13 Jan 07, 01:37 am
After the ball joints in the 86 Jeep were replaced, I needed to put the front bearing/brake/wheel and tire back on. Test drove it and it did fine until I tried braking! I had compressed one side to get it back on and not the other. Need to bleed the brakes and see if next week it will pass IM. As soon as that is done it is gone!
Pulled the 74 Blazer out of the garage and swapped to the 36" TSL's - much improved over the 27" shop tires! Was running great excpet I noticed a couple of small things:
1. Temp gauge doens't work. I think the steel wrapped copper sending wire is broke by the sensor.
2. Found an oil leak :mad: but it turned out to be the oil pressure sending tube right at the fitting - must be craked. need one of those little crush sleeves and it should be fine.
Pulled the 75 Plow Pickup into the garage and tested the fuel pump - it worked fine; it filled 1/2 a coffee can in about 7 seconds of cranking. The line up to the carb had a few questionable spots, so it was replaced. I cleaned up the metal lines coming out of the pump and the carb, then double clamped each end of the new rubber hose. Started it up and all is well. I willcheck in the AM and see if it still ahs fuel or not. Maybe this one is back on the road for a while.
Have the 90 Blazer ready to swap to the shop tires and pull into the garage tomorrow so I can start investingating the engine/antifreeze in the oil probs. I may take advantage of the warmer weather though and look at a few other "too big to fit in the garage" projects.
Pulled the 74 Blazer out of the garage and swapped to the 36" TSL's - much improved over the 27" shop tires! Was running great excpet I noticed a couple of small things:
1. Temp gauge doens't work. I think the steel wrapped copper sending wire is broke by the sensor.
2. Found an oil leak :mad: but it turned out to be the oil pressure sending tube right at the fitting - must be craked. need one of those little crush sleeves and it should be fine.
Pulled the 75 Plow Pickup into the garage and tested the fuel pump - it worked fine; it filled 1/2 a coffee can in about 7 seconds of cranking. The line up to the carb had a few questionable spots, so it was replaced. I cleaned up the metal lines coming out of the pump and the carb, then double clamped each end of the new rubber hose. Started it up and all is well. I willcheck in the AM and see if it still ahs fuel or not. Maybe this one is back on the road for a while.
Have the 90 Blazer ready to swap to the shop tires and pull into the garage tomorrow so I can start investingating the engine/antifreeze in the oil probs. I may take advantage of the warmer weather though and look at a few other "too big to fit in the garage" projects.