So I've got the Tracker off the road for a week or so while I try to do everything that I need to before the snow flies. Hoping to have it 100%...or as close as it ever gets...before the snow and road salt arrives and my pickup goes in the garage for the winter.
I'm going to attach a picture of this dohickey...I think the load proportioning valve? Sits in front of the rear axle on the passenger (US) side on a bracket attached to the frame rail. It's leaking out of where the upper line goes into the object. I can't get it to tighten anymore so I figure there's something else wrong. Anyone know what these are called properly or where I can get one?
It leaked enough to go from the full line to the fill line within a month or two.
IT'S STILL SQUEALING! Dammit I hate that! Last winter I fought with the belts...I'm almost sure it's the alt belt...a lot tightening, loosening, and repositioning them as well as replacing them and never really getting rid of the squeal. Seems to have to do with colder temps or wetness as all summer it was nice and quiet and now as it's getting colder and raining often the thing squeals every morning on start up and often every time I accelerate from idle speeds. Last winter during February when it was coldest the thing was squealing LOUD and almost constantly...

Holy crap are the upper strut mounts expensive! Mine are all rusty but the rubber looks good, think I'll just reuse these at $50 or so a side for new ones.

Replacing the front struts and fought with the things for 3.5 hours this evening to get those crappy strut spacers of Calmini's off. WTF were they thinking by not using studs or just welding those bolts in place?
A trip to the local welding shop should fix that tomorrow.
I have no HVAC blower except for on high and occasionally on the next lower setting from high. We discussed this like a year ago but yeah...summer came and without AC I wasn't using the thing much...kinda forgot about it. Someone recommended a part that I try to fix/replace...apparently this is a common problem...I think...?
My driver's side window has always given me trouble. When you crank it up the window sort of pulls to the front and then halts upward motion. Grabbing it at the edge and jerking it to the rear frees it and you can then crank it back up. Annoying at all times and damn annoying at speed.
I think I know how to fix this but does anyone have any idea how to tighten the cables for the window? Seems like they'd have to have stretched for this to be happening.
That's all for now. It's got other issues but these are the ones I'm working on right now. Well, and a fuel filter but that...knock on wood...shouldn't require any help, ranting, or advice.
