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by napoleon.hardy
Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:18 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Astro Van died after driving 30 miles HELP
Replies: 8
Views: 5402

Re: Astro Van died after driving 30 miles HELP

Well it's running! Any guesses what it was? It was a bad cap and rotor, It seems the last time the cap was replaced the rotor was not. The mechanic believed the cap was defective (Auto Zone) and replaced it with genuine parts. Also he said it is best to replace them together as they may be mismatche...
by napoleon.hardy
Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:50 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Astro Van died after driving 30 miles HELP
Replies: 8
Views: 5402

Re: Astro Van died after driving 30 miles HELP

Sorry I forgot to post that...It is a 1999 AWD 4.3l. Does it shut of the fuel supply by disabling the fuel pump because there is fuel pressure.
by napoleon.hardy
Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:30 pm
Forum: STARTING ISSUES
Topic: Astro Van died after driving 30 miles HELP
Replies: 8
Views: 5402

Astro Van died after driving 30 miles HELP

Last week I was driving my Astro at highway speed for about 30 miles stopped for 20 minutes and was returning home when I pulled out of the parking lot I accelerated to merge with traffic about 30MPH and the van just stopped running. No check engine light and no warning. I shifted to neutral to atte...
by napoleon.hardy
Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:29 pm
Forum: Welcome New Members
Topic: Hello from Wisconsin
Replies: 2
Views: 1262

Hello from Wisconsin

New member to the board, have been a lurker for a while so figured i would sign up. Just finished replacing the bumper and grill on my 99 Astro. It ran into a wall in 1995, airbag did not deploy and was able to pound out most of the dents and paint up the scrapes. Bought a parts van with no title a...