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#738813 July 30th 2018 4:29 pm July 30th 2018 4:29 pm |
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Posts: 11,783 Fircrest, WA | If it is the original brass radiator it might need to be cleaned out or even replaced. Check the clutch on the radiator fan and thermostat.
Windows- they're what make a van worth owning! | | | Re: Finally got a van (89 e150) ... Almost made it home
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#738853 July 31st 2018 11:58 am July 31st 2018 11:58 am |
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Posts: 1,311 Texas, under the A/C | I've never had a new purchase fail on the way home, but I've had cars I've sold not make it to their new owner's home. That makes me sound like a crook, but they weren't my fault. LOL
One was a '76 F-100 that quit running after the new owner put "something" in the fuel tank to "make it run better" (It ran fine when he left my place).
The other was a 1970 VW Westfalia. We'd been using it regularly to go to our local theme park, and had no issues, but as soon as I sold it... The float valve in the carb got stuck and flooded the engine. The guy called me in a panic, "What did you sell me? I'm stuck on the side of the highway, and there's gas coming out the exhaust!" I reassured him that I hadn't lied to him or anything and that I didn't know what had gone wrong. I didn't know what had happened at the time, but I saw it happen on another VW later and then figured it out.
My favorite story though... A guy contacted me about a 1970 Volvo 145 wagon I had for sale, and offered a '68 Beetle as a trade. He said he was 200 miles away, but could bring the VW to my place and we could decide if we wanted to trade and what the deal would be. He showed up with a really nice, complete, not overheated Beetle, and had a fit over the Volvo when he saw it. We decided to trade even, but when I asked him if he was going to have the Volvo towed, he said, "No, I'll just drive it." Drive it? I warned him that I'd only driven it around the block a few times the entire time I'd owned it, but he insisted.
He called me the next day saying how wonderfully it drove, and that the only problem he had was the engine noise... since it didn't have overdrive. LOL
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#738867 July 31st 2018 5:44 pm July 31st 2018 5:44 pm |
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 188 TN Astrocreep66
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Posts: 188 TN | My current Dodge van was bought from a stoner, I traded a 97 crown Victoria for it,while test driving the owner asked me" Hey what do you think about stop leak?"...I was doomed and I knew it...not only was the cooling system plugged up but the paltry 45 mile trip took 2.5 hours...had no beans it wouldn't go 30mph..I told myself get it back to the shop and take the converters off. Well I ran duals on it same thing..no lie it had 18-EIGHTEEN QUARTS OF OIL IN IT..needless to say,alot of leaks,and valve guide seals later,radiator,thermostat,clutch and fan,pretty much everything he said was changed ...but hey I Love my van and would do it again
When in doubt..get the sawzall out..
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#738868 July 31st 2018 5:50 pm July 31st 2018 5:50 pm |
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Posts: 188 TN | So very common on Fords..Chrysler sometimes..Chevy never,I hate that for you but it is one less thing you will have to do,but that shoots your budget..I hope smooth sailing for now on.
When in doubt..get the sawzall out..
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