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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