The Long Way Home

Last week I found myself in Jackson, Wyoming, with a pocket of cash and a handful of tools. I took the opportunity to purchase this 1978 Chevy C10 and drive it about 1,000 miles home. The video starts about 15 miles from where I purchased the truck in Ashton, Idaho, and where I pulled off to start a few repairs. While it ran and drove when I bought it, I don’t think it moved off the property it was sitting at in over a year. Chapters: -In Idaho- 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Oil change 03:59 - Clamping on a muffler 06:50 - Topping off fluids and hitting the road -Wyoming- 10:37 - Checking a few more things before heading into the mountains (Engine temp, torquing lug nuts, brake fluid, hoses, differential fluid) 16:23 - Replacing the power steering hose (About 1.5 hours into the trip. This was the only hose in stock locally, not for a c10 but it has the right size fittings) 25:13 - Fixing the squeaking blower fan motor 29:08 - Replacing the temperature sensor (Gauge didn’t seem to be working) 34:01 - Greasing wheel bearings (About 4 hours in. Cleaning out the old grease would’ve been best, but it looked pretty healthy so I just topped it off. I’ll end up cleaning/re-greasing them at home.) -Nebraska- 44:57 - Rear brakes started dragging/Greasing the other wheel bearing. (About 8 hours in) -South Dakota- (About 11 hours in, 6 to go) 53:01 - Spark Plugs & Wires 55:27 - Replacing the thermostat (After replacing the sensor, the gauge seemed to be correct that the engine wasn’t reaching the correct operating temperature. This was the fix) -Minnesota- 01:00:00 - Home 01:01:00 - Cat