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merry Christmas everyone. have a great and safe holiday

lol. i don't need to go anywhere today anyways. everyone is coming to me. plus my truck is almost like a tank. pretty reliable and i got way more spare parts than i need for it. just most of those parts are no good for the 93

yup. not exactly great timing but way better timing than last weekend when i was at my grandparents place for the family Christmas party. that would have sucked more. this won't ruin Christmas for me since i still got the truck. can't go too wrong with the truck.

well power door locks have been put on hold. been having the RC shut off lately and now it won't run at all. i ended up having to get it towed home from work today. lucky i spent the $50 on tow coverage. it just paid for itself. i don't know what is going on. i am pretty sure i am getting fuel since you can smell it and there is also some spark but it seems a bit weak. going to wait till tomorrow to check again. if i got fuel and spark i should have fire but that don't seem to be the case.

i remember you getting some for Carter but i never remember you posting any updates on how they work. with what i have read about the stock actuators commonly going bad i would rather go with aftermarket ones. it is not like you see them so as long as they work they will keep me happy. also i think i might have found a way to make my door lock and unlock a bit better. if i lock it with the key it seems to unlock a lot better. i don't 100% get it but i think i really need to see about pulling some parts out of storage and fixing it.

well i think am nearly ready to start my next project on the RC. since i got the remote start and it has buttons to control power door locks and i have been having issues unlocking the drivers side door i have decided to add power door locks. i was a bit hesitant to order the actuators on eBay since it is hard to say what you might end up with but after receiving them i am pretty happy so far. they look like they would be pretty easy to hook up to the stock location on the latch if i found a piece of rod the right diameter to use with it. i guess we will see. definitely need to get it done soon before it gets too cold out to be wrenching outside

been putting a lot of miles on this thing in the last month. on October 30th i was at 250k km's and as of this Saturday that just past i was at 252k km's. i finally got the heater wired to come on when using the remote start but i didn't really have too much of a choice. the heater control is messed up so i had to bypass it. now every time i turn the key on the fan comes on. i was thinking about adding a toggle switch but oh well. maybe another day. i got it all working and i won't freeze this winter so all is good

have you replaced the valve seals? i know mine are shot. i have been thinking of replacing them but just not got around to it yet. i even got a complete set to replace them all.

hahaha that is funny but it is something exactly like i would do. i don't think you will do any damage. oil is oil. gear oil is just a lot thicker oil. as long as you didn't fill it full of gear oil should be fine. i am pretty sure i have probably done the exact same thing at one point or another. i have also topped up with ATF when i had nothing else. also if you know your burning oil it probably wouldn't hurt to run something a bit thicker like 15w40. i ran that stuff in my truck and it seemed to run just fine with it.

today was the first day using the remote starter and i am liking it so far. by the time i was ready to head to work the engine was nearly up to operating temp . it also gave me a bit more time to get ready to work since i didn't need to go out and start it. i got to say i wish i had found one earlier. this has got to be the best $30 i ever spent on the RC lately

that sucks that that happened but it is looking good now i might have to try remembering that tire size for the future if i get another 2wd ramcharger or maybe even for my truck. i like how well they fill the wheel well and it will most likely look a bit nicer once them front springs have settled a bit.

maybe next year i might be able to make one of those but this year i will just have to run what i got. at least i don't have to shovel it by hand. that sucks.

actually there is a wire that you are supposed to hook up to make the heater run. i haven't hooked up yet because i didn't know which wire was best to hook it to but i figure having the engine start itself is half the battle. i will be getting it hooked up once i go through the wiring diagrams and find the best spot to hook it up.

anything is possible with enough time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jqsPzBbqro

not been doing too much to the RC other than driving it lately. miles seem to be adding up so quickly lately. putting at least 200 miles on it a week and a lot of it is just to work and back. i did finally get around to installing that remote starter i picked up in the summer for $30 today. it was a lot easier to install than you would think it would be. i was a bit worried about needing to splice into the coil harness but after reading the instructions it seems you don't really need a tach signal. i guess it uses voltage to sense if the engine is running which is pretty cool. so far it seems like it has worked perfectly and never over run the starter. this is definitely going to make this winter a bit more tolerable.

ya something like that would definitely need to be seen in person and checked underneath thoroughly. the fact that there is no rust on the fenders would make it look like it has possibly been taken care of but would definitely be something that you would want to get a better look at. for $5k it had better be pretty clean