the past week wasn't as happening as the week prior, but we are still doing what we do. i picked up some loaf pans and cooling racks, attempted white loaf bread, and drove to Providence twice to help out a shipmate. The milk wine is fermenting nicely. I picked up a marine battery and charger/keeper for $50 bucks both new. My tomatoes are flowering, the pepper plants are flowering, the basil is bushy and my garden is under attack by Japanese beetles from Monday to today they have consumed 1/3 of my basil. i have been picking them off as i find them and looking for more ways to keep them out.
i on my first trip up to Providence and back i saw my temp come up on the truck and eased into a shell station near the house. the temp gage wasn't too high, i wasn't blowing steam, nothing smelled hot :/ . so i drove the last mile to the house easy, got home and popped the hood everything was dry, the hoses felt empty, but no leaks to been seen.
until i put my hand down on the radiator freaking cap was loose.
I think what happen is when i replaced my alternator a month or two ago i bumped my cap. i have only been driving short trips in it. I filled the radiator back up replaced the cap and burped the system.
now i have been watching my temp gage and looking for leaks since last Thursday. yesterday i pulled the truck into the shop and started looking it over for leaks, and checking my oil (just in case the head gasket is leaking). i found no water in my oil and one very tiny leak. i haven't lost any noticeable amount of fluid.
now that i'm poking around i said freak it put in on the lift. the truck is a 03 gmc sonoma 4.3L 5 speed with 151,000 miles, it has never had a brake job (still stops fine), has had the heater core replaced, new thermostat, and alternator. and i have been out to sea a lot. so lets look it over.
well the brakes will still work but need replacement front and back :/
front rotors need replacement :/
time for an oil change :/
brake fluid needs flushing :/
trans gear oil need replacing :/
rearend dope needs replacing :/
i found that one of my studs was cross threaded and the lug nut was missing (thank you tire shop (whole other rant about mechanics / oil change places in military towns))
and on top of all that the freaking air fresher smells bland!!!!!!!!!!
Now my dad has been looking after the truck he take good care of my cars while i'm gone. he replaced the thermostat and the radiator for me when they both failed while he and my sister was driving it back to TN.
but i have been putting off the heavy maintenance for a while, now it caught up to me. thankfully its when i can do the work myself.
so i will be working on that stuff thursday or friday when the shop is open again. lots of work. probably get it done in one day. i'm looking at 4 bucks an hour for the lift use, 250 bucks in parts, and 1.50 for a new air freshener.
i am going to hold off on the intake antifreeze leak it will be addressed i just am lacking the funds to have it done (i can't do that work myself too much electronics to break)
:bun
