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The truck is ready! Continuing his thoroughness, B gave me a list of everything he had done:

  • head gaskets & head bolts
  • intake gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets
  • plenum [?] gasket, injector "o" rings
  • valve cover gaskets & grommets
  • valve seals (machine shop), freeze plugs
  • thermostat & gasket & flush cooling system
  • water pump * gasket (fan [indecipherable] new)
  • upper & lower radiator hoses & clamps
  • by-pass hoses & clamps
  • distributor cap & rotos, plus wires, plugs, fuel filter, air filter
  • serpentine belt
  • clean & degum throttle body, intake manifold & upper plenum & injectors
  • r&r intake & exhaust valves - clean/remove carbon build-up & re-seat
  • changed oil & filter
  • check air pressure tires
  • fixed tailgate & cover
  • machine shop: milled heads, checked for cracks & hot tank, installed seals, installed freeze plugs

Whew! The repair including parts and labor cost $835, plus $800 to buy the truck. I think we did pretty well!

My only regret is that I didn't get any photos of the work in progress. But he did it all over the weekend, while I was home attacking yuccas. Too bad I don't have a tag for it yet, or I could have driven it today. Oh well, I'll go to DMV tomorrow.

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