Recharging the battery! With all this staying home, I've had no reason to drive it.

 

I use a CTEK.. What do you have yours on?

 

I have a pretty standard Shumacher charger. It can charge at 2 amps, 10 amps, and if necessary, supply 50 amps to help start immediately. Whenever possible I'll use the 2 amp setting. I also carry in the truck at NOCO Genius 1000 Amp Jump Starter.

 

Nice. I have a Schumacher SL65 in the glovebox for jumps as well

I did that once a week for about two weeks to help with blowing all the stuff (carbon) out and because I put it through some hard use. Heat, heavy throttle, hours long drives to/from/in NYC and driving fast there too, general "beating it up" a little bit as per ITU (Italian Tune-Up.) This truck was run a couple ? weeks on 5 cylinders so Cylinder #2 needed some love, plus the SeaFoams from the previous engine that have not occured since the new brake booster, and the extensive throttle body cleanings that took place before I found a proper intake piece (the Hat saga.)

They say "carboned up" = higher compression so I also wanted to see if things smoothed out. For what it is worth, they appear to have..
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I gassed it up regular gas last few days, I think everything is about as clean and smooth as it is going to get.

 

l may do an oil change on mine today. I am pretty sure I have the "wrong dipstick" in there, as the oil level seems to be way above the hash marks even on 5 quarts of oil . (I drained the old and put back in yesterday to verify this.) As such.. What is the capacity/total capacity on a 4.3, and what is the best stuff that you all usually put in there? (Grade or viscosity, if you have a favorite brand or type I suppose please share too lol, there are always different preferences.

This is why I think I have the wrong oil, and if i should even bother trying another dipstick (if it is not too long then okay?) as this is 5 quarts of oil ..



I wiped it off, to show the dipstick I have.



I could maybe also just leave it, if I know for sure the capacity with a filter is 5 quarts...

Today, I also fixed the interior light and got it washed today.

 

A new bulb found its way into the socket below the hood. Now it's nighttime breakdown approved again. LOL

 

Took a day and a half in between doing stuff but got my body lift on and broke a bolt doing it seems to be the common bolt to break right under drivers side.

 

Lol, good luck changing the water pump on the road at night with that! jkg

 

Oil change.


.. plus, an ST3980.

 

Billy1820

You can always go by feel...

...ouch, hot hot hot...

LOL