1992 Chevy K1500 - RCSB

[PolarBear]

Will that include shipping to a dock near him?

Looks like you've just volunteered to come pick it up and haul it to him. So, we've got shipping figured out, now.

 

[termite]

Looks like you've just volunteered to come pick it up and haul it to him. So, we've got shipping figured out, now.

If it comes with a running 8.1 and harness to follow me home, I‘d make the trip. At least consider making it.

Edit: Is the chevelle still around that replaced the 90?

 

[PolarBear]

Diagnosing a no rear running lamp & backup lamp issue.

I noticed the front to rear harness was smashed behind the fuel tank bracket, when I removed it to swap pump and sending unit.

Light green was thinner than a piece of paper.

Fixed that, reverse lamps now work.

Still no running lamps. Go to the back of the truck and find a Custom trailer plug install, conveniently spliced into the main running lamp feed wire, without anything covering it.

Needless to say, all cleaned up now and working appropriately!

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[PolarBear]

Okay... back to this truck story.

Last Saturday, when doing the front-end, interior work, etc. I knew the driveshaft needed new u-joints and fix the leaking transfer case output housing seal.

Let's take everyone down a spiral of events, that lead to me washing my hands, putting my tools away and going home.

Pulled driveshaft to do new moog u-joints, rear went in just fine, removed the front yoke, u-joint and began reassembly. Noticed regardless of what I did, the second inner retaining clip on the joint wouldn't install. Out comes the calipers! Only to find some mongoloid hammered the oem u-joints out so hard, that they managed to bend the ears on the driveshaft, almost 3/16" inward. Well, crap. Rather than stress the ears back open, I decided to order a brand new Dorman driveshaft, which arrived today. It's actually well built and significantly larger diameter than the OEM shaft.

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After finding the trogdor smashed driveshaft last Saturday, I figured i'd move onto removing the output shaft seal. Only to find the leak was from an actual crack on the lip edge of the tailshaft housing. CRAP!

I did find GM still sells the output housing, new. So I ordered one.

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So, i'll install these parts after work, today. Check / fill the transfer case and finally have a mobile truck, again.

I ordered some 285/75/16's to step down from the 315/75/16's, they should be in tomorrow morning. I'll get them swapped out, take the truck on a test drive, then hopefully let the daughter loose in the drivers seat.

 

[PolarBear]

Alright! 33s arrived today and just had them mounted.

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Looks so much better on a 33, rather than being stuffed, like it was before.

Wife and daughter working on getting the last of the 32 year old window tint off!

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Also installed a new Vortec starter, new battery cables. Truck really has that modern starter sound, now.

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[PolarBear]

Boys! We're off to the races and logging those hours!

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[PolarBear]

Today, we learned: Lid flip = HORSEPOWER!

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[GrimsterGMC]

It looks like she also learned that if you want to reach anything under the hood you will need a chair to stand.

 

[PolarBear]

Few small chips and stars in the windshield, decided to go ahead and have the windshield replaced.

$245 installed, seemed pretty fair!

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[thz71]

That's a cool first vehicle! I'm jealous!