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Re: Sometimes you just have to shake your head
It's simply amazing what some, if not most, people do to their vehicles to "repair" them.
Things I found on my 82 pickup:
EGR valve removed and an ill-fitting home-made block-off plate installed using a paper gasket. Result = massive vacuum leak.
Original rubber/vinyl floor mat replaced with a sheet of black felt wrinkled around the trans hump and glued to the metal floor.
CAT converter removed and replaced with a way too small pipe that looked like it was welded by a 6th grader. I'd guess that the welds sealed maybe 50% of the gaps!
Muffler held up by bailing wire.
Silicon sealant gooped up around windshield and driver's vent window
Unfortunately, most folks would rather patch things that repair them properly.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- converted from 250-six to roller cam 350, Vortec heads -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB, 305, TH350C -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
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