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Gotta have 4 doors..... Rawhide, TOTY 2023!
Well well well....time for more updates!
Finally got the oil and filter changed in Rawhide! The last time I changed them was on February 6, 2023.....kept trying to get to it, and it kept raining on my days off, or there were other things needing doing as well.
That old oil was black as the devil's 'hole....
I think I'm going to have to replace the belt tensioner this week. Something is making noise under the hood and it varies with the RPM. Hopefully it's that and not the alternator bearing. Or God forbid, the water pump. No leaks underneath so I am betting on the tensioner. Gotta put the stethoscope on it to narrow it down....
Got two new front tires on Rawhide (what Mom and I got each other for Valentine's lol). So we did not go to the Conroe swap meet that weekend, cause that was that budget gone! Found out that it was crappy weather and I prolly wouldn't have made any money, had we gone. We'll see how the traders village swap meet in NW Houston this weekend is.
Replaced the PCV valve last month on Rawhide, and it helped with the idle which is still sometimes rough. I think I need to replace the plug wires and route them properly with extra separators, and that should take care of that issue. Remember most of what I've replaced on the big truck is original parts....
Burb is unfortunately still stuck in front of our trailer, waiting for me to be able to get under him and see what the problem is. Hoping it's just the filter gasket; read reports from several of the square body guys that had that happen on their trucks.
Finally got the oil and filter changed in Rawhide! The last time I changed them was on February 6, 2023.....kept trying to get to it, and it kept raining on my days off, or there were other things needing doing as well.
That old oil was black as the devil's 'hole....
I think I'm going to have to replace the belt tensioner this week. Something is making noise under the hood and it varies with the RPM. Hopefully it's that and not the alternator bearing. Or God forbid, the water pump. No leaks underneath so I am betting on the tensioner. Gotta put the stethoscope on it to narrow it down....
Got two new front tires on Rawhide (what Mom and I got each other for Valentine's lol). So we did not go to the Conroe swap meet that weekend, cause that was that budget gone! Found out that it was crappy weather and I prolly wouldn't have made any money, had we gone. We'll see how the traders village swap meet in NW Houston this weekend is.
Replaced the PCV valve last month on Rawhide, and it helped with the idle which is still sometimes rough. I think I need to replace the plug wires and route them properly with extra separators, and that should take care of that issue. Remember most of what I've replaced on the big truck is original parts....
Burb is unfortunately still stuck in front of our trailer, waiting for me to be able to get under him and see what the problem is. Hoping it's just the filter gasket; read reports from several of the square body guys that had that happen on their trucks.
