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| Good day by SDMickey - March 27th 2024 10:55 pm
| | Lew Greger by MufflerMan Mike - March 27th 2024 5:15 pm
| | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 |
Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!! Never Stop Vannin'
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Owner & Creator of Wizard's Van-In Videos Member of Riding High Truckers from 1982 to 1996 2nd Member of The Toopa Sinner Tribe Member of Free Bird Vanners 1996 to Present Member of Cape Atlantic Truckers South Jersey Host Club of Freeze Out Certified Nats Judge Member of Shenandoah Valley Vans | | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 65 journeyman | journeyman Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 65 | | | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 18,286 Likes: 557 | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 18,286 Likes: 557 | If you get a new one, the maintance program starts over and there is always the possiblity that the new one has problems...you know whats good & bad on your old one...KEEP IT !
New one will have higher reg fee's & higher ins.
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB | | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,535 Likes: 135 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,535 Likes: 135 | I think you should keep it.It beats trying to sell and not getting what you have put into it.You could get another van that could need all this work plus more.I know doing your own mechanical work can be very intimidating.I do a lot of my own and if I get in to deep there is always vanners on here willing to help.I have learned so much from this site.I could probably rebuild my 225 slant six from the info Reed and Chris have shared.Thanks Guys! If you do need to hire out the job I would recommend a regular shop and not a dealer.
Good luck. Arianrhod:2003 Chevy Astro Black Magic: 1985 Dodge B-250 Serenity:1985 Chevy G-20 The Outcast:1983 Ford club wagon Luna 1974 VW bay window transporter Freedom:1990 Ford E-150(parts van) Outcast Vanners van club Support your local 2% | | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 | keep it,you know what you have who knows what a different van may need. | | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 26 newbie | OP newbie Joined: May 2012 Posts: 26 | THANK YOU ALL for your input, even the ones who did not post but thought they would take it, no matter what.
Based on some of the detailed comments, and our Memorial trip camping (where as SPACE for hauling was NOT AN ISSUE!), we decided to keep the van and just see how much further we can go with it.
Don't know what could possible go wrong next, just put another 500 miles on it last weekend with luckily no issue (thus driving without cruise is not nice).
Wish I would have someone close buy who could help or trade labor. Am studying the repair manual tonight and see how to take the clock spring apart, maybe cleaning helps.
Thanks again all! It really helped.
Greetings!
Do not touch a running system!
| | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 | Very Cool
Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!! Never Stop Vannin'
Member of Break Away Vanners Host of Spring Break At Shenandoah Acres Family Campground
Owner & Creator of Wizard's Van-In Videos Member of Riding High Truckers from 1982 to 1996 2nd Member of The Toopa Sinner Tribe Member of Free Bird Vanners 1996 to Present Member of Cape Atlantic Truckers South Jersey Host Club of Freeze Out Certified Nats Judge Member of Shenandoah Valley Vans | | | Re: Advice needed: Keep it or dump it? | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 26 newbie | OP newbie Joined: May 2012 Posts: 26 | Yeah, we are going to see family at the Niagara Falls next week, taking the van of course.
My bad mood I was in would say that I just leave it where ever it breaks down.
But then: It never broke down on us (well, once but still got us safely off the road).
Do not touch a running system!
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