told me before), I shouldn't be surprised
that he would lie about that Blazer to sell it. I'm so sorry to hear about
all the trouble with that Blazer. from your website you seem like such a
kind person and I feel so bad that my ex took advantage of that. I know he
wasn't happy when he started thinking that the K5 had a 305 and problems,
but 2 wrongs certainly don't make a right. I wish I could have shed some
light on your K5 sooner. I hope that now the K5 is a good ride for you and
that you and your family get many enjoyable years of usefulness out of it.
Kelly
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