Bought a truck finally, warning no Ford content

[Ws6]

My dad had a GMC2500 work van. Retired the 5.3/OEM transmission without ever doing work to either, beyond a water pump or three, after 43x K miles. They run real long time if you only love them a little.

 

[bdcardinal]

Just an update, I found rust... The battery tray had rust on it so I put in a new one when I replaced the Duralast battery with a Motorcraft BXT-3478.

 

[JC1]

Congrats on the truck. Once you get it all fixed up you'll have a nice truck.

 

[nthach]

Replaced the passenger mirror assembly today and I saw some "interesting" wiring behind the door panel. Looks like it is all related to the aftermarket radio. I will go back in at some point and fix it, but I had to laugh at the mess.

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That’s for an aftermarket alarm - the diodes and relays are a dead giveaway. You can’t interface directly to GM door locks, they are positive trigger I think.

 

[eljefino]

This is such an eljefino thread

Love it!

Well I like the color...