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  1. Yup. I'm a busy fella! (But mostly I hate working outside in the cold and rain. Damn, I need a garage.) Got the brakes all adjusted nicely last night. Fixed the horn, too. Had to take one of them completely part, but it works now. Now they can hear me coming when the brakes fail.
  2. Closure: Replaced the pump and the thermostat, and cleaned all the gobs of permatex from the last guy's install (that was fun), and now there are no leaks and she doesn't run hot. Success? I'll take it. Got all that grime cleaned up much better. Note to self: don't spray off your greasy car into your wife's flower beds.
  3. Here's the markings on the one that was in there...
  4. I dunno, the one that was in there looks kinda done... But you'd know better than me... have a look...
  5. Well, that took forever... I really need to retire and move somewhere I can work on my car without having to worry about hypothermia. (At least I got the promotion!) Checked the oil yesterday, looks clean and plenty of it. Loaded it up with water and started it just long enough for a buddy to nail the exact location of the coolant leak (gasket). No clouds of smoke, sounded fine. Whew. Pulled the water pump with no trouble at all, and it's just a little crusty. Putting in a new one anyway. Looking on Rock Auto, but no idea which one to get. I'll throw a dart. Found a place a few blocks away that does steam cleaning for a lot of the local guys with WAY nicer rides, so, she'll get a bath as soon as I can drive her there. Then I'll go to work on heater hoses and other crusty bits that are begging for the sweet release of death. Further news as events warrant.
  6. A block from my house I look down and the temp needle is pegged. Immediately limp home, let her cool off, check radiator, it's empty. (*edit: swear. a LOT.) Load up on coolant, start it, dribble dribble off the bottom of the block, hoses are all dry. Heater core appears fine. Now, because I'm a slob, the engine is filthy, and now I'm getting all the "i told ya so's" from my buddies about why you need to keep everything clean... so you can pinpoint leaks. Yeah ok, I didn't clean things up and I'm a dumbass... moving forward... What am I looking at as far as parts and labor (my own) to do this? Haven't had the pleasure before, so I'm going in kinda blind. What do I need to watch out for? What else should I do while I'm in there? Stuff/parts/mistakes to avoid? Thanks. *Note the "theft prevention" coating 😄
  7. Thanks Hobo! Hope to see you sometime soon. Say, I saw a link on here for a cheap carb rebuilt kit... now I can't find it for the life of me... help? Anyone got a link to a cheap carb kit? I need to give mine an enema. It'll be the first time I've really gone deep in a carb, too, so here we go (que the circus music).
  8. I have the same access cover for my 521... and it looks like it could fit a 6-pack and some ice packs, soooooooo.... hinge it and have a secret beer cooler maybe??
  9. I've got some Kroil...
  10. Oh yeah? I’d like a spare set!
  11. Wow! Thanks guys! I have work ahead of me. Awesome!
  12. There’s nothing under it but a couple grommeted holes. Maybe I can do something cool with that space... hmmm
  13. ...and what is this part for? And what is it called. And why do I want to keep it? And should I use it to hide contraband.
  14. Well it appears my fuel filter is full of silt. Shit. Looks like I'm puling a tank soon, and cleaning out a carb? Oy. Couldn't find a vacuum leak, but I'll keep looking. Gonna go through a whole can of carb cleaner to find it! 😄 LOL But man I love working on this truck. I used to be into old VWs, but this whole "not-crawling-around-on-your-back and hunched-over-to-work-on-it" thing is nicer on my 52-year old spine.
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