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Originally Posted by Realist
Doing it right. Keep it going and looking forward to when you get to the rust. I’m always so envious of those outside of the Midwest and salty areas. They don’t have to spent the time we have to just to get a bolt or nut off that has seen years of Midwest winters and salt.
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One of the selling points of my particular Camaro was that although it was from here in PA, it had never seen salt nor rain for that matter. The difference of working on that and the general PA rust bucket is night and day. Its a pleasure, not a chore.
I got my tray and upright scuffed, primed and painted (poorly, I am the world's worst painter) but they're protected and should stand up till Im in the dirt. In another post I had mentioned that I ripped the washer tank out as well.
The low fluid level warning had been on for years even before my Dad stopped driving it. That stuff drives me crazy and I wasnt going to look at that warning message for the next 30 years. These level sensors go bad, it happens. Unfortunately GM discontinued these and the reviews on the aftermarket ones are spotty at best.
So, I sourced a known working one out of a 2005 Avalanche. I thought I was getting just the sensor but they sent the whole damn tank. Which was in much better shape than mine, but the pump and line were broken and brittle. What you see before you will be Frankensteined together from the best pieces of each bottle assembly.
I should be able to get that whole driver side front corner buttoned up soon. While I have the room, Ill be replacing this absolutely kicked power steering cooler with a BNIB GM replacement. Im taking off the week of Thanksgiving so I'd like to tear into this thing a little more.