Thanks. And yeah, figure I'll bleed the farthest from the master cylinder and then refill the desevkir, and repeat. Then bleed all the lines

 

Here is a good way to start:
Does your truck have ABS?
If yes, where is the ABS pump?
Pick the corner furthest from the ABS pump to start with.
If your old fluid is already nasty use a turkey baster to remove most of the fluid from the master, Fill with fresh fluid BEFORE starting the flush.

Had an 88 corvette once that the old brake fluid was so thick it looked like worms in the fresh fluid. That one took several flushes and ABS activations to get all the old crap out.

Good luck! I'll be doing it this weekend on my new to me 97 F150

 

thanks for the tip! yeah, i did my fuel filter tonight, and will be doing belt tomorrow. then on days next week where i have more time i will do the brakes and the spark plugs

 

when's the last time the fuel filter was changed?

 

i have no clue, i didnt get any maintenance records, and it hasnt in the year i've owned it. im driving to and from Illinois this summer, with a trip to Minnesota in there as well, for a total round trip of nearly 3k miles. and a short trip to the coast next month. so i decided it was time to catch up on all the regular maintenance plus a little more that needed to be done anyways

 

well of course the plastic piece is broken off the bottom of my radiator, go figure. so can i drain the whole system out of the block plug? i see no reason why not, just want to make sure. so i suppose i will drain, plug, put radiator flush and water in, run it, drain it, plug and fill. am i missing anything?

and on another note, Gatorback belts FTW. i'll never buy another belt again. my old belt is still in good condition, so i threw it in the tool box as a back up

 

Disconnect the lower hose at the radiator to drain it.

 

I know I can do that, but I also have to drain the block. So figured I'll just pull the block plug opposed to both

 

Pulling the block plug will not drain the radiator. Pull the hose FIRST.

 

copy that, thanks! i wasnt sure if there was a clear path or not. and i may tackle the plugs here in a little bit. from what ive read its a good idea to vacuum out the plug holes before you install the new plug, but also hear its ok to just blow it out. blowing them out seems like it may be counter-productive. or am i wrong?