blutow
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I am going through my recently recieved m1123. Doing normal fluids, filters, etc. This truck was refreshed in 2009 and it doesn't appear to have any use since then (32 miles on odometer). I got it from yermo, but I'd be surprised if it sat in the desert all that time. The seats and paint/interior have fading, but I can't imaging they have been sitting out in the sun for 12+ years based on the decent condition. I could be wrong and maybe it was in the desert all those years, I don't know.
I had a leaky injector return line and replaced all of those. I also repalced the hood bumpers which were cracked and very hard. The tires have some cracking on the sidewalls and I just picked up 4 new tires today. I am also replacing the serpentine belt even though there isn't any cracking or hardness that I can see.
I'm debating what other rubber components to replace. I replaced the CDR hose because the boneheads at GP just cut it instead of removing it properly when they removed the CDR valve. But I looked carefully at the hose and it seems to be in good shape. Same deal with all the radiator hoses and fuel lines. Other than having a thick coat of paint on them in places from the generous refurb paint job, I can't find any cracking or hard rubber on the hoses. The hoses are relatively inexpensive and I was leaning toward replacing them all, but I hate to throw good $ and time away if they are good. I'm honestly not sure what the life expectancy of a hose is when it's just been sitting.
I had a leaky injector return line and replaced all of those. I also repalced the hood bumpers which were cracked and very hard. The tires have some cracking on the sidewalls and I just picked up 4 new tires today. I am also replacing the serpentine belt even though there isn't any cracking or hardness that I can see.
I'm debating what other rubber components to replace. I replaced the CDR hose because the boneheads at GP just cut it instead of removing it properly when they removed the CDR valve. But I looked carefully at the hose and it seems to be in good shape. Same deal with all the radiator hoses and fuel lines. Other than having a thick coat of paint on them in places from the generous refurb paint job, I can't find any cracking or hard rubber on the hoses. The hoses are relatively inexpensive and I was leaning toward replacing them all, but I hate to throw good $ and time away if they are good. I'm honestly not sure what the life expectancy of a hose is when it's just been sitting.