Mike, that sounds like the GM version of what I ended up with on my 1994 Dodge
Ram PU (lots of intake problems that wouldn't allow it to run) and on my 1998
Neon (leaking head gasket).
Congratulations on your successful and reasoned approach.
Jim
Mike Rambour wrote:
> Many others wrote I should go to the dealer. I had planned on going at
> lunch time anyway but I found those needle bearings late last night and was
> worried last night when I posted. Anyway, armed with the printout from
> Wayne (Thank You) I went to my dealer. He had not heard of this problem
> and took my printout and went and checked it out on the GM dealer site.
>
> He then kindly explained to me that I was 4 months over my warranty of 36
> months and 435 miles over my 36,000 mile warranty. It was not the mileage
> that I was too much on, he was willing to ignore that but it was the 4
> months that was the problem. I talked to him for a few minutes (nicely)
> but got nowhere and said thanks and went straight to the parts counter to
> check out the costs. Several people and some web sites strongly
> recommended changing all 16 rockers since GM had a problem, why go through
> the labor and have to do it again. Well at $28 a rocker times 16, I can
> tell you why change only the bad ones :)
>
> While waiting for the parts guy to check on the pricing the service
> manager walks up and makes me a "deal" GMC will pay the parts if I pay
> half the labor.
>
> Under $200 (just under) and I get all 16 new rockers, they also pull the
> pan and flush out the engine to get any remaining needle bearings...I went
> for it :)
>
> So thanks for all your help...looks like this list saved me $300 (if I
> did all 16 rockers) and a day of work on my non-fun car. Now I get to
> spend that day working on my fun car, a 1934 Singer instead of this
> nightmare motor. I imagine a few hours just to get the junk off to get to
> the rockers on that thing.
>
> Thanks Everyone !!!
>
> Mike
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