Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | I started working on a vintage Skyport sunroof I picked up. It’s never been installed, but was stored without the box for almost 30 years. The overhead light lens is broken. I removed the light, I’ll fill the wiring hole with some silicone, replace the outer D weather strip with new, and then I’ll replace the light with a strip of upholstered vinyl. I have a light I’ll install behind it.
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? | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 | Check engine light, no like getting codes from OBD1, got o2 code, and Map/baro, my worry is no cat, did the previous idiot remove the o2 also, he sure liked hacking wires. I've got almost enough for 2 more tires, really need to put it on paying my debt off but I will push that to next year, I need to get the tires done before the increase in cost the start of next year, thats been pressing on my mind, this sure went over budget and in nowhere near done, I can only pray I can recoup some with selling off stuff I don't need, have handicap equipment that I need to sell, seat base and hand controls, I let my lift go with the old van, we've gotten too old to be pulling that heavy stuff, I can say, the work I did to get this lift to fold in the van was enough for me, need to fix the doors to get them to stop moving while operating the lift, gonna tear it off one day. I have vibration at 65, concerned a tire is out of balance or out of round. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 | Replaced my MAP, was one of error codes, I have to replace the O2 next, upon leaving Autozone it suffered serious erratic idle, I almost thought it wasn't going to settle down so I could drive home, before turning into the neighborhood the check engine light came on, as usual. I replaced the MAP, expected it to make a difference, but when I started it the erratic idle returned, I suppose it requires a learning curve, tho 3 times shutting off and restart it continued to do it, seems for about 3 minutes its up and down before smoothing out, thats TPS, but thats not been one of the codes, we'll see what a new O2 sensor does, damn thing is fine when cold, just went out a few minutes ago and it was fine. I really don't want to pull the doghouse but I may want to give the vacuum lines a good looking over, gonna scratch it again, I wish I hadn't painted it, this is why carpet is better. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,847 Likes: 42 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,847 Likes: 42 | when my dOdge started throwing a map sensor code, when running crappy, burping and farting, it was not the sensor at fault, it was the failing ECM causing manifold vaccuum to be far out of whack.
Still have the original sensor, and now a backup.
And a backup ECM too.
The failing ECM was having all the relays click on and off, quickly. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 | I wouldn't know where to get a new ECM for this now, did see someone found his burnt out a capacitor, I hope thats not what mine has done. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | I covered a nice piece of 1/4" wood to cover the missing light area on the Skyport I have. I'm going to remove some paint, glue a nice 1"x2" inside and then secure this piece with some screws and a few Durasnaps.
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
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Dyno_Dave, cornfarmer | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,601 Likes: 10 | I got my radio swapped in, now it turns off with the key, added 2 USB charging ports with a digital meter to read the charge on the battery, and a vacuum gauge, that thin dash plastic snapped the drill bit on my hole saw, don't know how that thin plastic could break that steel bit, disappointed in Milwaukee hole saw. Now to replace the dash speaker, and cut the doors to add more, you can't hear the radio, the dual exhaust on the 300 is very loud. Found my brakes, one grabs, I got sideways just tapping the brakes, then I skidded clean through an intersection, talk about no stop, the 4 drums on my 73 stopped far better. | 1 member likes this:
frscke1 | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 257 Likes: 48 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 257 Likes: 48 | Maples, it seems we did similar work! This weekend, I swapped my radio for a better one with bluetooth, and also had to change my ignition lead so it turns off properly. Wired up a 12" Kicker sub and a little Alpine amp, gave it a test run, it sounds great. Man it feels good to have proper bass in one of my vehicles again. Still yet to hide all the wires and mount the amp and box.
I also repaired my license plate light. Bulb socket was done for. Spliced in a $5 LED from the AutoZone. Yay for being legal!
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frscke1 | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 282 Likes: 18 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 282 Likes: 18 | New radiator in Brown Sugar. Tidied under the hood. Chased reason the driver side power window was no workie. Gonna try a run south this winter, Austin, SA, Corpus?
Dropped gas tank on OliveOyl, new one in transit. More cleaning.
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