This discussion is borderline on topic. While an '87 is indeed an old
truck to have on the road these days, it doesn't qualify as an
"Oletruck"--that's reserved for Task Force and Advance Design series
(1941-1959). There are other discussion mailing lists out there for
the later gen models, and if you have model specific queries they
might be better addressed there.
You can narrow your search by looking for 3rd generation C/K (1973-1987).
The C/K serieses ran from 1960 through 1999. 1st gen was 1960-1966,
characterized by the protruding hood and trapezoid shaped wheel arch.
2nd gen was 1967-1972, the round arch years. 3rd gen had dual
verticle headlamps and square wheel arches.
For now, since many of the oletruckers have later v8's in their
trucks, this discussion may be of interest, but don't stray too far
into specifics on C/K 3rd and expect to see a lot of support here.
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Miq Millman miq@bigllama.com
Tualatin, OR Big Llama Productions
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com> wrote:
> The closer you get to '73 the worse your mileage will be. I think '73 was an
all time low at about 7mpg. GM was so concerned with meeting the EPA regs that
they strangled the engine. I bought a SWB stepside new in '73 and it used 7
mpg like it was on a timer. Didn't seem to matter if I was driving around
town, on the highway, or in the mountains.
>
> --
> Gale Gorman
> Houston
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 21, 2010, at 11:25 PM, JUSTIN STULTZ wrote:
>
> My 77 blazer with 350 got 8 mpg, but It weighed 6000 lbs. My guess would
be
> you'll get in the 10-12 range if the motor's not too worn. Compared to my
> blazer, you could say you're going green!
>
> Justin
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Cooper <cooptnt@att.net>
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:52:56
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Oletrucks] 84 Silverado
>
> Does a 1984 Silverado count as an ole truck? I am looking for a used truck
> and found a 1984 Silverado with a 350. I was wondering if anyone on the
list
> owns one or ever owned one and can tell me how it was on gas. It has two
gas
> tanks and it is a full size truck with a 350 engine. I need it to pull my
> boat and I assume it doesn't get excellent mileage, but I'm hoping it isn't
> terrible. I will mostly drive this truck to pull my boat to the river and
to
> drive while I work on my S-10.
>
> I am still working on my 55 Chevy truck but
> it is still a long way away from
> driving, much less pulling a boat.
>
> Did
> anyone make it to the Run To The Sun show at Myrtle Beach this weekend?
> It is
> put on my by the Pee Dee Street Rodders every year and this year,
> there were
> 2449 cars and trucks registered and the weather was great.
>
>
> Thanks for any
> help and I apologize if this is off topic for the list.
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