Well boys,
The trip is on, got the new odometer display on so I can track mileage from the new injectors.
I assume the fuel tank is +30 gallons, not sure what it is, its filled to the brim though
Odometer reading: 286608
Well, im sure you'll all be pleased to hear that i finally got the bracket properly bolted on
The damn but was already on the starter (starter is only one year old), it took me an hour to do it, but, its on there
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dsgCb4x71viZzyai7
(If anyone could suggest front dual...
Thats what I was saying, ive reached down there, it'll be difficult to get a rachet in there, was very tight when I tried
454 country bro: dude you'll be fine, you worry about this thing too much, many 6.2s dont have those starter bbrackets and theyre fine, they dont have any reinforced oil...
Checked the Blazer out, all seemed well....we found this though
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kRK7WqNsHUpwGUJh7
Yeah....starter is on there firmly though, one of the bolts broke off last year, we put in bolts from another 6.2 in it and its still holding strong, had no idea the starter bracket was...
Well boys, got a trip to Colorado coming up this weekend, will let you know how it goes, if theres anything I should look at/do prior to going this Friday, let me know
Its like 45-60°F in the mornings here, can't possibly be THAT cold?
Id love to plug it in. Unfortunately, I got in trouble for doing so last winter when it was -15°F "ran a cable from my window"
Nope, its only when its cold
Granted, its been very warm here this past week (+85°F), if it does smoke, its very little and dissipates fairly quickly, I guarantee when winter comes (it gets down to -20°F) it'll start to smoke like a damn chimney.
Also. Reminder that when I bought this 1990 K5...
Im content with that, well aware that unless I quite literally teardown and rebuild from ground up, it won't be "like new" (as new as it can be that is)
As long as it putters along though, im happy with it, sure it'll have its quirks, but, as long as it runs well (as well as a 40 year old motor...
Going to the Badlands to watch the sunrise
How it started; https://photos.app.goo.gl/jEThaXg8fAJPsfZ27
How it ran (got it close to 100MPH)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/m3aP2BcVoCXgg7ZP8
Lmk
My friend has a diesel compression tester (454 burban bro) Ill see if he's down for said tests.
Dear Lord id hate to even do a timing on that, he's good, but he's not that good, even then, he's a gasser tech, not a diesel one. Only reason he even knows my motor like that is due to the fact that...
I am keeping this vehicle for the long run.
Im aware of how much new vehicles cost (not including insurance, etc). Therefore ill do anything MX wise to ensure it keeps on going.
Ideally, I would love to teardown and rebuild, but that won't happen for a very long time.
Until then, ill do the...
Oh boy
As long as she runs for as long i can, thats my end goal
Ill gladly make any necessary maintenance on it, that being said, I know myself, I am an E4, as much as id love to tear it all down to the ground and rebuilt it up, i know I cant do that.
Ill do anything MX necessary, QoL stuff...