Mega Huge Update

Right so since my last post I have killed my water pump and while replacing that discovered that I needed a new timing chain desperately. So all that got fixed. Then my Power steering started acting up so I fitted a GM Power steering pump that Ford uses on it's van's because they are better and a higher pressure system. Yet more time went by then I threw a push rod in my engine and lost all oil pressure. I fixed the rod but now I'm way down on power and my engine has a smoke screen that James Bond would be jealous of.
So for the last 2 weeks my truck has been parked at the garage while I strip a new engine out of a donor truck along with it's wiring harness and fuel system. Monday the last of the parts I need to prep the engine before I set aside a weekend to install everything into my Bronco.

Stuck on a Hoist

Well tonight we put my truck on a hoist to try and find out why my breaks were acting up. Well one of the rear drum's is warped, also on the other side I apparently bent an axle today and that broke a a seal so gear oil is now leaking out. All thins means that I have some work to do tomorrow. As an added bonus I should be getting a new front bench seat installed tomorrow as well.

Playing

Today Dave and I went wheeling. It was some damn good fun. I got to improve my off road driving, although that doesn't mean I'm perfect yet. I got stuck in the snow twice and Dave had to pull me out. I also got high centered on my dif's which were nicely dug into the ground. But I also got myself out a few spots too. Like I got shot out of a hole the wrong way and slid strait into a tree, it only bent the bumper a bit. Then later in an attempt to fix the bumper I smashed the front drivers side into a wall of dirt. It didn't work it just turned my head light slightly to one side. But it was really good and I didn't have any problem's getting home safe and sound. I haven't got a call from Dave so I assume everything went well for him once we parted ways.

There was one other slight glitch. On the way out to the main road I decided to skim a large puddle and it kinda grabbed the whole truck and spun me off into the ditch. I didn't even need the 4X4 to get it out.

Drunken Update

So I have my truck back and it's all good except for the fact the the rear drivers wheel always trys to lockup under breaking. Not to mention that when I park all I smell is burnt breaks, so tomorrow morning we're gonna look at that.

Tomorrow night is a good by party for one of my friends.

My friend and mechanic Dave wants to got off roading Sunday because it should be nice and muddy. Next weekend I might be going camping with some friends too.

Shockingly Broken

Well apparently when my last starter motor wouldn't disengage it may have eaten the teeth on the fly wheel and as a result my new starter only got about 5 starts before what little that was left of the teeth gave up the ghost. So yet again my truck is sitting lifelessly in the Telus yard waiting for a Flywheel to come in.

On the up side I got to see Katie and Mel briefly last night.

Always remember if you want to know if a car is a lemon just ask me if I would buy it.

Reassembled

Well as of tonight my truck is back on the road with everything fixed that I broke. Now Dave is trying to get me a few non-essential components and my Lift Kit.

Off Roading

Well I went 4 wheeling today with a rather large group headed by my mechanic and friend Dave. After we found the meeting point at the wrong gas station, we all met up and headed out to the trail. After about 10 mins Dave got bored and decided to climb a hill which he then started bouncing back down towards me who was coming up behind. Thankfully my truck didn't have to stop him because he thoughtfully rolled it into a few trees. It took about an hour to recover his jeep so we got lunch started and appraised the damage to the jeep. It took about 3 hours to "fix" the rear differential in the Jeep. When we were setting off again my starter got stuck on and melted a battery terminal. This however wasn't a problem because I'm not a normal North American and I have a Manual. We disconnected the power to the starter and pushed the truck down a hill.
However this could not be the end of problems. I having not gotten my Truck dirty yet I saw a huge puddle and decided to go for it. The girls riding along agreed and I hit the puddle at about 60KM in second gear. The end of the puddle wasn't smooth I slammed into the bank and shot the truck into the air getting some good flight for a 3 Ton Truck. Unfortunately the Landing seriously damaged my steering box.
We called it a day an limped out then the 3 trucks that had problems me, Dave and Dan slowly limped home taking an extra 2 hours to get back and ending with me having to tow Dave's Jeep the last leg because I had more power than Dan and Dave's transfer-case and rear diff had both given out.

My truck had the added bonus that if my steering went on the way home it would most likely result in a high-speed roll, so we arranged for space for the girls and their dog's in other trucks for the trip back.

All in all it was a fun trip and it only cost me a steering box, starter motor, and the second starter cellynoid in a week.