All,

I just bought a 1990 Chevy k1500 Silverado, 5.7L TBI. I bought it as a
beater, trips to Home Depot, the dump, stuff like that when the trunk of my
car just ain't quite big enough. What I'm looking for is a website with
just general information on it. It came with the manuals but they really
didn't go into some of the specifics (like horsepower, towing capacity,
stuff like that). Also, I bought the Haynes manual (is there a better one
out there?) for any DIY stuff that comes along, but a website that has a bit
more extensive repair section would be great.

Next, a stupid question. Is saying "K1500 Silverado" redundant? I know the
K1500 describes several models, but is the Silverado only available as a
K1500?

Finally (for now at least), I'm looking for a few success/horror/opinion
type stories. The truck has 186,000 miles on it. I bought it as a beater,
expecting to put a couple thousand miles a year on it. The more I thought
about it though, the more it occured to me that I could use it as a daily
driver, while restoring my car (91 Audi 200TQ, 149,000 miles). The last
thing I would want though, is to own 2 vehicles, and have neither work if
the truck goes down. I know that none of you know the condition of the
truck, but, at 186,000 miles, am I allready on borrowed time with it?
Should I just be happy when it makes it to Home Depot and back (around 4
mile round trip)?

TIA for your advice and help
Bill

312,000 when I rolled my 88. if you haven't done so change all of the
fluids and DO NOT let them backflush your transmission

inline..
"bill" <jm1113 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

watch ebay for the factory Service manual.

up until the current generation, "Silverado" was the top line trim package,
it was available on any of the trucks, 2/4wd and 1/2-1 ton. the "K1500" is
the actual model name, 1/2 ton, 4wd.

well, my dad has a '90 C2500 that's got about 270,000 miles on it, and it is
his daily driver. he's had no major failures with it. I even towed a 2
horse steel trailer from maine to kentucky and back with 240k on the clock.
he had a '88 c1500 before that that finally died at about 450,000 (I say
about as the odometer stopped about 8 years before the truck did). I've got
a '88 K2500 that's still going strong after 15 years.

HTH,
Bret

K1500 is a 1/2 ton 4x4 PU
Silverado is the TRIM LEVEL. There where the W/T Work truck, Cheyenne, the
Scotsdale and Silverado
in that order from Utility to more luxury trim.
5.7L TBI has 200 hp and is adequate to tow a 24' pontoon boat at 70 mph or a
Racecar.
Haynes is the best of the manuals other than GM service manuals.
I'm at 155,000 miles on my 90 C-1500 and I still have all the original
gaskets in there original location.
The engine has used 1 quart of oil in 3,000 miles ever since new and
continues the same today,
The automatic (700r4) is still untouched too.




"bill" <jm1113 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

: All,
:
: I just bought a 1990 Chevy k1500 Silverado, 5.7L TBI. I bought it as a
: beater, trips to Home Depot, the dump, stuff like that when the trunk of
my
: car just ain't quite big enough. What I'm looking for is a website with
: just general information on it. It came with the manuals but they really
: didn't go into some of the specifics (like horsepower, towing capacity,
: stuff like that). Also, I bought the Haynes manual (is there a better one
: out there?) for any DIY stuff that comes along, but a website that has a
bit
: more extensive repair section would be great.
:
: Next, a stupid question. Is saying "K1500 Silverado" redundant? I know
the
: K1500 describes several models, but is the Silverado only available as a
: K1500?
:
: Finally (for now at least), I'm looking for a few success/horror/opinion
: type stories. The truck has 186,000 miles on it. I bought it as a
beater,
: expecting to put a couple thousand miles a year on it. The more I thought
: about it though, the more it occured to me that I could use it as a daily
: driver, while restoring my car (91 Audi 200TQ, 149,000 miles). The last
: thing I would want though, is to own 2 vehicles, and have neither work if
: the truck goes down. I know that none of you know the condition of the
: truck, but, at 186,000 miles, am I allready on borrowed time with it?
: Should I just be happy when it makes it to Home Depot and back (around 4
: mile round trip)?
:
: TIA for your advice and help
: Bill
:
: