It seems as if I’m always..

Well, anyway, I put new tires on the truck, which quietedm it the old girl down a great deal. The problem is, it then uncovered some noises that had been quieter than the tire rumble. SO tonight i put a new Ujoint in the front driveshaft- including removing the upper end (a CV joint) and repacking it.

By the way: if you’re inclined to do auto repairs, and you value your sanity at ALL, buy a new driveshaft rather than repack. THis was a huge pain in the ass. The bearings popped out and I had to shoehorn the whole thing back together, which takes more than four hands.

And one more noise settled. So now I’m down to the manifold leak and the heat riser gasket. Hell, in a month it might be back to normal.

Not bad for a vehicle with 280,000 miles.