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Published: 2004-10-19 19:30:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 185; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 11
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Yep, here it is. The Blazer. The only car I can drive in right now, since the VW will take a bit of time to fix. The Blazer is actually owned by my dad, but, he has another car to drive now.Here's the specs:
1987 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer 4WD
2.8 170 cubic inch V-6 TBI (Throttle Body Injection) Engine
4 speed automatic transmission
2 Hi, 4 Hi, 4 Lo, vacuum powered transfer case connected to Auto-locking hubs.
Ext. Paint: Two Tone, Red over Black
Interior: Red
Mileage: +270K
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As you can tell, I take pride in this truck/SUV. The thought has crossed my mind as of possibly buying it from my dad.
The positives:
Great hauler
gets around good in snow
The negitives:
Underpowered
and parts are a bitch to find
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Comments: 6
The 2.8L V6 is the one dark spot on the 1st Gen S-10 Blazer's history. Other than that they are great trucks! Is the engine original though? 270K on an original 2.8L is very good. Does it have a posi-traction or locking rear differential? My dad had a black 1993 2-door S-10 Blazer Tahoe 4x4 with the 4.3L 200hp V6, 4-speed auto, and I think it had a 3.42 posi rear. After typing this comment, I looked at the date and realized I was 15 years old and still in high school when this was posted to DA lol. Now I am 23, driving a late model Toyota pickup, and looking for an S-10 Blazer of my own! Great picture!
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The engine was NOT the original. It was around 150K we had to put a whole now long block assembly in and the transmission, oh ho, had to be rebuilt at least 4 times during the families ownership. And I couldn't tell ya the specs in detail, but she was mostly all original. Sadly, Cancer got a serious grip on her and she's gone to the big junkyard in the sky back in late 08 or early 09. I had a Cavalier for a short time. But shortly afterwards, I began to miss the space and 4wd that I had with the Blazer, so I sold the Cavalier and got a 1998 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon with a 2.5 Liter EJ25D Boxer 4. If someone were to give me a fairly decent 1st gen S-10, I'd probably take it for the Nostalgia and because I loved that old gal. Words cannot explain the tears I wept when I handed over the keys to her. I kept the spare set, and I keep them attached to the spare set for the Subaru.
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Another negitive....4 Speed Automatic.....(is a stick shift guy)
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Actually, it was 5 speed. 4 gears and somewhere in the middle of 4th, the transmission would lock the torque converter, making a somewhat 5th gear.
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