I got a chunk of floor pan today with the 3 plugs still in place.
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At first I was gonna chop one out of a TBI Suburban, but found that pan was completely flat. I wonder when this change came about. Don't worry that's dirt not rust. Also grabbed a power steering cooler as the loop in the frame is just dumb. And a mirror switch so they can go up and down and steering column clamshells. Can't believe I found one intact. When I pulled in the driveway at home, I smelled antifreeze. I thought to myself it must be that shitheap Honda parked a couple houses back. When I got out though I saw steam pouring out of the grill. Nope, that's definitely me. Temp gauge was on 210, so it must have just happened. Truck didn't act hot and the gauges never caught my eye. I grabbed the hose to refill the radiator and quickly found the leak.
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That couldn't have happened BEFORE I went to the junkyard. Parts stores want like $50 for that stupid thing. Plus you know the QD won't survive.
The other thing that's been bothering me is the ignition cylinder housing. There's no preload to push the ignition outward, so it doesn't catch the detents and you have to monkey around to find the off/lock position that no longer locks. The 2 little pins that do that are sheared off. My new cylinder has angered the VATS since day 1. I got a 95-97 cylinder and they changed in 98, not sure if that's why though. The 98+ housing can only be had from Dorman for $130, but the 97 housing is $67 made by GM. I went with the 97, worst case I figure I just have to disable VATS to make it all work which I needed to do anyway.
