Michelin tires started to come apart, after many hrs on the phone, Michelin put a new set of BFG'S on my van for free ! I did have to pay mount, bal & certs. But they put $821 worth of new rubber on.
Cause there "touring" tires are having problems.
Had Mich 225/75/16 ....now BFG 245/75/16 No clearance problems at all.
Got them 4 yrs ago. Only had put 8000 out of 70,000 miles on them.
The tires looked like they had 30,000 on them.
Maybe the drag racing I do had some thing to do with it ......lolol
The rubber compound was breaking down. Left tire marks on the road when I took off.
Way better ride ... Same tires on my red '93 but smaller.
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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
That's great they replaced them, hope these last alot longer for you.
While the dog house was off I took a look at the side mirror switch, trying to figure out why the drivers side mirror wouldn't turn left or right, found the center pin was bent, after bending it back it started working properly, easy enough, glad it wasn't the wiring.
1995 Emerald Green Chevy G20 350TBI Gladiator conversion
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Those look nice Vanner68, can't wait to see them on the van.
Replaced the leaking heater control valve and a few of the hoses. Amazon had a good price for a new Acdelco one. Was no cakewalk to get the rear hoses off and back on though.
I finally understand how it works, with heat on there is no vacuum applied, so the internal gate is shut which directs coolant from bottom rear hose to middle hose to the heater core which then comes back by rear top tube to the front tube back to the water pump. With heat off a vacuum is applied which opens the gate and water flows straight back to the water pump. If there is a vacuum leak the valve keeps the heat on.
1995 Emerald Green Chevy G20 350TBI Gladiator conversion
Sorry `Whyits done` I bought the van off a guy in Calif, Imported it here to Australia. Already had that grille on it. Nah the hood opens ok, just a little fiddly.....can u post a pic of yours. I haven`t touched mine in weeks, I`m really keen to get it done but I just haven`t had the time... fixing up a couple of other `normal` Aussie cars I am selling, plus always on the rider mower keeping the grass down, PLUS summers here and it was 40* (110*) in the shed today.I have fitted the electric window and central locking kits, just have to drill thru the door jamb and pillars to feed the wiring for the switches. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
Today I had the pleasure of undoing a bunch of nasty "bodywork" around my rear wheel wells and rear quarters that a previous owner (who apparently thought he was Michelangelo) sculpted with what looked like a stick and his bare hands. After grinding off the (mis-matching, of course) touch-up paint and a super thick layer of bondo, I started to realize there was no need for so much material. There was plenty of actual metal left and only a few minor rust spots and tiny dents underneath the whole mess.
I don't mind a little bit of bondo or whatever when necessary if it's done right, but what was going on on my poor van was beyond ridiculous.