Forgot to check if my hose was hard...
Did get the last of the shocks changed out though, as well as the front and rear diff fluids. Why does gear oil have to smell so bad? Makes me dry heave a couple times every time I catch a wiff of it.
How many quarts does the trans need in a service change? The information I found online (you know, that most trust worthy of things, the internet) said 7.5 quarts with a filter. So I pull the plug in the pan ('bout damn time GM) and the filter, install new filter and put 7 and a half bottles of fluid in, and it doesn't register nor will it go into gear. I had to buy another gallon of fluid and I'm adding it a quart at a time until it registers how it's supposed to. I ran out of light and had to stop at 9 quarts total added, and it's still not acting quite right. By the looks of the old fluid, the previous owner never changed the fluid, it was dirty, and brown, but not a burnt brown, just a dirty brown. Didn't smell bad.
I'm really hoping the last bit of my order from summit shows up, as it has the 20 quarts of oil I need to do my engine oil change, and I want to get it changed tomorrow before I head over to my brother's in the afternoon. It had to be shipped ground freight, so it's slow coming, but everything else came by ground as well, so what gives? I dunno.
One last thing, I cranked the torsion bars a bit to get rid of the rake that comes on these things from the factory. Since it hasn't left the garage yet, no pics. Hopefully tomorrow.
One more one last thing: thank you GM for finally putting a drain plug in the differential! That was a pleasant surprise. I can return the gasket I bought for the rear diff, as I didn't know about that plug, and nothing in the oil that came out gave me reason to inspect further.
