What did you do to/with your van today?

chemist · Post by **chemist** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:38 pm

Changed the passenger low beam headlight, done via pulling the assembly out the front--didn't think it warrented a how-to, or should I write it up?

crash · Post by **crash** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:20 am

being the weather was nice, I was off and had a spare 10 min on sunday .. I washed the wheels. yes, only the wheels.... didn't have time to get into the rest of the van. lol.. sad... really sad, i know. haven't been driving it much over the winter in the snowy crap and salt. on monday, i also took it for a nice drive to and from london (30min away) .. drove around there for most of the day and gave it a good hwy run home yesterday evening. i'll also be taking it to work today (4min drive lol) .. sunshine and 15C today (60F)

it's running awesome since the coil and starter were changed. starts as soon as the key is turned. smooth since the coil, idles at a proper level also. happy

GEJ · Post by **GEJ** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:49 pm

I know-I know,this IS kind of scarcely,but I got off the couch and worked on the vans today.

Got the LT up on jack stands to check out a shimmy I had in it.I swear I will never use anything but Moog idler arms again.I have replaced the driver's side already and although it's still within tolerance I am pretty sure the passenger side will need replacing sometime soon.The ball joints and tie rods are tight.Replaced a bald tire on the driver's side and that cured the shimmy.Took a look at a exhaust leak and found the exhaust crossover pipe gasket was leaking at the header.(or the crossover pipe is rotted close to the header.Couldn't see that well)That one I am going to let the shop handle because I am afraid I would break the studs.

Old Yellar's back-up lights never worked and it is due for inspection.Sooooo,I took off the taillight lens to see if the bulbs where burned out.Yeah right-this old guy is never that lucky.Found the lead at the tranny not plugged in.Kind of makes sense because the owner before me had the tranny rebuilt just before I bought it.Still couldn't get the back-up lights to light up.Got me wondering how hard it is to replace the sending unit at the tranny.Anyone got ideas about that??.It's a 1985 Astro.

Honestly felt good to get out and do alittle wrenching.Wasn't much,but alot more than I have done recently.Affirmed that couch ant all that.

robertg · Post by **robertg** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:35 pm

i hauled a load of scrap in a coupla weeks ago.

then a friend of mine with an 03 cargo gave me a set of rear sensatracs that he used for a couple of weeks. said they rode too stiff for his van.

they're just right on mine.

d3athm3talh3ad · Post by **d3athm3talh3ad** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:20 pm

replaced the inside rear door handle that's been broken on the van since i got it...now the rear doors close fully and don't rattle

hopefully that will take care of the water leak back there too...put in the distributor in between fixing some computers hope to have it running by next week, if all goes well

thevalleyboy · Post by **thevalleyboy** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:05 pm

drove around in our late March snow - about 10 inches - had a blast

astrozam · Post by **astrozam** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:49 pm

Put 40 bucks worth of gas in it, and went to see the kids.

GEJ · Post by **GEJ** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:54 pm

Went looking for the delay windshield wiper motor I set aside for Ole Yellar from the donor van.Hummm-what the heck did I do with that?.

T.Low · Post by **T.Low** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:10 pm

I strategically parked it so that I could look at it while i powerwashed the block retaining wall, the front driveway, and the front deck.

Tomorrow I'll park it strategically so i can look at it while i powerwash the back deck, the back driveway, and the humongous back patio.

tbhager94 · Post by **tbhager94** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:19 am

T.Low wrote:I strategically parked it so that I could look at it while i powerwashed the block retaining wall, the front driveway, and the front deck.

Tomorrow I'll park it strategically so i can look at it while i powerwash the back deck, the back driveway, and the humongous back patio.

yup your obsessed.

mdmead · Post by **mdmead** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:13 am

I received some parts I ordered for the 'Blue Whale'.

astrozam · Post by **astrozam** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:26 am

mdmead wrote:I received some parts I ordered for the 'Blue Whale'.

No.... it couldn't be.........or COULD it?

mdmead · Post by **mdmead** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:48 pm

astrozam wrote:
mdmead wrote:I received some parts I ordered for the 'Blue Whale'.
No.... it couldn't be.........or COULD it?

Might just have been a car cover to keep the dust off of it.... (Of course I'd need to get my wife to put that on too...

)

Hard to say...

dunedog · Post by **dunedog** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:38 am

Well,if it gets warm enough.......the sawsall will make another run at 'Comcastic Van'.......yesterday was just too brutal to work outside. Felt like mid-winter!!

GEJ · Post by **GEJ** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:56 am

Well the LT got herself a brand new set of wipers.Yeah,the old ones didn't even have any rubber left on them.Dang-it sure is a bright world out there now.

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