I've been driving the truck pretty regularly now, probably 65% of the time. We've been having absolutely gorgeous weather finally and it's really nice to take the truck out for a drive without worrying about getting covered in slush and salt.
I changed out the fuel filter as preventative maintenance, because who knows when it was last replaced. Still have to change the oil out for 10w-30. I have 5w-30 in it from winter. I charged up the A/C and it worked damn good for a couple days until the refrigerant leaked out. I found the leak quite easily as I could see the green refrigerant leaking out of one of the hoses. The hose is available at all the parts stores and it's not expensive, so I'll have nice cold A/C soon. I took the cap back off. While I do like it, I don't really need to keep the bed dry and it really hinders visibility. So the cap is sitting in the backyard until I decide I want it on again.
Continuing to sort through some minor issues and add some of the final pieces. I've had a minor vibration with my tires since I had them mounted. It occurred from 25-50 mph at first. Then I had them rebalanced and there was no change. So today I took the tires and had them spun on a Hunter Road Force Balancer, and the vibration is better but not gone. Now it only occurs from 25 to about 35 mph. The tire shop that did the balance said that some of the newer all terrain patterns are tough to balance and I'm not the first one with this type of issue. For now I think the vibration is fixed well enough that I can ignore it.
Also I'm still having a pop/clunk noise. The ball joints are all super tight (pass side are new) the tie rods are good, the radius arm bushings and brackets were replaced by the PO right before I bought it as were the spring hangers and shackles. I just had the truck in the frame shop so I know the frame is tight. The noise only happens when cresting a hill and making a 90° turn at the same time, and yet it doesnt make the noise every time. And the noise is very hard to pinpoint where it's coming from. I can't reproduce the noise when the truck is parked. The axle pivot bushings are tight, and I don't have sway bars. Anyway I've been thinking about that clunk too much today and its wearing me out. I gotta get my mind off of it.
