Mechanic and I had a chance to put it on a lift and do a visual. Needs a pitman arm on the driver side, the brakes need to be done and the valve cover gaskets are leaking. All stuff I knew except the pitman arm, so not a big deal. There is also a exhaust manifold stud broke off on the passenger side. Doesn't appear to be leaking, but I will keep an eye on that.
We pressurized the coolant system to check for leaks and it held pressure and we couldn't detect any leaks. There did seem to be a very small pool of coolant by the passenger side front head. Possibly a head gasket issue?
I plan to drop it off tomorrow so he can do the work, pressure wash the engine bay and then I will continue to keep an eye on that passenger head to see if the leak continues. If so he said he would do the head gaskets as well. Also going to have them do a full fluid replacement on diff's, transmission and engine oil.
Scanner showed no codes, the only issue is I get a "service brake booster" on my cluster. Brakes seem to work "ok", maybe a little soft. I swear I hear a motor run from time to time and maybe a little vibration in the pedal during this time. Is there something the brake booster does to health check? No visual leaks when we did the once over.
I have bought vehicles for much more cash with much more problems. The original owners seemed to do a great job on regular maintenance. So far so good!
The shifting issue now that I have had some seat time seems to be a shift flare during shifts. Seems to hold gears fine after the shift flaring.
Anyone have any ideas on the brake booster?
Thanks in advance!
