So an update on Dale:
As of 3/26/23
1. Transmission filter change and top offwith Lucas stop slip and atf. Trans cooler lines ran with earls fittings and Eaton push lock hose. No leaks, more expensive but no leaks. Tried using SS lines pre bent stainless steel lines and they leaked from the start at the transmission even with new brass fittings into the trans. Good luck getting stainless reflared. It did not work.
2. Adjusted timing. Was way off. Not knocking the kid that did the coil and distributor but wasn’t even close. Plugs and wires with acdelco.
3. New belt, tensioner, idler and power steering pump pulley. All acdelco except the ps pulley. Used Dorman, for the price good quality.
4. Exhaust from y pipe back, glass pack, stock dual tail pipes out the right side. Still need a section installed to bypass the original cat that was shot.
5. Installed new bulbs everywhere needed, tail light, interior, under hood, and high beam. Cleaned the interior and repaired the door panels the best I could with some jb weld and self tapping screws. These door panels are flimsy from the jump let alone being 33 years old. They’re fine for now. Fixed the dash bezel around the gauges. Typical headlight switch screws were busted off. Jb weld to the rescue again until they’re off back order from LMC truck.
6. New mirrors and outside window felt on both sides. Used LMC truck parts and both the mirrors and felt are pretty good quality for the price.
Still on the list to do:
Shocks, rear springs, tires, oil change, diff fluid changes, transfer case fluid change. I still have to find out why it will go into neutral while driving. Seems to do it in drive, 2 and 1 so I’m not 100% yet on why it’s doing that. Might hit up a transmission shop to have them diag and repair as that’s a little beyond me. The radio will not play any volume and the volume button will go down but not up. I can wiggle just right and sometimes it will go up but still no sound. Everything else lights up, the equalizer, time, station, etc. the hvac control also seems to stay once the keys off. Blinks fan speed often and doesn’t like to always cooperate so might need a new control head as well. The parking brake cables are gone and the pedal likes to fall down and the brake light comes on. Nothing major but I hate warning lights on. I’m sure I’ve missed a few things but it’s slowly coming together.
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