full tune-up, plugs/wires/cap & rotor. compression test showed around 150 in all 6. fires right off now and no longer has the slight stumble when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. swapped out my tires too, had 225/70 15's and went back to the original rims with 235/75/15 michelin's. greased the steering linkage pints and ball joints. looks like i'll need front brakes in a few months, but for now its good to go.

 

Put bigger d-rings on the front

 

Finally rotate tires and install new muffler gasket..

 

that remind me, I need to put in a new muffler bearing.

 

What's funny ... and sad at the same time .... is that back in the day, we used to joke about "checking the exhaust fluid".

Who knew that a couple decades later, thanks to the EPA, we'd actually HAVE exhaust fluid (urea) in diesels!!! Wtf .... got to be the DUMBEST system ever devised .... but I digress .....

 

 

 

Realized that I now have a total of 420 LED's lighting up the exterior lights on the Jimmy hahaha!
120 in each tail, 15 in each reverse light. and 75 in each front bumper light.

 

Omg....I lmao, I never thought how a muffler gasket sounds..
Kinda like hi speed mudflaps....ok its the gasket that connects
The Catalytic converter to the muffler flange....that muffler gasket

 

Nothing exciting... Installed rebuilt alternator, did oil change, lube and rotated tires.

Lost one of the little hubcaps over the winter. Anybody have a spare one of these they'd be willing to part with?

Thanks!