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Automotive Durability Tester
Well, if it leaves you stranded like #4 again, mail me the keys and its location. I'll fly out from Kentucky, fix it, stop by @HotWheelsBurban house there in Texas, load up my engine and be on my way! Lol!
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I’d daily drive it for awhile. The constant day to day grind will uncover things like cooling system, alternator, starter, ignition, etc. Brake pads, shoes, wheel bearing attention, tires, and the like should be looked at before daily driving in my opinion. The only time my ‘88 Silverado let me down was a catastrophic water pump failure.
I think you’ll be fine. As was said above, drive it and get used to its sounds and its feel. Also, take a new belt, that you have test fitted, and a breaker bar with the correct socket so you can swap it on the side of the road if necessary.
Just thought of another road trip tip...
Find a way to disable that truck every night. A well hidden kill switch is best but there are other ways to at least slow the tweakers down.
Nothing will ruin a road trip faster than a stolen truck in some podunk little town
If you haven’t done it on such old truck I would take the time and go through all the systems change all the fluids and check every component of the truck. Check suspension, electrical, brakes, cooling, fuel, transmission, axles, etc. You’ll find what is worn out or on its way out.
Unfortunately when vehicles get this old they require work. But once you do it you really don’t need to worry about that happening again. Unless I’m just in a emergency repair I usually use factory or high quality aftermarket parts. I tend to stay away from bargain bin parts.
I had a couple of kills on my K5 because the **** heads broke the back window out twice trying to steal it.my kill switch was a camaro with t tops rear view mirror. It has build in map lights with switches. I used one switch to control a relay that killed the power to the fuel pump relay.
later I started using a switch with a plunger. Mounted it behind a drink cup holder or slide out ashtray. Depending on how I wired it the cup holder or ashtray had to be open or closed. In cime cases I wired some cars where one had to be open the other closed. Or a certain piece of trim had to be in the right position to start the vehicle. I’m one of those electricians who likes to mess around d with relays and controllers.