Thursday, January 13, 2011

Fixing up the truck

The trusty ol' Ford Anger has been collecting quite a list of things to repair/replace. I had to decide whether to work down this list, or replace the truck and I decided, it's time I get going on that list. Here it is from things to do through things I have finished.

  • New Clutch (more specifically a new throw out bearing)
  • New brake drums and shoes for the rear
  • Some burned out Dash bulbs
  • Interior dome light - now that the door ajar sensor appears to be working, I should hook this back up.
  • EGR system repair - I recently replaced a pressure sensor and sprayed some brake parts cleaner up in there. Seems to have fixed it.
  • O2 reading error codes - I got tired of these and replaced all 4 O2 sensors.
  • Broken armrest/console and seatbelt latch - I found a junkyard in IL that had these parts in stock. They are in the mail! I broke a seat bolt getting the seat out - I'll need to fix that before being 'done'
  • Burned out high beams - Replaced both headlight bulbs
So yes I have the difficult/expensive things left to do, but I've made enough progress on the other stuff now that I feel like it's worth it.  It might even be kinda nice when I'm done!  I'll probably replace some worn out suspension components and put some properly sized tires on it eventually, but I want to avoid this truck being my project car :-P