Probably just air trapped in the heater core. It is notoriously difficult to burp it all out. My cooling system stays full, but, my heat still sucks.

 

Yeah I heard that you can try and burp it by putting it on a ramp, then trying. It might be worth a shot when I get back.

 

Yeah, putting the truck at an angle sometimes helps.... generally the more pucker-factor the angle has, the better it works.

 

Finally back home! Looking at picking up some new front shocks, a Red Head steering gear, and to address my freon leak. My exhaust broke so I did some welding to get that patched up again. Some small rust spots I need to clean up but nothing serious. Aaaaaaand after a 15+ years, the spray in bed liner is finally peeling away so I need to just redo it with something. Not bad for a truck with 205,000 miles.

 

Do people still post here? Anyways, I replaced the low pressure schrader valve for the AC system and charged it up. Hopefully it sticks for more than a few weeks this time. Also gonna tow a 4200lb camper this weekend for a small getaway. I'll keep you guys posted on how that goes!

 

Truck pulled the camper no problem. Definitely burns through oil a bit faster but nothing too crazy. We had a great time. Definitely pumped that the AC was still working. We'll see if it still works after a few weeks. The passengers were not terribly enthused about my exhaust setup at 2500 RPM the whole trip but it was only a few hours thankfully. I don't think I have any fiberglass left inside my glasspacks haha

 

So after pulling the camper a few times, the ol girl started requiring a quart of oil with every fill up. The low pressure valve replacement also ended up not working so my issue lies elsewhere. In any case, with all of the other issues we had, we've ended up bringing the truck to my dad so he can have something to throw miles on for commuting to work. Great truck but I think it's finally time for us to get something new. To catch everyone up, summer of '24, we bought a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn. Great truck for a year but then the wife said, "Hey what about a new one??", soooo now I have a 2025 Ram 1500.

 

P.S. also just snagged a '78 Dodge D series half ton truck. I think it's a D150 but might be a 100. Same truck at the end of the day, but it's an Adventurer trim with a step-side bed and a 318! Going to try and make it a Midnite Express clone since everyone here knows I love stacks on a pickup