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Hey All,

Been looking around for a forum to talk DIY on American iron.

For the last 15 years been doing most of my local family driving in a '94 Suburban 1500 4x4. My youngest just got their first car yesterday and time to give some attention to the Burb. It's got 170k on it and looking to make the most of the TBI and maybe some new or rebuilt heads. Besides tires, AC compressor, alternator, a few batteries and fluid changes, it has been rock solid and trouble free. About to recharge the AC and fix some stubborn power window switches.

Other past trucks include a '73 Blazer.

Hope everyone had a good 4th.

RJ
 
Thank you for the welcome, do you think putting in a Amsoil Bypass filter in before 180k would make any difference? I don't much about that system. My truck was nicely optioned when new with a tow package and trans cooler. I bought it off a family I know and they said it never towed anything. I plan on keeping the truck for another 10 years and would like to not do more than new heads and TBI improvements.
 
Why new heads ?
It aint broke dont fix it.
I had a 93 K1500 ext cab. 350, 4L60E.
At about 150,000 miles installed a new timing chain/sprocket set and had the harmonic balancer cut down and a sleeve made for it to bring it back to OE spec on the OD where the front crank seal rides.
At near 300,000 miles the oil pressure began to drop a few pounds.
Back off with the coolant pump, lifted the engine and set it on two 2X4x4” long blocks to make clearance to drop the pan.
New oil pump, pan gasket, timing chain/sprocket set and coolant pump.
At about 350,000 miles this engine was still running and using no oil and I sold the truck.
Welcome to the forum BL.
 
I added a bypass filter and ran.full synthetic oil on all of our 6.5s regardless of mileage when we bought.

I eventually started tapping the engine oil cooler return line/ installing a T.

And returned to a nipple in the engine oil fill .neck.
I always found a place under the hood to install the bypass filters.

I prefer the FS2500 cartridge filter over the Amsoil or the newer FS2500 cannister filter
 
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