#maintanance

Now the cabin is a little quieter when I’m driving!

I did have a proper original ‘hood carpet’, but due to the diesel heater fire and the transmission oil that went everywhere, it needed replacing.

After the break down in France then delivery of the truck back to me in Holland via my car service over a month ago, Chuck is working again.

And I’m a little pissed off as to the reason why it’s taken so freaking long!

The work is easy until you hit a snag. You see, we needed to fix the squeaking brakes but we found the wheel studs were fucked.

All of them!

After the transmission issue, which I now believe was the fault of the cooler lines that a fucking idiot (not me) installed… I now have an issue with having to replace the oil cooler and hoses too!

So we went to the doctor for a check up.

The diagnosis…

It’s bleeding here, here, here, here here, here and here.

We need to replace this, this, this and this.

And upgrade these, these, these, these, these, these and these two.

It’s fun having a classic car!

Winter hasn’t been kind to Chuck, and the battery has had a bad time while he’s been sitting for a while.

So I got a battery charger that can also repair and maintain it to bring it back to life.

It’ll take some time, and I have high hopes that it’ll be just fine.

To resolve a problem, reframe then tackle it for the win…

Problem…

I’ve broken down.

Reframe…

I’m being challenged to learn something new.

Win…

I’m now able to help someone else who may have the same issue one day.

Update

I thought I found the issue with a split vacuum hose, but that wasn’t it. Gonna keep on diagnosing.

Chuck the truck has been giving me a bunch headaches for the past few weeks. Not only have I ‘broken down’ but it’s been stalling intermittently.

Not good, or safe.

I’ve been diagnosing it as I go, and have replaced the TPS, the IAC and a bunch other parts. And yesterday I finally found the culprit.

The EGR valve!

A new one has been ordered, but it’s going to take a few days to arrive, so for now I’ll just ‘delete’ it by plugging up the port so I can get back on the road.

So I had the dash out of the truck to fix a few issues. All was going swimmingly until I decided to fix the vents.

The vents are held in-place by very flimsy plastic posts. So you have to be very carful when putting back the so called ‘bolts’.

Having a classic Chevy K5 Blazer in general brings its own challenges, but driving and sleeping in truck daily can put a little more strain than normal. But as long as you’re on top of it all, you’ll be fine.

So while I’m house/dog sitting for a family member, I thought I’d take the opportunity to fix a few things that were annoying me lately. The blower fan, the dash light that flicker when going over bumps, and the speedo needle that fell of a while back!

The fan was easy, took it out, oiled it, put it back… bingo!

Chuck the truck has been a little sluggish lately. So giving him a little TLC, he’s now running like a champ. In couple of weeks he’ll have a well deserved full service too.