I Broke My New Truck Driving Home! What Did I Do?
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In this episode of The Questionable Garage, Jared faces a tough decision and a thrilling new adventure as he parts ways with one of the most fun cars in the fleet-a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis LS with a 5-speed manual swap. While letting go of the Grand Marquis might be bittersweet, the excitement levels skyrocket with the arrival of its replacement, an insanely cool and rare 1992 Chevy K3500 Big Block truck with a 5-speed manual transmission!
After completing the paperwork and hitting the road in the new truck, Jared’s excitement is short-lived when disaster strikes-he breaks it on the way home. But that's not where the story ends! Jared jumps into action, diagnosing the problem and getting to work on repairs. What follows is a wild ride of troubleshooting and wrench-turning, capped off with the discovery of one of the worst smells a vehicle has ever made.
From the highs of trading up to a rare gem to the lows of unexpected breakdowns (and questionable smells), this episode is packed with the drama and fun that comes with wrenching on quirky, powerful vehicles. Tune in to see if Jared can get the K3500 back on the road and whether this unique truck is worth the trouble.
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When you were pulling that apart without a trans jack I was thinking "Damn, remind me not to piss Jared off!". I've bench pressed a lot of transmissions over the years, both standing and laying on my back, but an NV45 isn't on the list. That was definitely a questionable choice.
@@3rdpig not sure questionable is the right word… disc shattering?
Words you don't ever want to speak when working on a vehicle... 'that was a surprise overhead lift', almost as bad as 'why can I smell smoke?' or 'I was sure I chocked that wheel...'.
@@TheQuestionableGarage NO, "OMG, they just dropped out of my pants cuffs"! But mostly, I guess you should have got it on camera- then we could all wince spectacularly!
I never knew the torque converter was part of the exhaust. Oh wait, that must be where the muffler bearing goes!😁
16:24 thats why I love OBS trucks simple enough to still work on and parts are readily available and they look good
LOVE IT! As an owner of a 1994 C1500 Suburban, I love seeing the GMT400 content! Gimme me more of this!
22:38 - truck is 100lbs lighter and has 20ish more horsepower. Those first generation catalytic converters were insane heavy. That’s a nice truck. Best of it, they’re starting go up in value, especially big block are sought after.
Not to mention the heat it generates and radiates into the bed when camping in it.
Seat swap it with a fold down jump seat with built in cup holders. You get cup holders without sacrificing the services of a passenger on a bench seat
If I knew you were going to pull that thing with no trans jack, I would have driven mine up there for you to borrow!! Stay safe.
Good horse trade, honest little wood truck. It's even got the tape deck with the fancy 5 band equalizer!
I would be tempted to buy a ton of rust converter and a garden sprayer, and turn all that brown underneath into black, then coat it with some oil/wax type stuff! Looks solid and very little oil leaks - did you do the output seal on the transfer case as well? I didn't see the rear main getting done, but assumed it was. It'll be a great workhorse for you!
I would like to share that i finally finished my project car, at least in terms of engine rebuild and i'm now breaking it in. So far i did 200km and passed tech inspection so it's going great, tomorrow i'm going to car meeting with it for first time since 2022(i was going with diferent cars all this time)
Well done! Has to feel great putting miles on it!
@@TheQuestionableGarage it is, it's completly different car now because i put so much stuff on it, but i love it even more then i did before. The most annoying thing was getting 6 speed swap in as so many people shared wrong instructions with me about how to make shifter work(it was 5 speed before) but it all worked out great(at least so far). Plan is to take it racing next year.
Welcome to the club! I got mine back on the road last month! Mine was my MK IV GTI that was parked in my garage for years with a bad engine. What is your project?
@@russelljacob7955 mine is EP91 Starlet, i could have finished it long time ago but i kept modifying it to get it ready for series of events happening in my country called GT Series. They host time attack events on different tracks all around my country.
Now it's time for me to start work on my V gen Celica as it's been waiting for over a year.
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Nothing like the sound of a chevy truck popping the hood🙂
The bumper would make a good ice chest for "water" when you're at events.
It seems like a perfect place to keep all your rust
For me, the peak was about 2005 or so, with the YLL Duramax Silverado. No modern emissions BS, and runs forever. My 2001 Duramax had 430k or so on it before it threw a driveshaft and cracked the bell housing. I bought a 2003 rustbuket with 230k will propably last the rest of my life.
24:15 Here's my "Words Picture" on a very similar situation.
Car was an E46 BMW 330i that was tracked (hard) with a Quaife differential. After the first track session, it became clear the diff needed a lot more fluid and a cooler. I'm there helping my friend with misc stuff on this car when he cracked the diff open. OMG, the smell. Imagine what Jared describes but much, much worse. Take that rancid taco porta-potty, dump it into a concentrated Sulphur lake and set it on fire. We ran out of the shop gagging to let it finish draining; but even from 20+ feet away it was terrible.
As we stood there, contemplating our life choices, the Milpitas Fire Department pulls up. Turns out someone else in the industrial complex, on the far corner from the shop, called the FD thinking there was a massive natural gas leak. After assuring the FD that it was truly "nothing" more than badly burned differential fluid, which they verified first hand (the poor bastards) they left and we, eventually, sealed that crap up in a jug. Even so, the shop stank for days... and the thought of having to smell even regular used gear oil still makes me a bit sick to my stomach.
Good times! 1 out of 10. Would not recommend! 😅
I would much prefer one if these older trucks compared to the newer stuff. The new ones have so much technology in them to go wrong and all the emissions stuff, us just ridiculous.
That tiny 454 could benefit from a dual exhaust and some minor intake tweaks. Better breathing will slightly increase fuel efficiency as long as you are light on that right pedal.
I love that rear bumper
I bought a new 1988 short bed, 5 speed 4 x 4. Went off road the first day and put some Arizona sagebrush pinstripes on it. I put a couple clutches in it, I watch your next video. 20 years later, and nearly 300k mostly dirt road miles I gave it to my neighbors son for his first vehicle… I moved away a couple years later, but I think it’s still running
24:49 i know exactly what you mean!
The kind of smell that keeps hanging in the back of your throat for the rest of the day and gives your eyeballs taste buds.
Aww... Now I'm missing my 77 Sierra Classic! 😢
24:21 I towed with this for 1500 miles with that smell being radiated into the cab. The most unpleasant trip ever.
Good job! Now it's time to get some anti-rust and spray it everywhere (except exhaust pipe) under the truck.
Your description of the small got me cracked up! Right on the nose on how it smells!
The worse smell on a vehicle would be the rearend oil and manual transmissions that have been past due for fluid change!
Awesome and outstanding.Thanks for sharing and taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it
That stock stereo will th the in dash eq actually has an additional amp that can be powered on through some button presses.
neat "little" find I'm happy to see the big block doesn't have core plugs in the bell housing sometimes just a good simple truck is just so good to have on hand look forward to seeing it cleaned up
Welcome to the family, Powder Keg! I really enjoyed this episode! I desperately needed something entertaining and enjoyable since my house got clobbered by trees 😫and I was also without power for several days (thanks a lot, stupid hurricane🤬) As always the music was great and Jared’s kind, knowledgeable demeanor was most welcome and appreciated! Keep up the great work Jared and Editor Duane 🥹
Appreciate the comments and hope you are able to get things sorted! Having had 4 trees hit the house in the past it can be a pain.
The previous owner literally got every penny’s worth out of that clutch!😂
29:16 if i may make a suggestion? i know you just want to drive it and use it for what it was intended for... but that 'surface rust' on the frame, can become really bad in humidity... see where i'm goin'? i suggest, that if you like this truck so much, that you go full mental and frame off rust removal... this way... with a clean rust free frame, if you feel like moving it on, it will be BETTER than before.. plus, content, plus sponsors!! [laser rust removal, dry ice blasting, that neat eastwood surface prep hand held drum grinder] you have at LEAST a month's worth of content in that OBS.. Dwayne, Help me out here!!
LOL, I did the same thing. Went and bought a 2007 Crown Vic P71 during Helene. I'm in western SC for context.
Nice! How are the idle hours on it?
Great video had the same truck brand new in 93 with the 5 speed and silverado package. Loved it.
the nostalgia, my first truck was a 91 2500 regular cab long box black with grey two tone with that same grey interior, man that truck was a good starter truck. when i look back at all the trucks i used to own and what i bought and sold them for compared to what they sell for now...i wish i had kept them all lol who'd have thunk prices would soar like they have
Gosh yes my dad had the same truck, I took my junior prom date in that rig. Good memories
I know that in 1992, Chevy had two manual transmissions. One was the sort of gear you hand down to generations yet unborn. The other was junk. You must have the good one because it is a one ton truck, right? I don't know where you are in Florida, don't really want to know, but Hurricane Milton looks like it will either blow you away or drown you. Maybe both. Be safe.
I’m actually up in north Georgia. This was Helene and it managed to only graze us, thankfully everyone friends and family in the Carolina’s are safe Milton is looking like a monster.
Nv3500 was the light duty transmission found in the half ton trucks. The nv4500 was the heavy duty transmission found in the 3/4 and up.
The only way it could be better is if it was an extended cab. Get a little more room for us big guys
You are correct when you said last of the good trucks. GMT400s are the best!
Great stuff guys! Cheers and welcome, Powder Keg!🍻
I swear the windshield cracked when I was driving here 😎
Someone cut out your TORQUE CONVERTER !? Oh em geeeeeee
Yes it converts torque into heat and silence
I've owned a lot of oddball stuff over the years including a pair of MKII toyota MR2's. I was absolutely spoiled when it came time to buy parts for my GMT400. I have a foxbody mustang now and the aftermarket support for restoration parts is insane for those too.
Now that you fix that clutch I think that thing's going to be a good rig for you it should last a long time and the camper shell is great for hauling stuff from state to state where you don't want to get it wet
22:38 They took your TORQUE CONVERTER, did they? 🧐
Gotta be careful, they might have algorithms
I daily an 04 hd2500 with 8.1 Allison combo and love it. 180 k miles. Great trucks in this generation. Your obs were great but gutless in power. Engine upgrades make them amazing.
Jarrod is such a loveable guy.
I love me some GMT400. I had a 92 K2500 Suburban with a 350, 4l80, and the full floating rear end geared at 4.10. It was super comfortable tank, but GUTLESS. It couldn't hold 70mph up a minor incline in OD. It ended up too rusty to keep on the road and I had to move on. I now have a 2000 GMC Sierra 2500 non-HD with a 6.0, 4l80, and a 12 bolt geared at 3.73. Previous owner left it for dead with a broken flexplate. I bought it for a song, fixed everything that was wrong with it, including a transmission rebuild, and now have a rusty but reliable truck. I moved some cars on a car hauler this past weekend with it and it did it without complaint. I lean more towards the GMT800s, but only because they were the new trucks at the time I was starting out as a technician and I know them so well.
To Mechanical Inspector Gadget; there are only a couple of times the pedal is tasty snug- when it's a brand new truck and when it's just has a clutch job. Since you didn't sat you had readjusted it, the new clutch put the inner workings where the clutch was set before. The Valleho clutch may well be the original. And you are 100%- that can be and will be a very useful truck indeed! Having good AC would make it ideal. As comfortable as the bench was, Jared, I'd get a better bucket- you you know what will thank you on a 500-1000 mile drives like you have done for CarTrek. A removable fifth wheel to carry a goose neck on too. Fix the paint to protect the metal; daily drivers with "spotty paint seldom get stolen! Congrats on the buy and not needing hernia surgery!
Love the Vice Grip plate on the front ... lol
Hi Jared and his friend nice video 📹 and workmanship
Glad your safe big guy. You can borrow my trans jack anytime sir
18:06 The identity of the transfer case and Gearbox have been obscured to protect there identity 😂😂😂😂 18:06
What happened to the Denali Jared? Great new addition to the fleet in the form of Powder Keg!
All I heard was "yadda yadda natural disaster, yadda yadda active hurricane, GETTING A NEW VEHICLE".
Nothing questionable about that! 😉👍
Jerod, on the shifter retaining collar, take the lever off so it's just a stub (if you can like a Dodge NV4500) and use a large impact socket to push and turn. Makes life a lot easier. It also would have been a good idea to remove the tail housing from the gear box to upgrade the 5th gear nut. Not as big of a deal on gas powered trucks, but still a weak point of that transmission.
That was how I put it back together, and got the shifter knob lined up correctly, is a way easier thing!
Throw on a Sniper 2. Derek is getting impressive big block economy with his units
5spd 4wheel drive hell yea
Rust proof the underneath of that truck
He also gave you the Vice Grip Garage front plate. You really got the better end of the deal.
He gave me a couple trihard tags so I'd say we're even
Watching this while Milton is tearing us up. Love the truck bud.
How did y'all fare?
Thats a pretty dang cool truck. I will say that I am not in the habit of bench pressing transmissions anymore so the transmission jack is on my short list next time I have to pull one. I wish Harbor Freight had a lift height version...
Congrats on the new ride Jared. I think you did really good on your trade... No it's not a show queen,
but who cares. I'm sure it will look a lot better after you get done detailing it.
In 2002 I bought a new black Dodge HD 2500 4X4 crewcab with the Cummins engine. It was a very good pickup.
Even though it only had 80,000 miles on it and it looked like new, In 2013 I decided it was time for a new one so I
bought a fully loaded RAM HD 2500 4X4 crewcab. I got to drive it for about a month and then it went into the service department
where it stayed for SIX MONTHS. It had wiring and emissions issues and they couldn't fix it, so I got a 2014
that was identical. I got to drive that one for four months and it developed the same issues as the 2013.
Not being very smart, I decided to try one more because I loved the pickups, so I ordered a 2015.
It too was fully loaded with the Cummins. This one started having the same issues in about two weeks.
I got really pissed off and traded it in on a 2015 GMC. No more problems.
The RAM pickups are the biggest pile of shit on the road. It's unfortunate because they look nice and I like the Cummins.
I will never buy another new vehicle. They get worse and more expensive every year...
8:19 oh man i love the OBS'!! i has a '95, a '97 gmc long bed extended cab and a '99 short bed c-k1500... i would LOVE to see what an EV conversion would do... parts are getting cheaper!!
6:12 5 speed AND 4WD?! So when the going gets rough, you can stick it in 4HI and keep on trucking (no pun intended!)
Not saying you need to do a full resto (no, I like the patina as is), but i do think you should do some small fixups and do mods and share that. :-D This is my favorite kind of pick up - the real working kind.
Thats a nice truck
Now I want one.
Jared you absolutely got the high end on this trade. I'm 54 and I've yet to get that deal that is like this. You did good man. I'm sure ya know that. Big block one ton obs. Yes.
Am I missing something? Where is your modern white GMC diesel? Did you have to sell it or is it broken? And to this old boy... Love to ride it! Ultimate combo. Any truck with stick shift is immortal.
Rofl. I loved the smell description.
Nice truck.
Ya know by giving you a repair to complete with your new truck it just gave you the opportunity to really bond with it in all the best and worst ways! 😂
I recently swapped my 2004 ram 4.7l and nv3500 5 speed with a hemi stroker, center force dual friction clutch, new flywheel and 4x4 tremec tr4050 5speed. Works minty. Maybe you can get Silver Sport Transmissions to donate one to the channel to replace the nv4500.
Some say no options. I say less to go wrong.
Has all the right options. The ones that still work!
This was the last year for the Scottsdale iirc. It was a nicer middle of the road truck compared to the base Cheyenne and upper trim level Silverado.
I daily 95 chevy silverado k2500 ext cab 8ft bed, 5.7L 350 v8 4x4.
Love the tfl shoutout
David did a great job with it. I'm sure he'd be happy to see Jared get straight to making it better.
Maybe spray some rust converter whilst it’s in the air or not 😂
I actually work in the porta potty industry. We get the occasional pot that is nasty like that.
I like the truck when u first got it. So lets see how it goes. 7:45 in & jammin out with the music
Well it has the appropriate front license plate for what you are doing.
Can you do a rust treatment video. Spray can version because your truck has very little rust.
Built like an ox. I resemble that remark. 🛠️
I forgot that transfer case had a pto option.
The good big boy truck things!
I'm watching this currently while awaiting for the eye of Milton to hit. That's a questionable choice 😂
Good trade. I'd take a cool OBS like this. Bonus for a green truck.
my old man had some really bad luck with 454s in trucks. hope your luck is better than his.
The truck figured you needed to make some content sooner than later.
This truck is a keeper in the QG family, but if you ever decide to sell, please let me know.
i traded my 08 gmc sierra for a 07 honda element. im still loving the trade but the honda has a power steering leak which ive tired a few things and am about to change the pump to see if that solves my problem. Im a new mechanic and mostly just a hobbiest but ive been trying to do easy repairs myself. thanks for all the knownladge you have given me over the years to even make this trade posiable cause i wouldnt of been able to confidently say i could fix something on a car without it.
Also sorry to hear you lost the dually.
I didnt want to trade my truck away but i wasnt using it as a truck as often as i would of liked and needed something more fuel efficent to help save on fuel cost.
Awesome that you are getting your hands dirty! Definitely need more people willing to give it a go! And I’m grateful to be considered any part of an inspiration for it.
@@TheQuestionableGarage Yeah, It has been alot of Cursing and youtube videos but ive made some sucessful repairs to my truck and hope to have many more on this little honda element sc, also my first honda ever owned i usually like to graviate towards gm, or toyota vehicles mainly because they are what ive grown up around.
I'd rather have that than a brand new one myself. Trucks have gotten way too fancy these days.
I really love the truck, I've got a single cab short bed 92 c1500 with a 5 speed and a 4.3 V6 i daily. Iv got plans for a 454 swap though.
I know a guy with a 454 lol
Come on Mr. Pink, you didn't just come through a hurricane, at least Helene. I live a few miles from you and we had some rain and that was it, not a hurricane! You probably described your experience to garner interest; however, the devastating effects of a hurricane happened well above Hall Co. in Western NC.
@mike30534 the swap happened where the eye of Helene passed through earlier that morning. Although it doesn't look it, we were without power. A mile or so away friends of mine were without power for days after we swapped. Yes it's nothing compared to the devastation in the mountains of NC and TN but he did go and drive during a hurricane to make the swap.
This was filmed before the devastation had fully even happened or was known, we had trees and limbs down and no power, and Daniel was east, where there was more damage. There was quite a bit we ended up leaving out due to what Helene ended up doing.
Somehow the profession I have been thinking the most about from the beginning of this video is dentistry.
epic mate... keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
If ya don’t want it I’ll take it, I had a 94 5 speed 454 3/4 ton long bed 4x4. Should’ve hung onto it.
I’ve not had a vehicle that so many people want to buy at every stop. I’m absolutely loving driving it! About 400 miles on it already since the clutch
@@TheQuestionableGarage currently I have a 87 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 manual and the same thing happens to me lol. The one drove so much better than the sq body.
I’m also a Mopar guy I’ve have a 68 coronet in similar condition of your b body. I’ve got a 440 727 to go in it, it was a Slant six car built in St. Louis Mo.
Love that truck!
That 14 bolt rear needs a tru trac or some sort of non gov bomb traction aid.
I have a '93 C1500 mine has the extra pull out cup holder on the dash. I think you can get them from LMC Truck.
I think the gearshift would get in the way of it.
It won't mine has the NV3500
I’ve seen some really nice armrest deals that sit on the bench that has flip up storage, and you can even wire it for power points for the phone, think I might end up that route!
@@TheQuestionableGarage that sounds pretty sweet, I may have to look into one of those myself.
There are generic ones for relatively cheap, but the ‘obs’ specific super tight fitting ones are $120-200 which is a bit to swallow, but the lack of cup holders…
love the build
Can't believe you did all that work and didn't replace the one piece rear seal
I did replace it, always!
Man you literally got my dream truck.
This about the only thing I'd trade for my 92 k1500 z71. In reality I'd keep both though.
Great trade I'd say, but what happened to the old man truck.
Vice Grip Garage plate @28:30
Well it did tow independence a couple times.