Transmission is shifting fine now, must have had some things sticking from sitting for 6+ years. I'll use a bottle of Trans X and then change the fluid in a couple months.
Put about 100 miles on the truck Sunday to pick up my latest craigslist purchase. The road trip reminded me of several things I need to do:
1. I do need gauges. Right now, when my electric fan turns on I know it's at 195* and I put gas in it when I get nervous about how far I've gone
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2. I need to make a transmission tunnel. My right leg gets good and warm with the hot air blowing up on it. I had been working on version 1.0 of the tunnel, but it's not aesthetically pleasing to me so it's time for version 1.1.
Here's the purchase:
I think it's about as perfect of a fit as I could have hoped for:
Now I can actually keep some things in the truck. Before, I had been worried to put things behind the seat because the cab corners need to be replaced, so anything that rolled toward the sides would be gone. It needs a quick coat of flat black paint to "tone" down the bright white, but that'll come.