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replacement shocks jason, thanks for the advice. i'd like to keep the ty as much stock as possible. it has a little over 20k miles on it and there is probably nothing wrong with the air shocks altho they seem to recycle a bit more than they used to. i understand this system was adapted from...

any suggestions as to what make and part no for good re- placement shocks front and rear for a '93 ty? prefer to stay with air shocks in rear. thanks. john.

sy truck use sy truck use if you do purchase the sy pls don't use it as a truck hauling all kinds of stuff as it is not meant to do that (the payload capacity is minimal any- way).

syty catalogs syty catalogs kennebell in rancho cucamonga, ca has or had a good parts catalogue for the sy/ty. their tel no is 1 909 941 6646 (in 1992). i think i have a spare one somewhere. if i can find it i'll sell it to you for what i paid for it ($5.00) john.

rear glass rear glass you might consider both struts (mine just went out after almost 11 years) the part no's are 15688465/6 left and right, gm list 31.19 gm parts 18.40 plus 8.00 shipping. john.

cost of ty engine cost of ty engine gmc replaced my original '93 ty engine with a long block, dealer cost $1676.25, pn 012515321. on the front of the block was a orange/red sticker that read "TPE TURBO" and in front of the right cylinder head the letters TPE were punched into a flat surface of...

subscribe to syty@syty.org subscribe to syty@syty.org thanks for the e-mail address and i have re-subscribed. it is true that the number of posts has declined but still quite worthwhile reading. john.

syty@syty.org web site syty@syty.org web site syty afficionados can or could direct questions, advice, suggestions etc to this e-mail address (syty@syty.org) and receive all e-mail directed to this web site in their own mailbox. some days there would be many and some days few but almost...

what happened to the syty@syty.org website? i appreciate reading any and e3verything that has to do with these cars. john.

gasoline additive patrick, thanks for the tip. i have contacted a number of gasoline manufacturers regarding this question and am awaiting their answer.

i drive my ty appprox 50 miles per month and as a result do not have to fill the gastank but once every 4 or five months. should i use a gas additive/fuelstabilizer to keep the gas "fresh"? any advice, what is a good brand, etc will be greatly appreciated. john.

low mileage ty low mileage ty i own a '93 ty purchased in '93. it has 23k miles on it. i followed the storage instructions in the gmc factory service manual that breaks it down between one month or less or a month or longer storage. the latter is much more involved so i drive the car once a...

use of clay bar use of clay bar using the claybar (meguiar) after spraying a light coat of meguair instant detail i notice some very light scratching of the paint. i can remove it with a very light type scratch remover. what am i doing wrong? thanks for any advice. john.

worst repair worst repair what abt the routine maintenance of lubing the universal joint on the front drive shaft (i remove the shaft twice a year so i can see the grease going in and not guess at it. it's still a pita but using hexhead bolts instead of those rotten torx bolts makes it a bit...

broken truck broken truck mine isn't but i am. john.