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still have the blackout lights (LOOK GREAT) sitting on the bench, heater core brackets came in today (need to be cleaned and painted) and i ordered a NOS headlight harness from Fleabay today so this weekend i should have an update so long as the weather shapes up... looks like possible rain...
Small update just changed the oil yesterday 44730 miles and removed the leaking oil sampling valve...
Bright news I have ordered 2 heater core retaining brackets and my set of brand new NOS front and rear blackout lights arrived today as well as my spyderco paramilitary 2 knife so I'd say today...
Its all came down to the right timing, sold my car pulled a personal loan and I'm paid pretty well as a phone guy, and I had started a 2 week vacation the day I got the truck so it was VERY easy for me to spend time working on it, also my wife likes the truck so that helps...
Im glad I can...
well i pulled out the front blackout lights out that i received the other day and one is not serviceable in its current condition so i had to remove it from the bracket as my brackets are missing so ive got one okay front and one bad front... so i ordered a set of 4 new blackout lights for $30 2...
so got to the other 1/3rd of that package this afternoon, installed both front marker lenses
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I did notice it looks like both front fenders have been finessed by brush and or trees, and or other trucks who knows...
well new bulbs in all markers turn signals tail lights and...
well i couldnt wait for tomorrow with this box o parts sitting here... so here's 1/3 of what was in the box :D
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they may not be made in usa but man are they shiny, tomorrow ill install the next 1/3rd of what was in the box, the rest will have to wait until i can source my...
New load of parts ordered... hopefully should have them in mid week hopefully they are the "facelift" that im looking for... got a set of front blackout lights in this past week as well, so now im sitting on more parts to install. i really hope we get some kind of warm spell soon, nothing worse...
well i re read the roscommon conversion and found that the FD had missed some steps now were back down to 15.0v (at least on my questionable multimeter) charging voltage and everything that is supposed to be insulated and tied back is, the only step that i have not done is ground strap the pass...
i will get that cleaned up as my next step if the squealing returns, as for now it seems to be better
this is the wire that is in question where does this go? i can not make out the verbiage on the diagram i circled it in red
well got out there and checked for alignment this is the best photo i could obtain, the belt looks straights and the alignment looks good for all pulleys from what i can tell
on a bright note i re-tightened the alternator 2 times and it appears that my squeal is gone so hopefully i just didnt...