Do what you can.

Written on July 3rd , 2023 by sudoyashi

Running this website has no means of generating income or anything that will give me material gains, but it’s my nerdy way of being able to journal out my days in a presentable way. One that’s both relatable to everyone and also uniquely my own.

How’s the cab? It’s… going!

I’ve got a slew of packages with new parts waiting to get installed, but it’ll have to wait for now. I’ve been busy with personal matters so it is taking up my time at the moment. Come around next week (7/15/2023), I plan to get mostly everything fitted. There are some things I still have to do with the car before I think about driving it again:

Complete ompression test, confirm that the head gasket was not seriously damaged
Fitting the new temp sensor into the cabin, make a mounting spot in the other AC vent
Create a fuel return line, plan and execute
Clean old electrical routing and wiring, confirm headlight relays work
Test thermoswitch

When these are done we can focus on the cooling:

While the car is on jack stands

Run the return fuel line
Replace parking brake cables, calibrate in future
Tighten shift linkage slop

Lastly, with the engine and fuel system, let’s make some changes:

Change needle jet from position 4 to position 3, remove the shim
Clean throttle bodies
Reinstall fuel bowls, blue threadlocker
Remove valve cover, inspect valve shim clearances. Order new shims later, $4 x 8 = $32. HI shipping… $45?

Do what you can.

How’s the cab? It’s… going!

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