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I would say check you hose connections at radiator. Alot of those rust out right there and is hard to notice. So I agree with the "Time to replace radiator" due to location your describing. But b4 you spend the time and money, your sure it's radiator fluid? I only ask because you stated only after an hour n half. The natural evaporation from condenser happens then. And it flows on passenger side rail, that can flow to bumper. This happens after shut down of engine, and at idle.

Glad to hear you got her running. Just a dirty filter huh?

Not sure what your asking? Your question is veige. It was a common error code for loss of pressure in Fuel rail line. Attached is the skinny on it.

I take it your truck is a 2007? You have 007.5 in your title. However, I had this in my 2002 Duramax, driver side seat was only one power. Passenger was manual, with Jack handle down below. Your motors are pretty much done. You may be hearing them, but they are not putting out the power needed for the operations. Buy the replacement motors, any carsitshould have them. Rock Auto, Ebay has alot of those motors as well. Just get the info off the motors, and do search for year, make, model. Ebay it would be for the motor specific. As far as your second question, if I am understanding it correctly. You should be able to get cloth bucket manual operating seats that fit in same spots. May have to redo hardware to set them correctly. You will have to do your research, but alot of older model seats will fit yours. As far as for 150 or less under this administration, would be the junk yards. But quality may be worse than you have. Have you thought about just making those seats manual? You can get Jack bars from old trucks in junk yards. All they need to be is screwed in under seat to the sides, the mechanism locks into the same tracks. Just a thought. Let us know how it goes..

So where you at with this project? Any updates?

We're you able to get the bushings you were looking for? It very well could mean you might have to fabricate, or find same make n model in junk yard to get em..

Wow, you actually messed with air bag system, nice. Those are tricky in alot of different models. I know some guys who pulled battery, forgot to ground out the the air bag via clip,and the bag still deployed on them. I would saying you simply replaced the unit, and no codes are displaying after starting up, then you should be fine.

I thought the rear end were drum brakes still on the S10? Only the front were disc...

One way to tell if head gasket isn't blown. Start the truck, let it run, and watch out the tail pipe for couple minutes. If you see steam coming out the pipe, your head gasket is blown. You can tell difference in steam and exhaust in smell and evaporation. That is another 1000 to 1500 fix depending on damage. What about the hub bearings? Have those been redone? Or they on the 240K as well? Around 150K it's recommended those be replaced, or atleast repacked. Hope it all works out for you. Let us know how it went ..

You found someone who is selling transmissions for a grand with a year warranty on this truck. Hmm I would be very leary of this. The brakes you were saying are bad, how bad? Calipers, shoes, new rotors can be very pricey. 240k, do you know if the head gasket has blown? GM engines are known to have the head gasket blow between 125K, and 180K. 300K is about the life of and engine, rings, valves, etc become really worn, break etc. Cost to replace all that, is why folks usually scrap em, or new crate engine. Mine blew head gasket at 128K, I got lucky and it didn't eat my thrust bearing bottom of engine. I was told by GM mechanic, that usually happen when prolong driving after head gasket blows. What I would do in your shoes, is add up the costs the have this truck up n running/driving. Then look at the "Good" condition in Kelly Blue Book. See if the effort is worth the value you may get out of it if your planning to flip. Perhaps parting it out, selling engine, 4x4, and other parts that work, may bank you more$$ than paying out to fix it. My two cents

Well for starters how many miles are on it? Also do you know any of the history on it? If the motor starts n runs, but the transmission is out, I would be leery of this. A/T don't usually go out, just start to slip, i.e. loose gear. This can usually be fixed a tyranny rebuild kit. A rebuilt tyranny for this truck could cost more than the value of the truck. These 4.3 V6 with the Spider fuel injection, is not as sought after as there versions before. The 4.8 v8 replaced the 4.3L v6 with a better fuel rail system. The 3.6L they have out is ok, but not alot of power at the rear. How does the engine run? Or does it? Brakes can be fixed, just depends on the amount of damage that was done to them. Do you know if the actual 4x4 works? Or just been told it does? Let us know more detail on it. I.e. milage, wear n tear your aware of, etc.

Your post is a bit confusing, but I understand you now basically have a 4x4. I looked up on rock auto.com, they list several type of bushings. Your asking about one in the frame, I am assuming it the control arm mount bushing. I attached pick of rock auto's listing for those, I recommend ac Delco. This listing is for 2002 2500 dueamax deisel, but those are usuallyan an HD frame. So they would fit any HD frame.

Hiking_Mike, it would be a safe bet that your head gasket has blown. Before you cause more damage waiting on tests, I would just replace it. Also replace your oil pan gasket too. The stuff in that dextrose coolant, will eat the oil pan gasket..

This site is having problems quoting tweets. I was wanting to know from 64BAwagon the part you mentioned that your truck would blow coolant out while towing. Blowing it out where? The tail pipe or the Upper hose yo mentioned? If it is tailpipe, then that is as well a sure sign head gasket is shot.