Friday, January 25, 2008
Good Work Day
Well today was quite a work day got some big stuff done. The U-joints on the truck were completely worn out, so today we replaced all three of them and the center bearing. The truck is now 100% more reliable then it was before, we also painted the carb and a few other things. The truck repairs have started!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The Chevy has Landed
Well, its been a while since I've blogged sorry about that. However,I have been somewhat busy taking care of my truck which is now located in my front yard. Me and my dad brought the truck home about 2 weeks ago. So far we have found out the truck needs a transmission rebuild, metal patch( small penny sized rust hole in driver side floor),new dash,fix oil gauge,replace all fuses, exhaust manifold leak,reconnect radio to power , and find a new tube for the defrosters. Pictures on the way soon!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Truck to-do list
Heres a list of some high priority things to be done on the truck. Replace starter motor, change tires, replace fuses, rebuild engine,rebuild transmission, fix A/C,get gas, fix radio, fix paint, and thats about all I can think of right now. Everything is actually in really great shape so I'll keep you all posted!
Starter Problems
Recently I went to see my truck ( its a 154 miles north of here in a town called Stonyford which is in the middle of nowhere) on the 28th of December. My dad and I had driven up for the second time to see the truck. Last time we had gotten it to start and went for a quick 5 minute drive. This time we came more prepared. We had new battery, new fan belt, engine oil, transmission oil, and our trusty toolbox. We expected to drop in the new battery and be off to get some new tires. But Lo and behold it did nothing. The starter motor which we had trouble with previously was dead, it refused to crank and when it did it was pitiful. We were very disappointed and decided to take the starter off. We took the starter off messed with it and reattached it and hoped for the best. It was like magic we tried it and prayed and it started we soon had it out for a drive and brought it in. Sadly we couldn't start it again. So we went to Napa Auto parts and got a new starter hope to try it out this weekend.
First Post
Well If your reading this your obviously interested in my truck (or you might just be bored and surfing the web). My truck is a 1969 Chevy C10 Longbed truck. I will post updates along the way as I restore my truck to its former glory!
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