Yup, there is a brown wire in each door for the switch lighting, it's a constant on with parking lights, not dimmed. It would be there on any 95+ truck.
So, I spent the afternoon doing the boring, tedious stuff that I've put off awhile, well, cause it's boring, well and the weather has been cruddy most days.
Spent about 3 hours laying under the truck, inspecting "stuff."
The good:
- Checked the oil. It was full, black and all diesely.
Hasn't been using any in the 1,500 miles I've owned the truck!!!
- Transmission is full, golden honey colored, and smells like Syntorque (thank god some idiot didn't change it and refill it with standard gear lube). I also noticed the transmission sports both PTO cover sticker and the red tag on the fill plug saying to refill with GM fluid.
- Transfercase was full of nice red ATF.
- Both diffs were full of clean gear lube.
- Exhaust has been replaced at some point with 3", although it's standard exhaust shop bends. The soot trap is long gone. Crossover is stock.
- 3 rear u-joints have been replaced at some point with new sealed units. Fronts are original
- Greased all the steering components and balljoints. They were all crusted in grease, which to me indicates they have been regularly serviced in the past.
The bad:
- First thing, the low coolant light came on last night for a moment, so I topped it off. It's orange and looks clean still. I searched around everywhere I can see, and can't seem to find a leak.
- Driver's exhaust manifold was missing bolt at crossover flange, and was leaking. Replaced with a new anti-seezed stud and nut.
- Transmission is weeping at the input shaft retainer
- Front diff is weeping at case half, typical
- Oil cooler lines are weeping at 3 of the 4 crimped connections, typical
