Hello!
So this is my first post. I've only had my 1988 pickup 4x4 v6 efi for about a week now and im loving it! I have a couple questions though that should be pretty simple, im just totally lost, and will be for a while. First off, I just got back from a trip and i left my truck sitting outside my buddies house and when we got back the thing wouldnt even turn over however the battery was holding a charge and i could still roll start it. I figure it could be worn solenoids. If my solenoids are worn could this also be the reason why every time i start my truck i get really low rpms and need excessive power to get it moving in 1st for the first minute after start up? Can anyone please give me a detailed description about where to find them, and how to tell if something needs to be replaced? Also I'm going to change my steering box today and i need to know why the haynes manual says to mark the steering shaft and the intermediate shaft? I bought another used steering box so i have no idea where the piston inside would be and i still do not understand why it would have to be in the same position anyways? any help is appreciated.
PS. I bought another steering box to throw in there from someone over the internet and its been used heavily and when i turn the piston i can here it sucking the little fluid that is left inside. I have no idea what that fluid is (water, power steering fluid, ATF, etc.) Is there a way that i could flush it out or is it fine to just swap it and throw it in there? THANKS!
So this is my first post. I've only had my 1988 pickup 4x4 v6 efi for about a week now and im loving it! I have a couple questions though that should be pretty simple, im just totally lost, and will be for a while. First off, I just got back from a trip and i left my truck sitting outside my buddies house and when we got back the thing wouldnt even turn over however the battery was holding a charge and i could still roll start it. I figure it could be worn solenoids. If my solenoids are worn could this also be the reason why every time i start my truck i get really low rpms and need excessive power to get it moving in 1st for the first minute after start up? Can anyone please give me a detailed description about where to find them, and how to tell if something needs to be replaced? Also I'm going to change my steering box today and i need to know why the haynes manual says to mark the steering shaft and the intermediate shaft? I bought another used steering box so i have no idea where the piston inside would be and i still do not understand why it would have to be in the same position anyways? any help is appreciated.
PS. I bought another steering box to throw in there from someone over the internet and its been used heavily and when i turn the piston i can here it sucking the little fluid that is left inside. I have no idea what that fluid is (water, power steering fluid, ATF, etc.) Is there a way that i could flush it out or is it fine to just swap it and throw it in there? THANKS!
Yeah i wasn't sure where to post, can people now post on this page or is it somewhere else? IM LOST!
