Did the 60k high milage Maint list plus went to 180 deg thermostat. Great way to eat up a afternoon. Plus gain confidence in my ride.

 

Got an alignment today.....

 

recharged the ac. now the air blows fairly cool. except on the passenger side. with the temps hitting 104 here in saint louis driving around with the windows down wasn't cutting it anymore.

 

yeah this weekend with temps above 100 across the country will put all our cooling systems to the test....

 

Put in a new stat this morning since the last one locked open after off-roading. It was a 180 locking, but went with a 195 normal stat this time since I'm convinced the ECU likes the slightly higher operating temp. While off-roading temps only climbed to <208, but after it locked open on the way home temps dropped way too low to around 130-140. All is good now.

The off-roading proved again how impressive these vehicles are nearly stock (255/70 A/T, no sways). We flew over rough terrain, over huge ruts, down steep rutted, densely forested trails, and up insanely steep and terrifying mountain sides. I wish I'd taken a picture of just how tall and steep these mountain sides were. Can't wait to go back next weekend after the new suspension system arrives and is installed.

 

replaced rear shocks with Terrafirma +2's , to go with the med duty springs..could have used a stick of dynamite to get the old shocks off though !!

 

Replaced the 2 A/C condenser fans because the motors were shot with ones from amazon. It was really easy, just order 2 ten inch fans. They move 1100 cfm of air! Thats going to help out when I need it for towing/a/c in 100+ temps.

 

Hey oil....welcome to the two disco club.

What are you nuts?

 

Yes I am! hahah I got the D2 because I need another car for when the D1 is being worked on. I'm looking at buying a 2000 D2 parts truck. The person says it has a blown head gasket. Hmmmm.. I just want it for parts. I'm thinking $450?!

 

Mine flopped. My bottom rad hose clamp was loose, it popped off. One of my upper heater coolant hoses split today. Hopefully they were coincidental. Also, I'm glad I was close to home when it occured. I just ran to AutoZone and had them cut me some hose to replace the little booger with

I also noticed my hair wasn't cold whilst this was happening, what gives?