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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 12:22 PM
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'79 Bronco help!!

Okay so I repaired/replaced everything I thought would fail this truck for inspection except for the exhaust, which does not have a cat and I figured would fail me... it is a 1979 Bronc with a 351M and automatic trans... the truck is in really good shape and I bought it for $200 from a person who had been trying to sell it for awhile and was frustrated and accepted my pathetic offer.
With the price I paid and the condition of the truck is it safe to assume I should get the work done and this truck will hold its value?
So here is the list from the inspection...

Loose Drag Link - What is a drag link? No reference to it in the manuals

Bad front brake hoses - I have replacements is this going to be hard?

Exhaust - He says I need a full replacement. It has a full engine-back dual exhaust with no cat, he says I *have* to go to one pipe with a cat and then split to duals is this going to be expensive to have a shop do? $400-$500?

Parking brake - I have replacement cables- is this going to be very hard?

RS turn signal stays on constant - any thoughts?

Windshield wiper switch - Jeff's Bronco graveyard?

LR safety belt - no idea where to find one

Fuel filler - says there is supposed to be a metal flap in the fuel filler, how do I replace that thing, is is a part or do I have to pull the whole tank?

Air injection - says there is supposed to be an air pump on the front of the engine that is missing, I don't know what he is talking about...

PLEASE any help appreciated...

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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 01:19 PM
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'79 Bronco help!!

Parking brake - I have replacement cables- is this going to be very hard?


Well you have to remove both rear wheels right into about where you would be if replacing the brake shoes
Dusty dirty work !



RS turn signal stays on constant - any thoughts?

Check for burned out bulb on that side


Windshield wiper switch - Jeff's Bronco graveyard?

No big deal ,you can buy new one from a regular parts supplier

LR safety belt - no idea where to find one

Wrecking yard > check for stretched one<

Fuel filler - says there is supposed to be a metal flap in the fuel filler, how do I replace that thing, is is a part or do I have to pull the whole tank?

This sounds like someone punched out the filler tube so they could use leaded gasoline.You can find a new filler tube many place on the net

Air injection - says there is supposed to be an air pump on the front of the engine that is missing, I don't know what he is talking about...

The *Smog pump* runs off the V-belts to run the anti-pollution system usually mounted above the alternator
 
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