1994 Chevrolet S-10 LS,Extended Cab, 4X4 from North America - Comments

I added two cans of R-134, air conditioner now blows ice cold, dealer wanted hundreds of $ to fix, Chevy's always leak freon. Interior door panels needed a few screws to reattach. Passenger power window won't work. Power mirror's no longer work. Same drivers seat edge wear that others report. Spark plugs kinda tough to get to. Cab corner's starting to show small amount of rust. Idles a little rough on cold starts. Generally the same issue's others in this forum report.

Paid $975 dollars for this truck at a Chevy dealer (it had 200,000 miles). Great deal! Good looking, solid truck, that runs out very nice. Electronic 4 wheel drive is flawless. Love the remote oil filter, it makes "shade tree" oil changes a breeze! Rides the way it should, like a truck! I have had many Chevy's, one fact is always true, you take care of them, they take care of you. But it does pay to be handy under the hood.

Update to this (MY) Truck... Well it's February 07', and the truck now has 225,000 miles, I keep adding r134 as needed, replaced the pitted windshield ($180 installed) replaced battery (up-sized $55), replaced alternator ($80), replaced water pump ($30), Should have replaced the sloppy timing chain while I had it apart (it was very hot out!), worst problem was the injector system! a design nightmare!!! (a problem GM fixed for the 98' and newer models), easy to do for a "shade tree mechanic" but YOU have to replace the whole system, cheap fixes won't work here!! (I TRIED! had to be towed home twice $120 total) parts include the intake gasket, injector kit, and hose kit (over $600 retail!) dealer only items! (dealer wanted $1,300 parts & labor to fix!), a little white lie will get the whole lot at wholesale ($350)...the truck looks/runs good and gets many comments and about 16-17 mpg, okay for it's heavy duty drive train... OK for the price I paid!, but as I said, it helps to be able to work with the tools, otherwise these older S10's can cost you more than their worth!

Are you sure you are not talking about a '95 S-10? The fuel injection system on the '95 S-10's was a disaster, and had the "hose kit" I believe you are talking about. But, if I am not mistaken, the 94's (i.e. the old body style) had the very reliable throttle body injection system.

I had a '91 S-10 years ago and it was great. With the exception of the alternator, the truck NEVER failed me and you simply could not kill it even if you tried. I am thinking of buying an S-10 of that vintage again, but not a '95, because I want avoid the fuel injection system I think you are talking about.

If you would not mind, please clarify if your truck is a '94 or a '95 with a TBI system or whatever kind of a wacky system that was (I do not even know what you would call it) Chevy introduced after the TBI system. Obviously, one can tell immediately which system is which by looking under the hood, but the information you provide will save me the trouble of looking at the 94's if they have that odd-ball system.

They did make the new style in 1994, I have a 94 ZR2 Model Single Cab. This, I think, was the first year with the 4.3 Vortec. Any Comments on what to do about this engine, it does and always has idled a little rough watching the tachometer. Everyone has told me its has to do with the injection. Open for advice, it has pretty low miles, only 110,000 miles.