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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | Wheels look great Pete!
Dr. Bob...make sure you buy ATF +4 fluid for that trans.
The front wheels bearings are worn out on my conversion van (they are original with close to 200K on them!) although I have cleaned and repacked them a few times in 10 years of owning the van. So I ordered up new bearings & seals and also a set of new MOOG U-joints from Rock Auto. Next weekend's project before I hit the road for Lost.
Nate Breece | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 | Picked up the power steering line for the Dodge... Wrong fitting on the steering box side, and went and picked up my new FORD!
2003 Grand Caravan Member Vanatics Van Club-Spfld, IL Member Florida Van Council Member Central Florida Vans,-Orlando, FL | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,820 veteran | veteran Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2,820 | Picked up the power steering line for the Dodge... Wrong fitting on the steering box side, and went and picked up my new FORD! | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,772 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,772 | Wheels look great Pete!
Dr. Bob...make sure you buy ATF +4 fluid for that trans.
That's why it's so expensive.
The only Stephentown on earth. I don't mind Coming to work, but that 8hr wait to go home is a bitch. No matter how little I do, I always feel I could do less. "The only thing wrong with a perfect drive to work is that you end up at work." NOVA VANS 1990 Dodge B150
| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 247 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 247 | Didn't actually do anything to my van, but did do something for it. I grabbed a bigger (3.75" dia. vs. 2.5" stocker) driveshaft (free-from '73 C-class motorhome) for the rear axle swap (8 3/4 from '73 Maxi to replace JJ's puny 8 3/8"). Might have been a waste of time since it still needs to be shortened, but stripped the rust off and shot some satin black on it. I expected tiny 7260 u-joints on JJ, and wasn't real surprised to find them on the Maxi, but considering the size of the driveshaft and 7,500 rear axle (Dana 70) rating, I was shocked to find them on the motorhome. At least I'll save a little cash on that part of the swap...
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,404 old hand | old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,404 | I took my seats out and steam cleaned the carpet. 77 Dodge Tradesman 100 02 GMC Safari panel 75 Chevy G20 Shenandoah Valley Vans Southeast Van Council
| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,233 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,233 | drove it some, It now has 406 miles ! I gotta stop all the Cruising.
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,719 veteran | veteran Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,719 | drove it some, It now has 406 miles ! I gotta stop all the Cruising. you better quit playin f-around! get out there I make the wheels go round & round. I've put 12k on mine since I bought it last July.. doubled the odometer!
Chuck
1988 Dodge B250 "Bloody Mary"
Shenandoah Valley Vans
| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,108 veteran | veteran Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,108 | Bad day!!! My friend and I were putting new brake pads on the front, pretty much all done and was looking at the engine when she shifted and fell off the stand landing on the rotors. The only thing that happened was the hood slammed shut and the prop rod went to the outside putting a small ding on the side of the hood and chipping off some paint on the top side area. Thank god nothing else happened below!! I shit my pants. After getting it up and the wheels back on everything is okay. So now I'm either repainting the hood or getting a fiberglass one with a scoop. Found a 70's hood with the scoop and working on a price as we speak and ordered the flake I need. Lesson learned, watch out for soft black top in the sun and always have the stands resting on the frame, I had mine about an inch from it with the jack stand below holding it. Yeah yeah I know stupid. At least we weren't underneath it and my lower spoiler didn't get ruined. I guess I'll have to make it bad ass now with a scoop!! | | |
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