Bad luck strikes twice in the same day!
On Saturday I took to the salvage yard on the hunt for a decent radiator since I don't really want to spend $100+ on a new one, and some decent rotors/pads. I found a radiator out of a 89 1 ton and it still had coolant in it! I also came across pretty decent rotors/pads as well and all this for $110!!
A few hours later, I was back at my work with the truck on the lift. I flushed the radiator out with water and swapped them. I also took the "new" rotors and pads and cleaned off the surface rust with some emery cloth.
Here's where the bad luck showed up.
This radiator I got had some damaged fins, but overall seemed pretty good. I did noticed some green corrosion(?) at the bottom of it when I pulled it out, but didn't give it much thought. With it in the truck and the engine running, It is dripping on a constant rate. But I didn't lose a measurable amount while it was in the truck, so for now while the truck is at my job, it will work.
Now the bigger problem...
As I was putting on the rotors/pads, I noticed the driver side caliper had significantly more rust on the cylinder than the pass side. It also took far longer to compress it back into the bore when I installed the pads than the pass side did. When I went to back the truck out, the driver side front tire would not move, and I barely got the truck to move with the pedal to the floor.
With the truck in the air, I took off the tire and the rotor rotated freely, but with it on, the tire would not rotate at all. I'm guessing the weight of the tire/wheel is to much to overcome the friction of the cylinder stuck against the pad? I feel like the caliper has seized...
I do have a set of calipers laying around that came off my C1500 that I'll probably throw on here and my drums and shoes came in Saturday, so it looks like I'm doing a brake job on this sooner than expected...
Side note: anyone know how to change a thread title or do I need help from an admin?