workin87

took this truck camping this weekend, fifty miles on rough gravel roads and not a drop leaked. I think i can call this a successful repair. now if i could get the lights to all work at once i'll be doing allright. :wall:

started it up and brought it to operating temp. its still stuck on there and it aint leakin so it just might last. I'll road test it once it cools off enough to top up the coolant, but i expect not to have anymore problems. :ack: it should be noted however that the fitting did not actually break, just became separated from the reservoir. I'm not sure if it was glued at the factory or heat bonded, but it was almost a snap fit after it came off. i think the results would be much less favorable if the fitting had actually broken

well it setup ok and feels pretty solid. ill fill it up tomorrow and cross my fingers, close my eyes and twist the key. :shake: hope it works though just replaced the water pump, radiator, coolant bottle, and heater lines. good thing there are people out there dumb enough to stand one of these fine trucks up on its front bumper and then sell it to me for a bill and a half. :clapping: lots o parts! :D anyway ill report back the results tomorrow.

anyone out there ever successfully JB weld the plastic low pressure hose fitting back onto the steering pump on a 4.0? just wondering if i'm wasting my time trying it. i cleaned both surfaces with laquer thinner so i'm hopeful :dunno: