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After soldering a loop of wire across the oil pressure resistor (so the old-style sender will work), I disassembled & cleaned the cluster a… Owner 3 months later, the steering pump, lines, & box are dry. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/reg… Owner There's a slow engine oil leak causing that drip in the middle of the bellhousing. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner The Left side of the engine looks dry. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner All the oil is probably coming from the Right valve cover gasket, which we knew about a few months ago & decided to wait on fixing. IF THE… Owner The crust on the cap doesn't appear to be bad enough to interfere with engine performance. This is how it looked a few months (a few hundre… Owner The front diff is seeping a little gear oil. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/2742/71518-4] h… Owner The front diff is seeping a little gear oil. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Note that the tag indicates the truck originally had 3.07… Owner The RHR wheel seal is leaking diff oil, but it doesn't seem to be getting on the brakes. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. [url=https://… Owner While trying to start on the body mounts, I discovered the tailgate window would only go up - it had a dead short when trying to lower, whi… Owner There are a few other issues in the t/g that can wait until they become more-urgent. While it was open, I adjusted the latch rods to make t… Owner This is the first time I've done body mounts on a lift. I'm not sure that it's any quicker or easier than using a jack & 4x4. IF THE IMAGE… Owner A few pieces of the body mount hardware needed sandblasting & painting. I hope the Right front (lower) bolt can be reused. IF THE IMAGE IS… Owner The old bolt doesn't have enough thread left to tighten down on the poly bushings, but I have a new replacement for $15. All the mounts hav… Owner Other than a slightly melted connector, the top came off without trouble. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. Owner There's less sludge here than I expected for an engine this old - about the same as the Left valve cover. The leak was probably at the rear… Owner The throttle body got sandblasted inside & out before being clearcoated. The spring for the bellcrank was not installed correctly before. I… Owner I soaked & scrubbed the plenum to remove the oil & some of the sludge before washing, drying, & sandblasting it. I dried it again before &… Owner The PCV grommet tore when I removed it before sandblasting & painting the valve cover, so I had to go grab a new one locally ($10). Owner Whoever worked on the engine last thought the plenum gasket needed to be glued to the lower intake, so it took an hour of scraping & sprayi… Owner The new paint isn't entirely visible, but that wasn't the main purpose. Owner After rinsing the old oil off, I parked on a Right lean, and let the engine idle for about a half hour (while letting the EEC re-learn the… Owner I raised the back edge of the door so it's at the correct height while open. Then I moved the strike bolt down & outboard so the door is al… Owner The low-pressure switch wouldn't engage at 100psi, so I swapped it for a good used one. Then I added a can of refrigerant and used the snif… Owner