New ro me 97 tahoe LT

good evening to all,
So I found a hell of a deal online and decided to take the gamble.
97 tahoe LT with Geneva package
Only 91k with papers showing he bought with 56k truck was in his driveway for 6 years just sitting. I paid 500 with out even trying to start it and had it towed for 100.

Body is in great shape and interior as well leather just needs some cleaning and a good car wash.

My question would be before I cranck it and try starting obviously I'm going to change the oil dump the quarter tank of gas. Also to check cooling,brake, ps fluid as well. What else should I do before trying to wake her up?

I will also be replacing the battery obviously.

Any

Here are some pics

Marbor said:

Here are some pics

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$500? What a bargain!

Does that center console have a tv in it?

Squirrelsmith said:

Does that center console have a tv in it?

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Yes in the rear with a VCR

Tonyrodz said:

$500? What a bargain!

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No kidding

Marbor said:

good evening to all,
So I found a hell of a deal online and decided to take the gamble.
97 tahoe LT with Geneva package
Only 91k with papers showing he bought with 56k truck was in his driveway for 6 years just sitting. I paid 500 with out even trying to start it and had it towed for 100.

Body is in great shape and interior as well leather just needs some cleaning and a good car wash.

My question would be before I cranck it and try starting obviously I'm going to change the oil dump the quarter tank of gas. Also to check cooling,brake, ps fluid as well. What else should I do before trying to wake her up?

I will also be replacing the battery obviously.

Any

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What are the plans?

no real plans on modification. Want ro make it a solid daily driver. im not into lifting/dropping or turning into a race truck. I just like driving big old truck's.
I currently have a 2k yukon xl now this to add.

Marbor said:

Yes in the rear with a VCR

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So cool

You’re on the right track with fluids, IMO, but if you’re going to drain the tank may as well swap fuel filter (very easy).
Get it started, then warmed up and just let it idle a bit while checking electrical and lights. Check your coolant to see if it’s been converted to green, if it’s still Dexcool orange I’d replace that also if it runs ok. You’ll want to take a good look under the hood for things like aftermarket alarm, radio and towing harness wires. *IF* there’s extra stuff and it runs well, leave it be!
While warmed up run the transmission through each spot on the shifter. Park to reverse should be the only one you feel. Since you have another vehicle you won’t have to rush, post if you have any issues.

Thanks too all for the reply's. Yesterday i was able to drop the tank and had to replace fuel pump. Once in the truck started right up no hesitation. I let it sit in idle in my driveway for about two hours before i started to shift and rev the engine. This thing is a beast i took it for a short ride around a few blocks no over heating, shift flawlessly and motor is quiet no ticks. I'm glad i won this gamble. LOL, Any how i did notice the air blower will not come on or the wipers. As far as the wipers i believe its the old soldering issue which i will take a look at today, my Yukon XL had a similar issue. As far as the blower were do i start? i checked the fuses which are OK IDK how to check relays, but i'm assuming worse case the blower or blower control, since the PO said it worked on low only after he switched it back and forth several times to get it to turn on. Also notice the brakes are shot will stop after hammering the pedal multiple times. I see a leak from the brake line looks like it splits ate the rear by the differential this will need to be address.

(Liquify33)==Thanks for the input as far as the coolant its still the DEX and i had a bottle already so i topped off the radiator and reserve. All lights and electrical seem fine at this point there is a Viper remote start installed PO told me he had installed and gave me the fob as well, but doesn't seem to work right now. I'm not to good with alarm systems so once i get this thing rolling mechanically good i will look into the non essential things. I will say the TV and VCR work perfectly and the radio in the back works as well.

Pretty neat truck, I will post some more pics of the rear of the truck, maybe someone can shed some light on why this was added or was this like a special order truck customized to the 1st Owner. Hell hing even has rear AC/ heat.