Same issue on my Jeep. Inspection had two "not ready codes". Driving 10 miles cleared one. Could never find exactly HOW to clear the other but it mentioned from a cold start, drive 5 miles between 30-45mph. Yes, how will I do that with stop signs on residential streets? I tried and never cleared it then read where you can still pass an inspection with 1 not ready code (two on some older models). I passed due to that caveat and I should check to see if the one code cleared since it's been 3 months.
I'll never disconnect my battery within a month of getting an inspection.
I like how the shock tower brace makes a nice tool tray.Installing some new new brake components as I get them.
give it a few months...Looking in various market places for an old fixer upper for a novice wrencher like myself is just so frustrating. Prices are still wildly overinflated or I just have a horrible misconception about used car prices. How a rolling chassis "project car" can still somehow be $10,000, and a running and driving example be $17,000 is just insane to me. A 200,000 mile 20 year old car is also $9,000. I just want something kinda cool, kinda fun, something to occupy a weekend slowly repairing stuff, and everywhere I look its a tens of thousands of dollars venture. Seems like I missed the days of a $2000 beater/barn find to polish and be proud of.
2012. I got it for a song and have put a grip of miles on it. I am going to yank it appart and decide what direction to go. It started and ran as needed to load and off load. Sounds like a rod but I am unfamiliar with the 5.3 failure points. It still runs smooth, just sounds like you are banging the block with a hammer.Damn, Spurs... that stinks. What year is the 'burb?
For sure. I remember like it was yesterday, 1965, Mom tossed a rod in the 58 Plymouth. We were in BFE California. Walked15 miles to an outpost called Camp Connell. I got to play pin ball for about 5 hours while we waited for a wrecker from Angles Camp to tow us to the nearest town with a place to stay.mgYou can wipe out the rod bearings pretty fast if it ran low on oil, or was otherwise oil starved. Rod bearing clearance is super tight, spec is like .0006" to .0025 I think? Been there done that way back when, I was 1.5 qt. low and spun a bearing doing a rip down I-10. If that's the case, the mains usually live, and if you're so inclined you can usually do a ghetto refresh and just swap the rotating assembly with a take-out set. Being an internally balanced rotating assy. makes it pretty much just swapping parts. Maybe scuff the cylinder walls. Chance you could get the parts cheap or free, call up a few LS shops and see what is sitting around collecting dust.
Truck looks really clean, definitely worth putting it back on the road. If you want more power, check out Trick Turbo up in Wichita Falls. Ricky will defintely get you set up.
Boys look like they love a good adventure. Good memories, kids always remember these little trips.
Get a drone and search the surrounding areas off the beaten path. Seriously!Looking in various market places for an old fixer upper for a novice wrencher like myself is just so frustrating. Prices are still wildly overinflated or I just have a horrible misconception about used car prices. How a rolling chassis "project car" can still somehow be $10,000, and a running and driving example be $17,000 is just insane to me. A 200,000 mile 20 year old car is also $9,000. I just want something kinda cool, kinda fun, something to occupy a weekend slowly repairing stuff, and everywhere I look its a tens of thousands of dollars venture. Seems like I missed the days of a $2000 beater/barn find to polish and be proud of.