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<blockquote data-quote="Flyer58" data-source="post: 436982" data-attributes="member: 18629"><p>I'd ditch it. Back in 2000 all trucks were about the same. I also had a 200 5.3L with the annoying piston slap that started right after I bought it. Dealer and Chevy said it not a problem and it did last to 150k. Then I flushed both the radiator and oil with flush stuff and the slap got really loud. I pulled out all the push rods and lifters and found them plugged with gunk even though I did regular oil changes with synthetic oil. The push rods are hollow and blocked with crud. It helped quiet the motor down a little but that slap stayed when cold.</p><p></p><p>The only other problem was the brake controller caused the rear brakes to lock up when cold. That was a $700 fix.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flyer58, post: 436982, member: 18629"] I'd ditch it. Back in 2000 all trucks were about the same. I also had a 200 5.3L with the annoying piston slap that started right after I bought it. Dealer and Chevy said it not a problem and it did last to 150k. Then I flushed both the radiator and oil with flush stuff and the slap got really loud. I pulled out all the push rods and lifters and found them plugged with gunk even though I did regular oil changes with synthetic oil. The push rods are hollow and blocked with crud. It helped quiet the motor down a little but that slap stayed when cold. The only other problem was the brake controller caused the rear brakes to lock up when cold. That was a $700 fix. [/QUOTE]
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