Another Repair

Yesterday I took my truck in to replace the fuel pump in the side tank. Once I got the tank off and looked inside it was clear that the tanks wasn't salvageable. So I ended up with a whole new tank and pump. As a test for it I had to make a trip to Edmonton and back yesterday. Didn't even cost me any gas my passenger payed for it all.

There was someone who was supposed to look at the truck this morning but he never showed.

Truck Shuffle

Right so here is the lowdown. An opportunity has arisen where I might be able to get a toy that I have wanted for a long time. My friend Dave has a 1978 Ford Bronco that he is willing to let me have for $1200. The catch is that it needs alot of work because it's sat for the last 10 years. So I am currently trying to sell my Pick-up for at least $1200 I'm hoping around 2k. Then I can cancel insurance and parking for the truck. The Bronco will be taken from Dave's House to his shop where it will sit while I slowly rebuilt it to be street legal and functional. I'm guessing this will take me one or 2 months.

The new truck has a 460 engine Ford Big block. Due to the price of gas and the fact I really want to keep that powerful engine, Dave is going to help me convert it to Propane. I also have to replace all the bushings, and the brakes are totally seized and most likely garbage. But I get my Bronco which the 78 and 79's are basically Tanks with Ford emblems on them.

Sitrep

Ok my Tachometer, Oil pressure gauge , Voltmeter are all dead. The gas gauge was at 1/2 tank now it's started climbing. The front left break is rubbing on the rotor making a nice slow burning smell for ppl who drive behind me. Finally I'm now fairly certain that the rad temp gauge is stuck.

But other than that everything is working perfectly, except the side gas tank is still totally unusable. Also the driver's side mirror only looks at the side of my truck.

Another Small Death

Last night was the Telus Construction Department's X-mas Party. So today I had to go and get my truck which was left at the bar due to inebriation and I forgot I brought it. I decided to be nice to my truck since I left it alone in a strange part of town all night. Took it to the car wash and my god it's actually a red truck and looks rather nice when clean. Unfortunately for some reason cleaning the outside of the truck has angered other parts. My tach now only ever says 0. Perhaps I will fix that when I replace the hood release cable.

Fixed Again

Well my truck is not filling the cab with toxic fog anymore. It only took 3 hours of work and 2 hours of running all over town to find a heater core that's made properly. We found something close enough not exact but it works great.
Shame I got set back $240.

Trying to Kill Me

Yesterday afternoon, my truck decided to show me it's new skill. When I turned the heater on it started blowing a torrent of fog out of the vents. I tracked down the problem today to a leaking heater core. So it turns out the fog was vaporized engine coolant.