What did you do to/with your van today?

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Put a new Delco blower resistor in my 95, nice to have all the fan speeds now.

Then spent some time at the local u-pull-it.
Got two big trans coolers off some full-size Ford trucks for $12 a piece. My plan is to get one mounted up for each van. I grabbed a couple of those dash switches for the 00, mine work but are kind of sloppy feeling and the light is out on the AC switch. They're $64 a piece at my local Chevy dealer [-X

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1995 2WD Astro 165K+
2000 AWD Astro 142K+, fully loaded

1995 Dodge 2500HD V10 4X4 reg cab 75K+, BFG all terrains (nice truck, everything is perfect on it)
1994 Honda Magna 4K+

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ihatemybike
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Green: Finished re-greasing the hubs, then installed new brake hardware and pads.
Aaron

2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
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nice wrecker scores BREAK... Jen would kill me if i came hope and spread out all that crap on a table in the house.. LOL #-o
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Pulled the 8 & trans out of my 90CL,seperated them & mounted the 8 onto a rolling
cart,& put away for the winter.
90 Astro Cargo V-8
90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
& a bunch of tractors
"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
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I've heard of say taking a nice set of rims off for the winter, but pulling the motor out for the winter is a new one for me. :rolleyes: wtf Sanja.
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Removed the 'dancer' pole and copper greased the screws and hinges under the sofa bed.
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Kabey's Van wrote:I've heard of say taking a nice set of rims off for the winter, but pulling the motor out for the winter is a new one for me. :rolleyes: wtf Sanja.
Peter
The 90 CL has been off the road for almost a year & had the V-8 in it.
I pulled it out to clean it up this winter & have it ready by spring,then install it
into the RS.
90 Astro Cargo V-8
90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
& a bunch of tractors
"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
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installed keyless entry finally!
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Did an oil change, checked the front diff fluid level, rear diff fluid level, and am thinking I should run out and get 2 liters of Auto-Trak 2 - GM part #12378508 - and just change the T-Case oil. Thought I'd include the part number for people who search in the future.
2001 Astro LT AWD - SOLD @ 180,200KM
Now I got a 2006 Ford Expedition King Ranch 4 x 4
to pull a Hybrid RV - 2006 Kodiak 235
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changed the t-case oil
2001 Astro LT AWD - SOLD @ 180,200KM
Now I got a 2006 Ford Expedition King Ranch 4 x 4
to pull a Hybrid RV - 2006 Kodiak 235
Calgary, Alberta
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put antifreeze in the system, as much as I could without the engine running anyways, at least it's in there so the freeze plugs won't pop out on me, replaced the radiator cap, and took out the ugly, home built shelves from the previous owner...
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Gutted 25% Off's (my parts van) interior. Next step is to clean all the pieces in preparation to be installed in Grumpy.
Aaron

2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86

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Brought home our Christmas tree. That makes tree #22 for this van!
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Emptied my wallet putting half a tank of fuel in then put the proper amount of air i the tires.

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Grumpy: Took it to Firestone for a free pre-alignment inspection. I was expecting a whole laundry list of front end parts that needed to be replaced before they could do an alignment, but to my surprise the only thing they noted was despite being cracked and dry rotted the control arm bushing were still functional.

They say the pulling to the left during hard braking is due to the right front brake not grabbing as hard as it should. I'll be flushing the brake lines and inspecting the brake hardware to see it I can't get it to balance out.

Green: 15 minutes of idle.
Aaron

2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
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