Made some more progress today. Changed the oil; added one quart of Lucas oil stabilizer and four quarts of 10W-40. It doesn't knock when cold and didn't before the oil change. We'll see how it does in the future.
I swapped the rear passenger window motor into the front driver's door and now have a working power window; it operates very smoothly, too. I'll purchase a new motor for the rear passenger side sometime in the future. It's not high on my priority list. I now only have the front passenger window motor that still needs new plugs.
I also threw on a power lock switch that I grabbed from the junkyard and now am getting some movement on the rear door locks. Still nothing on the front actuators. Thinking that I need new actuators up front.
I polished up the dome light I pulled from the junkyard a couple weeks ago and it looks great. I still need to get the clear cover that was suggested before. Also swapped in the HVAC controls I pulled from the same car. Everything works great now.
Fixed the odometers with some new gears. This was a priority for me as the fuel gauge doesn't work. I topped it off and will do so again after driving about 100 miles so I can get a feel for what kind of fuel mileage I'm getting. This will suffice as a "fuel gauge" until I can install a new sender.
I think that's about it. I didn't get any pictures because I was busy and didn't get around to it. It was already dark by the time I finished up. I won't be driving the car next week as we're supposed to be getting some Arctic air coming through. The car doesn't really get up to a very warm temperature; the heat is non-existent as a result. Thinking the previous owner installed a low-rating thermostat? Or perhaps a bad heater valve. I don't really know. I'll be tackling the cooling/heating system sometime in the future. I have a cart saved on Rock Auto to replace everything. Hoses, radiator, heater core, etc.
I swapped the rear passenger window motor into the front driver's door and now have a working power window; it operates very smoothly, too. I'll purchase a new motor for the rear passenger side sometime in the future. It's not high on my priority list. I now only have the front passenger window motor that still needs new plugs.
I also threw on a power lock switch that I grabbed from the junkyard and now am getting some movement on the rear door locks. Still nothing on the front actuators. Thinking that I need new actuators up front.
I polished up the dome light I pulled from the junkyard a couple weeks ago and it looks great. I still need to get the clear cover that was suggested before. Also swapped in the HVAC controls I pulled from the same car. Everything works great now.
Fixed the odometers with some new gears. This was a priority for me as the fuel gauge doesn't work. I topped it off and will do so again after driving about 100 miles so I can get a feel for what kind of fuel mileage I'm getting. This will suffice as a "fuel gauge" until I can install a new sender.
I think that's about it. I didn't get any pictures because I was busy and didn't get around to it. It was already dark by the time I finished up. I won't be driving the car next week as we're supposed to be getting some Arctic air coming through. The car doesn't really get up to a very warm temperature; the heat is non-existent as a result. Thinking the previous owner installed a low-rating thermostat? Or perhaps a bad heater valve. I don't really know. I'll be tackling the cooling/heating system sometime in the future. I have a cart saved on Rock Auto to replace everything. Hoses, radiator, heater core, etc.
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