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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #784970 November 11th 2021 5:01 pm
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Got her to running status, not far from driving status. Video in my building thread.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #785011 November 12th 2021 12:42 am
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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #785017 November 12th 2021 4:24 am
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Back from shop, broken distributor replaced, timing set, someone had it too high, plug wires replaced, so my tuneup is complete, previous owner only changed 5 plugs, when I did them, the miss went away but I knew more needed to be done, thats when I went to change the cap and rotor, to find the distributor broken. I got a list of items to complete tomorrow, I hope to drive it home afterward.

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
maples01 #785020 November 12th 2021 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by maples01
Back from shop, broken distributor replaced, timing set, someone had it too high, plug wires replaced, so my tuneup is complete, previous owner only changed 5 plugs, when I did them, the miss went away but I knew more needed to be done, thats when I went to change the cap and rotor, to find the distributor broken. I got a list of items to complete tomorrow, I hope to drive it home afterward.

One step at a time will have it running great in no time

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #785048 November 12th 2021 5:20 pm
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Its been a month and the guy who sold me the disc brake spindles, shields, and assorted other stuff just shipped. Now I can spend this winter piecing the parts together from Rock Auto and install in the spring time. If I wasn't getting my eyes fixed early next year, I'd splurge on AC and power steering.


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #785054 November 12th 2021 8:39 pm
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Got DogVan back on the road yesterday. Rear u joint did fix the vibration. Pressed back into the yoke easily because it was frozen. grin Dogs sure were happy today. Perfect vehicle for transporting the Herd!

Burble ly little 318. Serviced the A500 a while back. Still works! 148K now. I've put about 3K on it since 2013.

This Van sure is nice underneath. Had a new Cat, cheapo Flowmaster type but quiet, muffler. All new brakes all around, lines, drums, rotors. I tuned it, changed the oil, put on Cragar black steel slots with Wrangler radials. Dodges are smooth underway. Dialed in now, bet it would even smog. Lien sale out of a SD tow yard, $1K. Timing was so far out, wrong timing mark. lol!

Needs paint, a tank fill tube donut, FP at the same time. Tranny when it goes, like they all do. Interior except for headliner. It ain't pretty, Safari Conversion. Still stock. Lit Old Man running boards. Easy in and out. Ha!

My last Cali GF hated it, But unlike her, DogVan has never let me down. laugh

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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
Charlie 99909 #785057 November 12th 2021 9:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Charlie99909
getting my eyes fixed


Laser-Vision? Did it a few years ago, money well spent.


WDYDTYVT: Passed smog! Chuffed.

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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
cornfarmer #785064 November 12th 2021 11:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Charlie99909
getting my eyes fixed


Laser-Vision? Did it a few years ago, money well spent.


WDYDTYVT: Passed smog! Chuffed.


I wore contacts for about 10 years and before Covid my eyes stopped taking to them. I started scratching my eyes and I’d never done that before. I’ve been wearing glasses now for 2 years and I’m over it. Time to get PRK.


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
Lee7673 #785077 November 13th 2021 5:18 am
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Originally Posted by Lee7673
Originally Posted by maples01
Back from shop, broken distributor replaced, timing set, someone had it too high, plug wires replaced, so my tuneup is complete, previous owner only changed 5 plugs, when I did them, the miss went away but I knew more needed to be done, thats when I went to change the cap and rotor, to find the distributor broken. I got a list of items to complete tomorrow, I hope to drive it home afterward.

One step at a time will have it running great in no time
Running better than ever, dad said probably didn't need a new battery, the hard cranking was timing, well, didn't want to take any chances. My nice pretty painted doghouse is finally in, gotta drill the floor and put thread inserts for the anchor points for it, passenger seats in too, only got half my parts in the wheelchair lift, the cables I ordered were too long, I had to improvise install, get the other in tomorrow, finally the wheelchair lift operates as it should, I'm closer to driving it, need to get the hand controls connected to the gas pedal next. I plan to tackle it all tomorrow to drive it home, but may wind up having to make a trip to either the hospital or clinic, the antibiotics I was given were not effective, so downhill I go. The old man and I, what a pair, both of us aren't in the shape to be working on a vehicle, this one will be our last I'm afraid, in his 70's, hes beginning to lose his ability to grip items. Got banned on fb again, so no progress photos will be uploaded there, seems a troll reported one of my photos after returning from a 120 day ban, going for a year ban.

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