I bought this truck with ridiculously low miles last year.
The above items were mostly caused from age and sitting outside; i.e. the alternator threw a bearing (old), the plastic power window gears got brittle from the Northern Cali valley heat, the caliper pins were rusted. 460's are known to warp exhaust manifolds all the time, so no surprise there.
Bottom line? This truck is a behemoth workhorse. It has never left me stranded. I've taken it across country twice towing a 5th wheel trailer. I have no doubt the 460/C6 automatic combination could pull a house off its foundation.
However all that power comes at a price: towing you're going to get 8-10MPG. Well, actually, NOT towing you get 8-10 MPG. So you might as well tow a 40' trailer, all the time because you're going to get 8-10MPG anyway.
They don't build 'em like this any more. This truck's chassis and powertrain was built to go 300,000 miles and tow 18,000 lbs. the whole while. Too bad gas still isn't $0.89 per gallon.
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