1988 cargo with 120,000 original miles. Accoding to car fax it is the correct milege. Owned by a painter who only drove it locally. I bought it 2006 with 109,000 on it for $1500. Mostly minor repairs. It is a work horse that has moved lots of stuff for me, friends and family. I will use as long as ...

Last year I found an old 19th century cemetery near by. It was overgrown and neglected. Long story short I got involved cleaning it up. I discovered the grave stones of 24 civil war vets. Last year I held a ceremony to remember them. This year they all got flags on their grave sites. It made me fee...

If you have a clunking noise on a 1988 Astro when you hit a speed bump, pothole, turn or brake it may be your body cushions. I had two cushions completely rotted and two more sort of rotted and rusted. I suspect the clunking was the frame and body moving. I replaced all six uppers, lowers, bolts an...

Hey Larry, How you old man? You recover from the hernia surgery OK? I spent most of 2008 doing a bathroom remodeling job. Started out just putting up some tile. The tile wound up being marble. Had to strip the flooring down to the floor joists and sister them because the floor wasn't level. I final...

My 1988 Astro has full wheel covers. It is red and I found a set of new 1978 Buick wheel covers that are red and made of real stainless steel. In an attempt to dress up the appearance further I purchased a set of 4 Camel chrome valve extensions (pn 38-315-4) to replace the ordinary black plastic ex...

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I had an 1986 Safari Van and went through the same thing. Part of the problem is the design. I changed everything that could be changed and it still squeaked. The only improvement was when I put in premium linings. I seem to recall a premium Raybestos lining worked the best and minimized the noise....

I will say a prayer for you that all goes well and the Lord heals you. Keep up the good work!

Uncle Vinny

On labor day weekend they have a huge classic car show in Parsippany NJ called Lead East. It was fantastic. They must have had a thousand cars. It ran 4 days. They had a lot of stock cars from the 50's and 60's. They also had a nice collection of custom cars. Two of the highlights were a 1968 Musta...