New Denali

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I’ll pile on a little. I was consistently buying Duramax diesels and at 50,000 on my last one the head gasket went out. Not sure if anyone’s had that issue but in the repairing side of things they remove the entire cab of the truck to repair the head gasket. When I questioned the service manager while they’re in there if you will can they do the other side he said no and then if it were to fail I could bring it back under warranty. It’s the last GM product I have purchased

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[NorCam]

Can't say I've been unhappy with any of my last 5 GM trucks.

Twenty years straight of running new trucks and not one has been in the shop for any kind of serious repair. Something to be said in that right there!

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Originally Posted by NorCam

Can't say I've been unhappy with any of my last 5 GM trucks.

Twenty years straight of running new trucks and not one has been in the shop for any kind of serious repair. Something to be said in that right there!

The brand I switched to and have had 6 not one problem I mean nothing but oil changes and gas. Just the way I like it!

[John]

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[Billohio]

I remember seeing fords having the cab removed several years ago with all the problems they were having in the early 2000s and thought that was crazy but they said that was the easiest way to work on them. I have had a new duramax 4x4 crew cab every year since 2009 and had not one problem. Other than tried to trade now and the dealer cant get many in. They dont get a lot of miles but not even had a recall that I remember.
I lost track of the recalls on my 2021 Tahoe. Last one was the rear headrests. Service manager said the set I was to get were like the 4th update and before they put them on he said they had a notice they were going to have another update and I never did get a set. I dont sit back there so no big deal. I do like how the Tahoe rides, just a pain to park

[msclassiccars]

Congratulations!

The Duramax I6 is a very impressive engine.

At idle, it's almost as quiet as a gas engine and the low-end torque gives it excellent performance in day-to-day driving.

I'd be hard pressing not to go with the Duramax if I was towing.

[Big Block Bill]

Originally Posted by Billohio

I remember seeing fords having the cab removed several years ago with all the problems they were having in the early 2000s and thought that was crazy but they said that was the easiest way to work on them. I have had a new duramax 4x4 crew cab every year since 2009 and had not one problem. Other than tried to trade now and the dealer cant get many in. They dont get a lot of miles but not even had a recall that I remember.
I lost track of the recalls on my 2021 Tahoe. Last one was the rear headrests. Service manager said the set I was to get were like the 4th update and before they put them on he said they had a notice they were going to have another update and I never did get a set. I dont sit back there so no big deal. I do like how the Tahoe rides, just a pain to park

These were taken in my shop earlier this month of a 2018 Ford F-150 we did a timing chain and guide job on. It is a 5.0 V-8 with 124,000 miles.

We take cabs off of GM and Ford trucks all the time, Diesel or Gas, it beats leaning over fenders. It usually takes us about 2-2.5 hours to remove a Cab including recovering the A/C charge

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Originally Posted by Big Block Bill

These were taken in my shop earlier this month of a 2018 Ford F-150 we did a timing chain and guide job on. It is a 5.0 V-8 with 124,000 miles.

We take cabs off of GM and Ford trucks all the time, Diesel or Gas, it beats leaning over fenders. It usually takes us about 2-2.5 hours to remove a Cab including recovering the A/C charge

When I saw the cab off my truck I was not happy, admittedly I’m picky about my stuff. While I understand it better now I didn’t then. Was this designed into these vehicles so the removal is efficient?

[Big Block Bill]

Yes it was designed into the service procedures. That goes as far back as 1999 when I sent 3 of my techs through Ford's Power Stroke Certification program.

Bill