It is here; let us begin

[RobbieD]

This is a great thread. Lot of good advice, a lot of good karma. TRS rocks!

 

[97ranger22bronco]

@Kira I got it for the cost of a tow It belonged to my wife's family. Has 100k+ miles on it. Supposedly it ran fine when they parked it under the tree

I changed out the oil, it was...interesting...the coolant smelled terrible, as expected lol and the spark plugs were all rusted over.

The cleaning is a continuous project, I clean it out as I work on it, and am discovering more and more places that leaves and pine needles hide.

The tires are completely rotted/come apart so there's not really a chance of them inflating. It's sitting on jack stands now so it'll be fine until the new ones.

I'll look into the water pump, I have the gasket to replace it along with the thermostat; will check on whether water pump is good.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

Can we have an update on your and your truck's progress todate?
Thanks.

 

[97ranger22bronco]

@Dougjustgotout Got a lot of stuff done on the truck with the to-do list getting bigger:

Done
- Replaced all fluids
- Flushed heater core
- new fuel pump
- new shocks
- new brakes
- new hoses/belt
- new thermostat
- Cleaned MAF, IAC, and throttle body
- Replaced coolant overflow and windshield fluid reservoirs
- Stripped interior
- New plugs/wires
- New air filter

In flight Replacements
- rear e-brake cables
- valve cover gasket
- fix a crack in heater core box
- pressure test of cooling system
- Upper and lower ball joints
- Whatever else comes up

To do
- inner and outer tie rods/tie rod adjusting sleeves
- Clean gauge cluster
- O2 sensor
- Fix fuel gauge
- New carpet/seats
- New rear glass
- Clean/replace door cards
- Replace grill/headlights

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

Thanks for the update.
Good luck in the future.