My new project truck: '99 K2500 Suburban

[Dravec]

And she's externally back together! Just a couple small things to finish and she can get an alignment and inspection! And a bath.

 

[Dravec]

Got her alignment done, she passed inspection, and she has tags again! She is officially back on the road!

 

[Dravec]

So, instead of doing a proper shake down run, we went and picked up the horse trailer that the fiancé scored for a surprisingly good deal. She held 204-207 degrees on a 94 degree day, and pulled without issue. She seemed a tad weak on some of the hills, but she also hasn't really driven at all in about 3-ish years. It felt really good to drive her again.

 

[Dravec]

So, Elise died on me on my way to work this morning. In the middle of a turn. I wound up coasting into the ditch. Got her fired back up, and she ran rough and shifted hard the rest of the way in. Thankfully she threw a code, which I was able to use to determine that the mass air flow sensor was probably borked. Ordered a new one this morning from my HUB store, and got it around noon. Got it installed after a short lunch, and instant improvement all the way around. So for now, she seems good to go.

 

[Dravec]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that I'm pretty sure that the failing MAF is why she felt a bit off while towing the horse trailer home. Since replacing that yesterday afternoon, she has more power everywhere, and has about a 20% increase in fuel mileage, according to the little trip computer I have plugged in.

 

[Dravec]

Welp, driver's door guts are absolutely 100% FUBAR'd as of last night. Somehow, despite working for several weeks, and absolutely nothing being jacked with, the window regulator somehow grabbed a hold of the door lock rod last night, and absolutely jammed the latch rod stuck closed. Absolutely nothing was working last night, and the door is completely inoperable from inside or outside. This is gonna be delightful to get solved.

 

[Dravec]

So, I currently have the door completely gutted other than the window glass, waiting on the new door latch to be delivered, as the old one literally fell apart when I removed it to install the new lock rods. So, that was fun. And I figured if I already have it gutted this far, I might as well do the hinge pins & bushings . So that'll be fun. Anyone have any tips on how to make this easier?

 

[OutlawDrifter]

So, I currently have the door completely gutted other than the window glass, waiting on the new door latch to be delivered, as the old one literally fell apart when I removed it to install the new lock rods. So, that was fun. And I figured if I already have it gutted this far, I might as well do the hinge pins & bushings . So that'll be fun. Anyone have any tips on how to make this easier?

Hinge pins and bushings aren't that bad....a floor jack and and extra set of hands helps. I built a bushing press with a nut bolt and some washers, that will keep you from breaking them by driving them in.

 

[Dravec]

I don't have access to a bushing press. Would a small c-clamp work?

 

[Orpedcrow]

I used a nut bolt as a press. Couple of washers to distribute the load and some grease. A small c-clamp might work but iirc there’s not a bunch of room in there