Suburbazine

Also when you're in there, drop the pan and make sure the pickup screen is still on the pickup tube. Mine broke, got sucked up and tore up the oil pump.

IMI4tth3w

yeah definitely. i'll be dropping the pan to replace the gasket and that was on my list to check. want to make sure that screen is nice and clean to clear on the list of possible problems with my oil pressure.

thanks for all the replies guys. nice to get some helpful responses here. anything that has to do with tech over at gmfullsize just gets ignored mainly because nobody knows anything over there..

TX Tahoe Z71

iTrader: (28)

Thanks bud. Never too late for you, these engines will put up with a lot, I put the blower on at 90k and am at 142k now. And the hydroboost is a worthwhile mod, cost about $150 in junkyard parts and takes an afternoon.

IMI4tth3w

yeah you pretty much just convinced me. i just so happen to get paid tomorrow and have tomorrow off, so looks like i'll be hitting up the junk yard lol. my brakes suck as it is. i'm just upset that i'm not doing a cam. i really COULD do one, but i just don't want to add more problems. just want to fix everything right now. rather use the $ for a 6.0 swap anyways

Suburbazine

Oil pump is a cakewalk compared to doing a cam. Cams have to have the heads pulled off and new lifters and springs installed.

IMI4tth3w

yeah another reason why i didn't do a cam. i'd probably do one thats really mild so i could still use stock springs if thats even possible. regardless, rather spend that money towards a 6.0 namesayin

IMI4tth3w

well spent all day at several different junk yards and found NOTHIN! trying to find a nice hydroboost to swap over. only found one that was missing one of the hard lines and the brake pedal was rusted to ****. guy said he had a couple 2500's comin in next week. i'll probably wait till then. but most likely i'm just gonna put everything back together for now. i got some expensive parts i need to buy in the next month so i need to save every dollar i can. once i sell my old stuff i'll do the swap.


guess its time to go get a 3 jaw puller and take a peek under the timing cover!

TX Tahoe Z71

iTrader: (28)

Sorry to hear that. Check car-parts.com for junkyards nearby with the parts.

IMI4tth3w

wow i feel dumb i didn't check that site. there was like 5 other junk yards i missed that had tons of 2500's. :facepalm:

oh well i need to save money anyways lol hydroboost can wait.

nonnieselman

iTrader: (10)

Ive never pulled the heads to do a cam swap in a LS engine..


But i think for once, somebody's engine bay is dirtier than mine!!