SEARCHING FOR A DONOR TRUCK WITH AN LS ENGINE! 

Glad you were able to get that parts truck so quickly. Seeing 40psi of oil pressure at startup is a good sign. Hope everything is smooth sailing from here on out👍

Thank you JC For the update.

Nice parts truck J.C.Smith thanks for the update.

Hi JC thank you for sharing

Thanks for the update JC

Good luck w/ all the things J.C., you have a great way of explaining the why & why nots. Thx 4 Ur time to share w/ us all.

Like the way you do things it is hard to find honest techs i was one for over 30 years an a driver my Grandson is tech. know Good Luck God Bless

Blessings

Looks to be a really viable alternative. Don't you just tire of lengths some people will go in their deception.

glad you got something sounds good

When you get that motor out, it’s a good idea to replace the o-ring on that oil pick up tube. It’s cheap insurance. Edit… I see in earlier comments you already plan on replacing the oil pump, so you’re good.

Good luck

hello j.c. & mrs. smith it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks j.c thanks friends randy

Gotta love everytime you can confirm the typical stereotypes that shady ass sellers lie about.😔 Some of these people get so desperate that they'll have no problem 'stretching the truth,' to get anyone whos a potential buyer to show up with a stack of money. They always try any last ditch effort which is usually pretty pathetic. 😂 Sucks that there isn't anywhere near the same honestly/ loyalty/ honor, etc left in the world today. Its disappointing, but this is the world we live in. Im glad you found yourself a nice roller/ canidate for the swap J.C.! Although you lose some of your time towards the labor you'll end up gaining back some money in whatever you manage to sell in your part out, so at least this isn't a total wash. That 80k LS definitely sounds like a good runner. Can't wait to see the next one sir! 😁👍

Trouble is JC people get caught buying a lemon moan and complain , then try and pass their loss on to somebody else, honesty disappears with the years.

I would highly recommend a Melling 10296 oil pump on those engines. It provides an extra volume of oil to the top end.

Low mileage 4l60 trans and the transfer case should be worth something. Gauge clusters that work are a good find as well

I had a similar thing happen put both in the vehicles both were bad so looking to fix my dads truck a bit gun shy

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Interested in the steering wheel when the time comes.

The O ring at the oil pickup on my 6.0 is a problem area. When you are checking out the lower end, replace the o ring.

Jc if and when you start dismantling that truck ,i would like that steering wheel. just saying .I only mess with 99-06 chevy /Gmc pickups.. The intake will swap no problem.but change intake gaskets ,Thats a known issue. Love your content, take care

O'Reillys will sale u a reman 5.3 i think the last one i bought for 1800 or 2200 granite they r reman but ive a couple that r doing pretty good

I have a Chevy avalanche 03 with the 5.3 in it running and driving

One issue I have as a GM guy is too many 5.3s shut cyliders down at highway speeds. I believe this causes issues with these engines.

Rebuild what you have same thing happened to me but 3 rods broke i did aftermarket parts and it runs better then it ever did

i always ask a ton of questions and ask for pictures, i traveled 3 hours each way when i got there it had a 2 inch crack where the engine bolts on to the stern of the boat, Facebook marketplace is terrible and also amazing at times

Personally I wouldn’t hesitate to put that motor in…it should easily go another 150k if serviced and used properly….exhaust manifolds are always an issue as well as the bolts . You’d be surprised what your return on selling parts would be….transmission will bring good money….diffs too if the right gear ratio . I search marketplace often…I see boxes for sale so rusty and/or dented with asking prices $600 and up…stuff I’d send for scrap….rear bumpers in good shape are like gold . Good luck with the project

Unfortunately we live in a world now of liars and deceivers,,Honest people are few and far between..

You should check J&j auto recking In Marshallville Ohio very good company and will stand behind there engines and the have videos of them running

The 5.3 with the D.O.D. have had problems with lifters, I think otherwise they are very reliable

I wish you the best of luck. I'm just not a used engine guy. I have crap for luck. I think it's cheaper to buy a reman with warranty or I'll rebuild myself.

You might want to send an oil sample off to have it analyzed just for piece of mind. You just drew the wrong card on the last one. Hope this one works out for all parties involved. Tom

I agree about people being dishonest. It's so much easier to just be honest and then people don't have to come up with terrible lies to deceive others. Even not mentioning things that are wrong that people would later find out about is a bad thing. Like I recently bought a car and it wasn't registered or anything, so I let it idle for a while at the guys house then took it around the street briefly. Seemed ok, but once I drove it home I realized it has some pretty serious lifter tick once it got warmed up fully. The guy would have known this too and didn't mention it to me :(

Whatever you do JC, stay away from 2007 and newer 5.3s.

The better the deal sounds, the more I'm warry.

Copart is a good option can find wrecked ones with low mileage. there is a good $2000 in parts there after you take the engine out would be money ahead and time just to swap that engine into other truck and be done with it. But it's your project do what you do and I will watch

Wassup

Rebuild it

Honesty is gone

How's your dog doing?

If it was me, aka for the wifes rig. I would buy a good motor from someone like lkq and do a sloppy rebuild/refresh/reseal

I'm the same way. I don't trust most people, so I completely understand buying one that you can hear run. Nice buy J.C 🔧🔩

Just get an engine and throw it in. However ya go about it. Buying whole truck ya get a lot of spares.

Where do you search for a truck like that? FB marketplace? CraigsList? Just wondering. Thanks!

Hope you didn't have to deal with that Active management system....for the 4-6-8 "feature" That is a lifter problem waiting to happen if the oil is not changed on a regular timely basis

Ls and reliable don't belong in the same sentence if it was built after 2008

You never know what you are going to get looking at used cars. Road salt is terrible.

I personally would stay away from the 5.3s

Good luck