The '97's had the Vortec, so they have decent power. It will not compare in fuel mileage to the CRV but will do more from a working standpoint. Myself, I'd take a Chevy truck over anything foreign anyhow, but I'm all for the home team!
My '87 also had the pump removed, and there is a two-wire sealing plug laying on that side of my engine. The pumps do have an electrical connection to them. I can't recall exactly what colors they are though.
Sidewall strength & height are more critical. I've had taller tires that feel like I was riding on cat sh*t when I had a load on because of sidewall flex. Physics take over if they get too tall!
You could have a dirty or bad needle & seat, causing the float to be too high & flooding the engine. You're probably washing cylinders if it's rich, better get that float set properly!
I seriously don't know how a person could miss a filter gasket still on the block. I always wipe the block clean before I screw on a new filter. Stevie Wonder wouldn't even do that...
What year of Burb are you thinking of? I put the '99-2010 GM Alloys on my V20 & they fit fine, just a little snug around the rear hubs but no spacers were needed of any sort.
Welcome from MT! Cool truck and teaching your son how to drive a 3 on the tree would be really awesome. He'd probably be the only kid his age in the WORLD who knew how to drive one!
Thanks for the info! I thought I had read something about that, but I wasn't 100% sure. I just knew that 77 & up didn't have the engine displacement in them anymore.
My buddy has a '73-'74 grille with a few small cracks, and the bowtie foil is delaminated on one end. Looks like mounting tabs are intact & in good condition. See pics for details. $300 OBO delivered & insured from Montana.
It looks to me like something is amiss in the right rear, it's too high causing the inconsistent measurements on the other corners. Everything seated right over there???
12v stab tester to parking brake switch, should be 2 wires. Once switch is depress, it should open the circuit to send 12v power to light on dash. Test both wires in both the released position, and set position.