| Automotive Recalls, ( THIS IS NOT GMC RELATED ) [message #105327] |
Sun, 07 November 2010 09:02  |
Larry C
Messages: 1168
Registered: July 2004
Location: NE Illinois by the Illino...
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This is not GMC related, if not interested, please move on....
I have a 1986 Chev Pick up that I recently took out of storage.
I have been going through all the normal find and fix strategies that one must do when a vehicle has sat for a length of time.
I have owned this truck since it was a year old, has never been under any undue stress and has been an excellant " Life boat " when the other vehicle was down.
It has 77,000 miles on a 5.0 L engine ( 305 for us Boomers )
What happened was fast and simple. I was driving down the road when I applied more gas pedal to catch up with traffic, there was a sort of grinding sound when the gas was pushed and no more speed increase. I coasted to a parking place and on inspection found the Flywheel had severed between the bolts and the flex plates. Looks like a big donut with the center cut out.
I know the history of the vehicle since I have owned it most of its life, never off road, never raced, just used for transportation. It is a 4x4 and only has been used to exercise the bearings.
In light of this ( what seems an inapproriate failure ) I am wondering if there would be a recall on the flywheel or if this is just a common failure ( I have never seen a failure like this before in all my other previous and present vehicles )...
Does anyone know of any recall sights or where I might persue this, if it is worth persuing...
Thanks for any thoughts....
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