robc311
05-13-2018, 09:50 AM
2039920400204012040220403204042040520406Hi All...wanted to introduce myself and my truck. I have a feeling I’ll be getting lots of good advice from you all. So I’d actually been looking for an old Isuzu pickup due to fond memories of one I had many years ago but wasn’t finding anything good. Then this 95 MM with 207k miles showed up for sale about ten minutes from me for $1500 so I bought it.
The prior owner had it almost 20 years and was the second owner. She said it needed a valve cover gasket and the AC needed charging. I obviously took those with a grain of salt, especially the latter. It has no power steering which sucks but it’s not a daily driver so I’ll live with it. So far my main focus has been trying to get the 20 years of cigarette smoke out of the vehicle which has been challenging. I got rid of the carpet, took bench out and ripped off the fabric and soaked the cores in bleach and water. They smell way better now. I’ve been wiping the layers of yellow off everything and even took out the blower and some ducts to clean. I tried finding replacement seatbelts but all I came across were aftermarket and they all seem to have bad reviews...might just try soaking mine to get the smell out.
Theres definitely oil oil leaking as I see it all over the lower part of the motor but I need to clean it up to try to find the sources. I did get a valve cover gasket and plan to start there. It also looks like the washer on the drain plug is shot and causing a leak. Overall it’s not dripping much it’s just that the engine has lots of oil on it. Could be any combo of things. Another thing I noticed is that the steering is crazy loose and it floats all over on the road. Once I get the interior done and shift to mechanics I’ll investigate that too. Maybe it’s just the steering box adjustment but I did grab an idler arm that I found a deal on just for the heck of it.
Anyway I’m excited to get the interior finished so I can actually drive it...hard to do with no seat. I attached some pics. Comments and questions welcome.
Robert
The prior owner had it almost 20 years and was the second owner. She said it needed a valve cover gasket and the AC needed charging. I obviously took those with a grain of salt, especially the latter. It has no power steering which sucks but it’s not a daily driver so I’ll live with it. So far my main focus has been trying to get the 20 years of cigarette smoke out of the vehicle which has been challenging. I got rid of the carpet, took bench out and ripped off the fabric and soaked the cores in bleach and water. They smell way better now. I’ve been wiping the layers of yellow off everything and even took out the blower and some ducts to clean. I tried finding replacement seatbelts but all I came across were aftermarket and they all seem to have bad reviews...might just try soaking mine to get the smell out.
Theres definitely oil oil leaking as I see it all over the lower part of the motor but I need to clean it up to try to find the sources. I did get a valve cover gasket and plan to start there. It also looks like the washer on the drain plug is shot and causing a leak. Overall it’s not dripping much it’s just that the engine has lots of oil on it. Could be any combo of things. Another thing I noticed is that the steering is crazy loose and it floats all over on the road. Once I get the interior done and shift to mechanics I’ll investigate that too. Maybe it’s just the steering box adjustment but I did grab an idler arm that I found a deal on just for the heck of it.
Anyway I’m excited to get the interior finished so I can actually drive it...hard to do with no seat. I attached some pics. Comments and questions welcome.
Robert