The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk How long to parts last?

So how long do they last?.I bought my 94 S10 in 1997,I think the dealer threw in a new battery,not sure,but it's still got the same Delco battery in it,nearly 8 years.
I just replaced the water pump,the seal failed ,140,000 it lasted.Did the gas sender too,10 years of rough NY winters did it in.Other than that,only the alternator need a bearing and the usual brake job every 50,000 miles.
I been driving used Chevy trucks since the mid 70's most were rusted high mileage bombers ,but none of them gave me any problems other than the rusty brake lines and a radiator or two.
My only non Chevy was a beater 74 Dodge van with a Slant Sludge engine.It had so much blowby,water vapor would freeze in the oil pan,darn engine wouldn't pick up oil pressure on a cold start.I would start it,run for a minute, shut it off,wait a few minutes,do it again until the little bit of engine heat thawed the ice in the pan.Other than typical Mopar starter and alternator problems,it always got me to where I wanted to go.

I put a water pump on my '72 a few months ago. It’s making noise again already. Not sure what the warranty was, but it was a cheap one, so I'll probably replace it with a better one.

Early this year, my IBM notebook died just weeks out of warrantee. The replacement was not an IBM.

I bought my '62 dumptruck in '89. I used it in construction and hauled hundreds of tons of debris to various dumps all over the Bay Area. During that time I bought one used tire and one clutch. All I gotta do is keep the brake fluid topped up which seems to disappear.

2 years ago I replaced the original alternator in my '64, which obviously lasted 40 years. I had to replace the second one again this year when the front bearing seized up and burnt the fan belt off. They just don't make them like they used to (especially in Taiwan or China),
Scott

my 52 still has the same steering wheel

My first car was a 47 F..d coupe bought in 1962. It was old. My daily driver now is an 81 Malibu which I bought in 1994 for $800. It now has over 300,000 miles on it. It will be 24 years old this season and except for stem seals I've put nothing on it, not counting tires, battery and a starter. Today's parts don't last as long I am sure. Called planned obsolesence.

A Cessna 182 and a '62 Dodge truck. If you're going to show a wrecked truck, do a Ford next time, huh???

How about an '03 Impala with 164,000 miles. Change the oil every 15,000 miles whether needed or not .So far needed: 3 lightbulbs, 1 set of tires, battery(way back under warranty). Still has the factory brake pads too. And, when I travel a lot, I sleep in it a few days a week with the air conditioning or heat running all night, or when it's hot, the A/C runs all day for my pup.

Tony M,,, check to see if the brake fluid is going into the Hydrovac unit. (should be on the drivers side frame rail near the back of the cab).
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Patrick66,, the blue truck is an early 70`s Toyota.
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I have replaced so many parts on so many vehicles for so long that now I am qualified to replace anything with nothing and sttill make it work
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On my 48 1 ton and my 72 3/4 4x4, I only replaced parts because I wanted to.
Hmmm,, I did replace the timing gears in my 72 on exit 174 in cottage grove when they decided to retire...
Sure miss stopping in there to visit a VERY SPECIAL Stoevbolter( those who remember know who I am talking about,,Coolamundo
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I think it is going into the Hydravac and eventually into the engine and gets burned. If I do an emergency stop I get a puff of smoke out of the exhaust pipe. I always wondered about that. Under normal conditions I think the amount is so small the engine just burns it up.

miss Bull-foot, but he could add to this list,,right Luke??

My wife refuses to give up her '92 Bonneville.
160k miles on it. It still has the original exhaust system. I've only put a couple sets of brake pads on it. I change the oil religiously. The 3800 still runs & sounds like it did when I bought it. Gotta love those 3800's. In my opinion, they're one of the best engines GM has ever produced. We had a customer recently trade in an '89 Bonneville with over 600k on it. The trans finally went. One of the other techs bought it, got a box from the yard, and gave it to his Father. He drives it to & from N.Carolina on a regular basis. So, don't hand me that "and you wonder why people buy imports" crap. I don't want to hear it!!