There are a number of new members now.I thought I would bring up the age old question again.Who here is going to swap the first diesel into a Astro??.I can tell you all it won't be me,but it is a subject of common interest. :-k Well, gary. I was going to say whats the point until my wife reminded m...

Gary, It's my understanding that every block from 87 on was roller capable, even the truck blocks. They just didn't put the roller cam in place. The keeper for the roller lifter just mounts into the bottom of the intake valley. All the other needed machining was done.... Someone correct me if I am ...

There are a number of new members now.I thought I would bring up the age old question again.Who here is going to swap the first diesel into a Astro??.I can tell you all it won't be me,but it is a subject of common interest. :-k Well, gary. I was going to say whats the point until my wife reminded m...

I'm not to worried about the damage from a wreck, I'm more worried about the other guy's insurance. My 99 S-10 was just totaled thanks to a stupid girl running a stop sign. It took nearly 6 months for me to see any money. And since you modified the rear bumper, you would be in danger of getting no ...

No one has ever had this problem before?

If you apply pressure towards the front of the vehicle, no rattling. out of curiosity,,how did you do that ? If it's an 89, your hinge pin bushings are worn. They should have a wider top that covers the top of hinge and lower bushing suface face is against lower part of hinge. This wears away givin...

Ok, thanks. That is weird though. I use rockfordracing.com to host my pics on several sites and I have never had that problem before.

I have an image in my signature but it only shows up as 'image'. It was not that way yesterday. If the image is too big, that's fine but the odd thing is that I have a thread with pics of my van and now those images are the same way: http://astrosafarivans.org/bb2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3196 Again,...

mattblackratbus wrote:Have you got dutch doors or barn doors? my van has dutch doors and at the bottom of the doors are sprung loaded stops, they push the doors towards the back of the van and stop them rattling...Johnny

It's an 89 with barn doors.

Ok, but I want to keep it looking stock. I need to know what the largest stock wheel that GM made is that has a 5 x 5 bolt pattern.

CaptSquid wrote:Or, you can drive on smooth roads with no bumps.

Here in Rockford there is no such thing as a smooth road. Anyways, the doors do not move up and down, they move in and out. If you apply pressure towards the front of the vehicle, no rattling.

Anyone know what is the largest stock GM rim size that will fit on any astro/safari? I need to put larger rotors for better braking and the setup I want to use will NOT fit with 15" rims. I prefer to use the original astro lug pattern but if I have to go to a larger pattern, even a 6 bolt patte...

Is there an adjustment or does something just wear out? I did a search and found nothing about this. Also checked my haynes manual to no avail. Both doors do close all the way but when you lean against them, they do move in another 1/8" so something is loose. The latch and bar are fixed in thei...

Welcome and nice looking van. Looks great. Yes-that is a nice looking van.Other than the over bore, carb,intake,headers and what's wrong with a carb and headers Gary ??? Nothing Larry.I was just asking if he did high compression pistons,heads,or cam.Very nice van. I am keeping the compression low b...

1985 to 1989 Astro and Safari vans had a 26 spline 7.5" 10 bolt. 1990 on are 28 spline 7.625" 10 bolts. The carriers and gears are interchangeable as long as the carrier breaks are recognized. The break is 3.08/3.23. The posi unit you are looking at must be the 7.5/7.625" 10 bolt and...