Changed my oil and filter. Amazon did not deliver my backup camera cable today, I can leave it parked until Monday, we need it to pull the camper to Jordan Lake next weekend. Today I got the boat ready for fun the next few weekends.

 

hopefully a real man gave you a wedgie when you escaped the escape room. that should be the prize.

 

 

I found cancer on my truck yesterday. Drivers side rear door rocker...I literally pressed it and my fingers went straight through. My truck was completely clean under it 5 years ago and now I have holes. I am starting ti think that cleaning it religiously after each snow storm may have been worse for it.

 

I can get you hooked up for rust free doors and rockers down here if you need them.

 

Thanks. I will have to wait a bit on that one. Plan is to do my best to keep it from getting worse and then when we are back in TX for good, I will to the rust repairs and a paint job.

 

Blew a transmission line... rust cancer took it from pinhole to puking 2gallons in about 45 miles (I stopped to refill it, I didn't just let it go)... but here's hoping to no permanent damage to the trans.

Perfect time to flush and refill.

 

your totally right, its like parking it in a heated garage, the nasty stuff gets wet or melted and creeps into even deeper areas and actually causes more damage then just leaving it frozen on the underside.

 

Had a tire rotation and alignment done, toe in was off. A/C was also checked, tech adjusted refrigerant level.

 

In the past couple of days I have changed the engine oil and filter. Changed the transmission oil and filter. Swapped out the factory transmission pan to the deep Derale pan. Added several springs to the accumulator section of the valve body. Shifts are now very snappy, only the 1 - 2 shift is a little hard sometimes, but not too hard. Trans temps went up to 165 deg max while driving around the neighborhood for about 45 min, dropping to 163 while in drive at a stop light. Have yet to see how it does on the expressway and while towing.

 

last night installed the strictly diesel dip stick adapter on my truck. was originally looking for orings but decided this route. i now have no leak what so ever.
when i swapped out my glow plug last year i had to cut the dipstick bracket to remove the oil pan. i was able to remove it and weld it back uo today at work .

 

What brand cross bars are those holding up your roof rack?

 

Thule 58" Square tube load bar #LB58, Podium Foot Pack and Podium Fit #3101.

 

Spent time cutting and grinding the idiotic shear bolt heads off the hitch. Changed the oil in the rear axle since it was so available without the fuel tank in the way. Tomorrow is spraying the back underbody with vinegar and wiping it all down, then rinsing and letting it dry for a couple of days. (if the weather allows it) Then the wire wheeling any rust and painting. Then on another day, assembly.

Maintenance is a pain, but not as much pain as paying for a new truck.

 

I had the same thought, buying a new truck, after laying under my truck the past few weeks fixing things....oil cooler, rusty oil pan, dip stick.....but in the end, I'd rather fix stuff than pay $800 a month for a recreational type vehicle. If I had a towing job every month that equaled the payment, I may, but I still like my giant station wagon.

BTW, the secret word of the day is: JB Weld!