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Got the new CV boots on. Definitely a messy job, but a whole lot cheaper than replacing the shafts themselves!

It's CV Boot day. All the outters are getting replaced. Surprisingly the inners are still soft and pliable.

Rt95 and Rt495 are like super speedways around here, so if you're going slower than 70mph, you've basically become a road hazzard.

I also popped open that mystery cannister on the firewall. It looks like a secondary oil filter system.

Installed the tank with a new pickup sock, and new rubber lines at all the junctions. Definitely not the easiest job.

Took some pics of the catch can. It has a drain valve on it, but it's empty. I haven't attempted to take it apart yet.

I plan on digging into it later today. I think I saw a brand name and part number on it. I'll report back with what I find.

Yup, it's coming along nicely. Also, traced those lines from that cannister in the engine bay. It looks to be a catch can of some sort. One line runs into the driver valve cover, the other goes to the block right above the oil filter (small line with crimp fitting)

Forgot to post these pics. This is what the IP looked like inside when I first got it. Absolutely disgusting. The fuel looked like mud when I pumped it out. Also, I think I figured out my off idle stumble. I turned the idle up 1 full turn of the screw, and now it doesn't die when returning to...

Yeah, one look at that tank and I knew I needed to run the truck off a fuel can until I get the tank cleaned out. I ordered a new sock, and drain plug. Both were smoked. I was surprised the drain plug was holding anything. While the tank is down, it's getting all new rubber lines. The ones on...

Yeah, just floating around. lol When I drained the tank it probably had 10 gallons of water in it. It definitely wasn't gonna run without a draining and thorough cleaning.

So I have the truck running off a diesel can right now, with a mixture of diesel and atf in it. Also poured some atf into the fuel filter housing, hopefully to free up anything that's sticky in the IP. While doing that, I power washed the fuel tank. It's not perfect, but it's clean. It was...

I'll give this a try. Thank you! Yessir, after it's warmed up. The IP was sticky when I first got the truck. The pedal was pretty stiff, but loosened up after getting it running. Sounds like something internally is still sticking though.

So, messing around with the truck some more. Runs like a Swiss watch, but it doesn’t like abrupt applications of throttle, followed by letting off the pedal immediately. It stumbles and dies when returning to idle. Fires right back up instantly though. So far I've crawled all over it looking...

Yesterday was quite a success! Did a nut and bolt check, gave everything a once over, and took it down the street and back. Who knows how long it's been since its moved under its own power? All went well. The tires are old and dry rotted, so they'll be getting replaced. The ATF/Oil cooler...

Found this nifty thing under the driver seat

Yup, changed the oil before doing anything. It was fairly clean, with a Napa Gold filter on it, so somebody took care of it. Replaced it with fresh 15w40 and a Wix filter. There was no evidence of water in the engine or trans, just the fuel tank.

So I threw some new batteries in, fresh fuel running off a can, new fuel filter and glow plugs, and it fired right up after bleeding the system. I still haven't figured out why it was listed as a non runner, other than the fuel tank was full of water and maybe they just couldn't get it to fire...

That's the plan. I was just curious if these old guys could be revived. Even if they could, I don't know if I'd ever trust them, especially on long trips. I don't want to get stranded. Today I'll be dropping the fuel tank, doing fluid changes, and other maintenance. Maybe we'll even see if...

You think they'll come back? They're sitting at 0.6v right now