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I love the 800 series GM full size truck platforms they were the best made and lasted almost 9 years in production (since early 1998 i presume) and it holds great value. Whats interesting is that all its counterparts in SUVs, they retain the same interior parts like dash, door panels, and steering wheel. Parts for this truck are so plentiful and affordable, also in my opinion they are economical trucks in the long run, since they don't drain your bank account in ownership. i have an 07 Silverado classic 4.3 GMT800 ext. cab truck and it drives better than a new truck. Oil level is consistently the same as in initial fill until replacement, a/c is ice cold, truck starts up everytime, and I hardly spend a dime on it for any major shop repairs on a yearly average. I'm proud of my GMT800 pickup. Y'all can keep the 2014 and newer Silverado deathtraps lol

GMT800 are the BEST overall Chevy truck made..My opinion.

well earlier today the radio went out i suspect it was the fuse. Turns out ok? Soo I removed it and put it back and the radio works fine. I even turned off the truck with the radio running and the RAP turns off as soon as the door opens. Seems like this little simple thing just solved the problem. Who knows it might come back..

would it make sense if i just disconnect the RAP relay? Pretty much i could care less about the RAP. This is my fathers truck and being the fact that he is an old man he could care less about it.

I have a 2007 Silverado 1500 WT with no power accessories and 4.3 motor. It has a 6 CD changer radio which comes from a 2003-2007 Silverado or any GM full size truck. Recently I've noticed that when I removed the key after driving the truck the instrument panel light and radio stays on after removing the key while the ignition lock cylinder is in the lock position. To turn off the radio after that, I went to turn the key on and then off to remove the key and then radio and instrument panel light finally turn off. As I mentioned, the instrument panel lighting was on along with the radio because this happened to me at night. What could be the big problem? Is it a failed relay or something? Please help me with this issue before I decide to take it to the dealer.

Too many rumors and facts that the Gen IV 5.3s with AFM are worthless. They do more harm than save gas. I heard they burn oil like crazy. Since I am really into Chevy trucks, I want to get all the facts straight about this AFM system on Gen IV Vortec V8 engines. If they REALLY did do that, would GM just get sued by thousands and thousands of owners a long time ago? Wouldn't the Chevy Silverado lose its 2nd place ranking in best selling vehicles in USA? If all this were true about these engines, then something is really fishy. I have a neighbor who owns a 2012 Silverado Texas edition crew cab with a 5.3. I haven't asked her about any problems she'd had with it yet, but I will find out. Oh yeah and whats up with the "piston slap" issue? Is that true or another myth? My pops have a Vortec 4.3 and that thing never burned any oil when I change its oil after the 3,000 mile interval. It does tick at idle, but that's probably the exhaust, IDK.

Perhaps. But overall, I just want to make sure. This forum here is my go-to source concerning Chevy Silverados. I'm definetly getting the 6.2.

He sure is, he's so damn proud of his crappy '01 Tiburon. He told me he invested over $12K in that POS.

Only thing that bothers me about that engine is that it consumes oil. That alone scares me. I don't want to invest so much money a month on truck that burns oil. My corolla burns oil sometimes, no doubt, it's a 22 year old car with over 160K miles and also its my fault for putting 5w20 in that car. I don't why I put such thin oil in my corolla. Next time I will use 10w40. Fortunately, I got that car for free. I just use it as a work car. The 2009-13 Silverado crew cab I want will be a pleasure/dating vehicle, which I won't drive very often. I do want that 6.2 as preference, but will settle for 5.3 if the 6.2 can't be found. With that being said, I hope that 5.3 AFM engine oil consumption is just a myth.

I work at an auto parts store and I have mechanic who said he repairs these 5.3 motors and said they are "junk". THey burn oil like crazy and they're not well built. Idk if he's honest or what. I'm sure the 5.3 is a good engine, perhaps he might be telling the truth or just a plain hater of the 5.3 vortec. On the other hand, how good is the L9H 6.2 engine?