1970 C20 Custom Camper AKA "The War Wagon"

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So, I pulled out the steering column and cleaned it all up, greased it up, and put it back together with a new shift lever. Shifts super smooth, almost feels like I don't even have to pull on it, so I might need to look into that. I like to have to give it a bit of pull to get it out of park. I managed to break the shift indicator while pulling everything apart, it will sit in place most of the time, but pops out every once in a while. It also doesn't seem to get good light, so I will need to mess with that. I can see the light coming through, but it doesn't light up the panel. I messed up my horn button when pulling it out, so I will need a new one. Really sucks because this one is only about 6 months old. I replaced the turn signal cancellation spring.

I pulled the valve covers, cleaned them out, and reinstalled them with new gaskets, new PCV grommets, new PCV valve and hose up front and a breather in the back.

I drove the truck to work today. When I stopped off on the way home, and when I got home, the engine shook really bad after pulling the key out. It seems this is caused from the engine being hot and the fuel igniting off the compression alone. I herd coolant moving around after I got out so I checked my coolant and it was a bit low, but the gauge never got above about 1/3. My hose for my overflow is ripped so I will need to do something about that. I guess I'll try power foaming the engine to make sure there isn't any carbon build up. The ignition system could use a tune up too, as I haven't touched it yet. I'll be replacing all the vac lines soon. My choke seems to be operating normally and was closed when I pulled the air cleaner, so I think that is not an issue. The truck is has 8.0:1 compression and I always run 87 octane in it. I don't think Its a gas issue as the truck was running great.

So after being unemployed since the beginning of October, I finally managed to get a job working IT at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. If you haven't herd of this hospital, its one of the best in the world. I'm really glad to be working again. Having money is going to be really nice. I will finally be able to buy more parts for the truck!