Alright, so I live in the NW Houston area and my construction projects are all in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Yesterday, I had an on site meeting in Fort Worth and took the fox instead of the truck. I used ~24 gallons of fuel over 440 miles which is roughly 18.3 mpg. It was a nice drive for the most part. Had the AC on and the radio going. No real issues except every now and again at a stop light, I'd see a random puff of smoke. I checked the oil before I left FW yesterday and it was fine so not sure what that's all about. The front shocks are not great and overall the ride is pretty harsh on large bumps, but it's a Fox after all so its expected.
The new O-rings in the power steering were definitely the cure. I went out this morning to verify again and the pump is still dry. There is an oil leak behind the harmonic balancer that I've been ignoring. Now that everything else is fixed, it's my new annoyance. Ill get to it sooner or later but this weekend is Fox Fest up in Dallas (
@mob @bird_dog0347 are you going?) so Ill be headed back up there on Sunday.
Also, I should be getting some cash out of my side hustle so it's finally time to rebuild the transmission. That's my next major task for the car.