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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:43 pm
by kings-x59
wow this has turned into quite the epic thread...
Installed a new power steering pump on the 'stro yesterday. - need suggestions on what I might use to get the stain off the driveway from the old leaking pump reservoir. It feels a little strange to drive now. it's so easy to turn the wheeeeeeel
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:22 pm
by doyoulikeithere
put in a new thermostat.
old one was sticking.
I got soaked in the slush that couldnt decide if it wanted to be snow, or rain...
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:23 pm
by JTalley
Tried to replace the brakes on it.
Apparently the previous owner
never learned to do that, and didn't feel like having it done. I had to fight the whole way...
I lost. I took my ratchet and started to loosen the bleeder valve... It loosened, alright. I felt a
pop!, took my ratchet and looked. My stomach sunk as I stared at the top portion of the bleeder valve. Now Ed's jacked up out in the driveway, and I have to walk to school tomorrow (that's if I'm well enough to go, I've been sick today), and after school my sister's friend is supposed to be helping me out because he has a bigger tool collection than I do, and he has some of those Ease Out(sp?) bits and apparently another bleeder valve.
](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Banging my head")
Not a happy camper right now.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:39 pm
by 1Gary
If it makes you feel any better.You not the first one that ever happened to and once you got it back together,the pain of it all will pass very soon with the new found stopping power you will have.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:29 pm
by MountainManJoe
Just get a remanufactured caliper, they're not that expensive.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:41 am
by crash
4 days ago, stopped that the coin wash and sprayed off the salt/dirt for the first time this winter
listed it on kijiji for sale
2 days ago didn't have any sirrius reception (said antenna not found) - realized i broke it where i'd fixed it once already
yesterday, gave it a quick 3min swiffering over the dash .. unloaded what little crap (3 small bins) i had sitting in the back into the trunk of Jen's neon, showed a prospective buyer and got a deposit on it
full story here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6969&p=69664#p69664
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:37 pm
by ihatemybike
Green: Removed the ton of kludged wiring that someone added when they installed the remote starter/locks. Hopefully GM's built in hot wire security will no longer occasionally think that the van is being stolen anymore.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:41 pm
by Great A'Tuin
Installed my UltraGauge today. I still need to fiddle w/ it this weekend to get the setup right...
Thanks for the tip Vince!!
john
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:28 am
by Cobra
Truck wouldn't start this morning, nice and damp outside. Changed cap and rotor in 20 minutes then drove to work only a little late. I'm glad i had those spares in the van
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:21 pm
by Cobra
Changed to amsoil oil and filter changed to a tiny alternator pulley and had to change the belt because it was so small. Ran it up to 4100rpm in 4th on the test drive ran great
discovered the real damage from over filling my oil previously, my oil cooler lines are leaking again just like when i first got it 4? years ago
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:48 pm
by blacknome
did my first panic pickup and delivery today since the accident and repair. 2 boxes each 52x98x6 ( they just and I mean just fit in thru the back doors ) then you have to hold the first one up on top of the front headrests and slide it forward then slip the 2nd one underneath ( foam core signage ). What made it interesting is the kids are with me at work for march break so my son had to sit in the middle bench with the boxes touching the top of his head.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:24 pm
by doyoulikeithere
Finally cut a hole in the floor for the 5 speed shifter lever. Should be driving it soon.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:38 pm
by JTalley
Today was pretty productive. I replaced the wipers! But I forgot to measure them, or bring a tape measure... I had to guess. I guessed wrong. The new wipers are a few inches too short, but they work great, anyway. Just have to remember next time I change them to get the 20" instead of the 16".
Also, I figured out how to get a simple video game setup in there.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:15 pm
by safari kev
I found out my van can do a burnout- in reverse! made some pretty blue smoke too.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:33 am
by justice
JTalley wrote:Today was pretty productive. I replaced the wipers! But I forgot to measure them, or bring a tape measure... I had to guess. I guessed wrong. The new wipers are a few inches too short, but they work great, anyway. Just have to remember next time I change them to get the 20" instead of the 16".
Also, I figured out how to get a simple video game setup in there.
For the record, you need 18" wipers, not 20"