Faults:

The truck was worn out. Purchased it from a coworker who had the engine rebuilt. They tried everything to get it running and replaced most of the major components on the engine. I bought it and found low fuel pressure and replace the fuel pump. The truck ran great after that. Then the tranny went out. rebuilt it and upgraded it with hardened clutch cases and larger hardened 4x4 gears. Intalled headers, throttle body spacer, MSD Ignition, Pulley underdrive kit, rebuilt the A/C for $175 added heater core bypass valve for better cooling and a Flexalite Flexfan for better idle cooling which made the A/C Work 10 times better, rebuilt the entire front end, Moog ball joints and Energy Suspension bushings, steel braided brake lines that increased stopping power by 30% or 30 foot shorter stopping distance from 100 MPH to stop. Belltech 2" drop spindles in the front and 3" drop blocks in the rear which makes the truck feel safer due to a lower center of gravity, helwig helper springs for a tighter ride in the rear, new shocks.

General Comments:

I paid $600 for the truck and sank $3000 more in parts and it is the BEST automobile I have ever owned. I can outrun the new Nissan 350Z with no problem it handles like a Corvette and rides like a Cadillac. I hate to see bad things written about this truck and to for the record CHEVROLET produces a great product it the morons that drive them that is the problem.

Top speed 165

14 second quarter mile

26 MPG Highway.

Faults:

Engine fire at 193,680 miles.

Became aware of rust after blobs of bondo fell out, leaving huge rust holes on both left and right rear fenders.

Cruise control does not work.

Right door will not unlock.

The rear window lifts do not keep the window up in position.

Power windows beginning to fail.

Oil pan cracked while sitting in drive way, do not really know how.

General Comments:

When I first saw the vehicle I did not want it as the vehicle had nearly 200,000 miles, but at only eleven hundred dollars it would easily fit into my budget. When I met the owner he was honest and told me his son was the actual owner, and was told by his son it had been very well taken care of. He did explain all the problems to his knowledge, all this time I kept in mind the vehicle was only eleven hundred dollars. I purchased the vehicle the next day.

Very quickly things started to deteriorate. I was waxing the the vehicle when on closer inspection I saw a huge piece of bondo covered by a thin layer of low quality spray paint, the same on the other side of the vehicle. It just goes down hill from there. With less a hundred miles of driving it died silently in the night with an unexplained cracked oil pan, which thankfully I caught before starting it.

I am not saying not to purchase a S-10 Blazer, in fact I know many people who have owned them for many trouble free years, it's just that I got a really rotten lemon.

Faults:

Never have had to replace anything but the starter (112.00) and regular oil changes every 3000 miles. All the other things I've added have been performance things, and a stereo system.

I love this truck and they will be my favorite forever. As soon as this engine dies I'm buying a 350 V-8.

General Comments:

Awesome performance.

350 V-8 after this engine.