Great plug pictures.... that really helps us smog and technical guys to help with your problem. ( an FYI to everyone else, take quality close up labled plug pictures like this ) You are burning oil in those two cylinders, from bad valve stem seals and or worn valve guides, the oil is leaking down t...

mdmead wrote:Now that's pretty neat!

But the lift blocks front and rear are too much...

Those blocks help to clear the HUGE 52 inch Michelin radials.
And Michelins are NOT CHEAP at that.

Bidding has ended.
Sold for a $ a pound.

Smiliesafari wrote:Neat truck!!!!!!!! I'll bet it's a thirsty brute.

It is a multi-fuel so it will run on most anything.

Minor update. Last week. Added 4 cans of Seafoam into the tank and have run most of it out. Today.... Changed timing to 0* TDC or maybe 1*BTDC (was hard to tell). Replaced PCV. Cleaned out the PCV tubing. It was maybe 50% or less airflow. Replaced the air filter. Checked voltage in the fuel pump har...

OK, for you visual people....


18,000 miles (28,968.192 Canadian) on 3+5 35,000 (56,327.04 Canadian) on 1,2,4,6


Close up of 3+5

So, then, your van must have ..... Incontinence is the lack of voluntary control of liquid functions. Incontinence mostly occurs in older vans but can also occur in newer vans. Incontinence is usually referred to as water when leakage occurs that cannot be helped or stopped. There are two different ...

HPbyStan wrote:I just bought a used HyperTech controler on eBay for $158 and now my speedo is correct for the 3.73 gears - P255/60R15 Radial TAs and it put even some more pep in the ole 'Stros step.

Which model did you get?

ihatemybike wrote:...Just for the record, I'm not really into the MGM Wizard of Oz, but I'll sit and watch Micheal Jackson and Diana Ross in The Wiz.

Ease on down, ease on down, down the road
Don't you carry nothing that might be a load
Ease on down, ease on down, down the road.....

Never saw the Wiz.

ihatemybike wrote:Water Boy are you a Friend of Dorothy?

I never knew about that....
If we use the definition as referred to on the Wiki site, the answer is no.

My oh my how time flies. May 15 is the birthday of famed author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). He wrote one of the most loved children’s books–The Wizard of Oz. Even in his time, it was a massive success. In fact, he wrote 13 sequels set in the Oz universe. The movie was made in 1939. This is a re-relea...

What is that used for ???
I don't think I've seen anything like that around here.

But, most people here are missing the point. Like Knucklehead said, HC is a product of unburnt fuel, has little to do with the quality of the cat. Rich would be CO. First thing I would do is, the basics, a correct procedure for a compression test. For one reason or another unburnt fuel is entering ...

Cobra wrote:good lord 550k+km i think a V8 is about due

When I buy a case of 20W50 I double the value of the van.

I buy gas 3-4 times a week, the pumps stops at $75.00 (75.1799805 Canadian) before the tank is full.
And it has the crappy paint job.
and ......the list can go on.

mikedamech wrote:I just saw the miles, you have a dead engine dude.

Shuuuuuuuu
Not so loud.
She doesn't know it yet.

I was out delivering water in the van today.