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What kind of truck is a 1997 Chevy Silverado?

What kind of truck is a 1997 Chevy Silverado?

I have a 1997 Chevy Silverado 1500 for sale, with canopy. 163k miles. This truck runs good and the interior is good. The suspension is ve… 1997 Chevy Z-71, 4×4. 350, 5.7 Liter.

Is the 98 Chevy 5.7 misfire running right?

I have a 98 chevy 1500 5.7. The truck doesnt run right at all. Msifres bad under acceleration. Idle ok when misses when reving and accelerating. I did a full tune up including plugs, wires, cap rotor and a new distributor. With key on i have about 60psi fuel pressure but idleing i only had 50psi.

What kind of engine does a Chevy Silverado have?

But sometimes the manual and/or info gleaned from the internet is confusing. In this case, let’s look at a late-model Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck, say, a 1988 with 5.7-liter fuel injected V-8 automatic transmission and 190,000 miles on the engine.

How to fix a 98 Chevy 5.7 Vortec?

I had same problem 97 5.7 vortec. Replaced cam and crank sensors repaired wiring to crank sensor, much better. I put it on co. Outer and it said can and crank sensors were not in sync with eachother adjusted timing got it down to 2 degrees, it can be – 2 or +2 but no more than 2 16 people found this helpful.

What’s the problem with my 1997 Chevy Silverado?

I have a 1997 chevy 1500 siverado with a 5.7 vortec that has been having a problem for about 6 months now. The truck starts, idles, and revs normally and when accellarating slowly everything works just fine, but once you get past half throttle it falls on its face and acts like it has a clogged fuel filter or bad fuel pump.

What kind of truck is a Chevy Silverado?

I had a 94 and a 97. The 94 with the tbi was a great motor. That truck went through hell and is still being driven by a buddy. The 97 was a beautiful ride but it was rear ended and totalled sadly. Best truck I ever owned was 1997 Chevy with 5.7 Vortec and a 4l60e transmission.

Is the Chevy Silverado 5.7 Vortec engine rock solid?

I could be wrong but I thought that 95 was the last year for the 5.7 NON Vortec engine and that when Vortec’s came out in 96 were all 5.3. I have a 95 with the 5.7 350, not a Vortec, my mechanic tells me that is a rock solid engine and I should be able to get 300,000 out of it with regular oil changes.

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