Nice work Strat! I am sure it will last long time for the coming years, the control arm looks very sturdy.
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Recently had done lots of rebuilt in my Strada truck, beside having issues with mechanics, I actually got it done. Here is one photo when the mechanic was ripping apart the guts of it, most of those hoses, pipes, tubes was all replaced by new ones, he showed one to me, looks like those clogged artery, on this job I got the fuel pump totally rebuilt (it was the most expensive service), there was internal parts not working, so the truck was not starting well, I had to put a huge effort to start it. The other things I got replaced was all the belts, this truck got 3 belts, I also got a new alternator, I had no idea how the old one was still working, it was useless even to attempt to rebuild it, so it went straight to the bin, engine gasket and oil pan gasket was replaced by new ones, I got a new battery, the engine balance was checked, injectors was cleaned, intercooler also rebuilt, turbo charger was cleaned, air intake hoses all new, air filter was cleaned it was filthy as hell, radiator rebuilt (looks like new - $5 for the wash and check up - against $120 for a new one), new fluid for the steering wheel, coolant, and many small things like isolating wires to avoid short circuit, etc...
Now it seems I got a little issue with the vacuum pump, however the break test passed, so I need to check the pressure if matches the standard, if not I will replace this part too, if vacuum lines fail it can be dangerous and you will find yourself pressing the breaks much harder than normal, it is like driving a non hydraulic steering wheel, it is hard, happened before, so best thing to do is to change the vacuum pump, sometimes just fixing the seals or gaskets may resolve the issue, but that is my fight with the mechanics, they want to sell me a new one and don't even look into the old part to see if there is a fix to it.. this I call laziness.
A few things I have to do yet, but no money now, so it will wait, here they are:
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- replace all 4 CV boots, I got 1 cracked, since they are all same age, better to replace them all at once. (right now I have a plastic bag wrapping the cracked one with duct tape lol).
- vacuum pump (pending diagnostics).
- clutch kit (see the breakdown items - my clutch still good but very low now, so it will be necessary to replace it sooner than later).
- Flywheel
- Clutch pressure plate - Also referred to as the clutch comb or clutch cover
- Clutch disc or clutch plate
- Clutch release bearing (Throwout Bearing)
- gear shift fluid
- seal on the back of the crankshaft (I intend to do it while replacing fluid for the gears since it require disassembling the whole thing in my truck and it is quite a labor, he said like 7 to 8 hours).
- new engine oil + new engine oil filter + new fuel filter (ordinary service can do in any gas station).
- 1 windshield wiper motor (I got one down days ago, it does not affect driving because it is on the passenger side).
- a little body working on the 2 front doors (external only) I got some rust on it.
Beside the little pending to-do list everything is fine and working as expected, it is impressive how I got no rust in this truck, I mean chassis is in mint condition, axles and everything else, the only little rust I got is with the 2 front doors and it is not that bad, only started. We talking about a 21 years old truck.
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This is the whole thing where the fuel pump is assembled.
and here is the vacuum pump, the leak I have is in the white circle I made in the photo, I don't know if can put that apart and just change the seal instead of buy a new one, this part cost about $100 and probably is rebuilt. Anyone knows anything about vacuum pumps?
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