Chevy & GMC Vans

damn zam it's going to take me a while to catch up to that....

neighbors stro: lubricated partially seized drivers latch and reconnected outer door handle. he offered to loan me his stro while i take my front diff apart.... i don't think i can turn that offer down

Mine: cleaned MAF 2 of the 3 sensor wires (what are those things called anyways) were BLACK the other was grey cleaned them up nice and shinny again. i was amazed at how hard it was to get the sensor off the air box lid it seemed to be glue together i think it's the original and those torque screws i managed to cross thread one. lol a little oil and a die went back in no problems.cleaning MAF toooooo easy not to do

Grumpy: Tried to figure out why it wouldn't start. Good fuel pressure. Good spark. Kept on trying to start it and it eventually caught.

I'm blaming the fact that I parked it with almost no gas in it and the sub-zero temps we had the past week.

Cleaned 10 inches of snow off of it.

Friday I picked up a Bosch CIS fuel injector cleaner, still bolted to a roll-away cart.

Yesterday we went snowboarding, hung out in the Great A'Tuin between runs...

Drove it around in 10 inches of snow.

Co-worker's 94 Safari: Overall inspection. Found that the front pads, rotor, and fuel filter need replaced. The rear drums are a bit rustier than I'd like, but serviceable. Decided that the front shock are due to be replaced. We were going to do the rear diff service, but the lucky duck has the G80 and we had no source today for the additive. Test drive revealed a slow 2-3 shift. The van has 165k miles. I'm trying to find a cause other than the 3-4 clutch pack, but thus far it looks that way.

Yesterday my G/F's '03 Caravan got some attention.
I replaced both valve cover gaskets, plugs, wires, PCV and air filtre.
Relacing the valve cover gaskets required removing the wiper assembly, the upper plenum and undoing almost everything up top. What a pain in the .
I replaced the engine oil pan gasket, the trans-axle pan gasket, new oil and filtres' in both.
Replaced the frame bushings on the front sway-bar and finally, I put a new lightbulb in the ash tray of KB's van.
Today I am going to put a new fuel filtre in the Dodge. To do this I have to drop the fuel tank.
I have finally convinced her to sell it. She want's a Astro.

Kabey's Van wrote:Replaced the frame bushings on the front sway-bar and finally, I put a new lightbulb in the ash tray of KB's van

we have a lightbulb in our ashtrays? coooool LOL

astroturf wrote:Drove it around in 10 inches of snow.

and how what that? .. I couldn't believe it when they showed the snow you guys got on our local news up here in Canada. It's been awesome this year.. everywhere but us has been getting that white crap this year. you can keep it!!.. next year I'm hoping we send the cold temps along with it so the snow stays around longer for ya

so far this year my area has only had about 6" of snow TOTAL between nov 1/09 - feb 01/10, broken down into about 4 or 5 little dustings. normally, we'd get 3"- 6" each time not counting the regular dustings. example: last year JUST for the month of november alone we had nearly 28" (cumulative) ... yes, just for NOVEMBER alone!! lol (you can see why I'm so happy)

now that i've said all that, we'll probably get hammered in february and it'll be my fault

back on topic:

been so busy with new computers, my kids university apps, work, wiring his car stereo... i've nothing but added fuel in both vans and thought about how bad they both need a bath

Hey Crash, It is the worst I've seen in the 20 plus since my transplant from Detroit. The tires in my sig have carried me over 200 miles around town since Sunday though. Expecting more on Saturday. I say bring it on, bringing back childhood memories. w00t. Jim

Grumpy: Wahooooo!!!!! Donuts!

Green: Woke up late for work and played sports car with it. The fresh trans is sweet!

Welded up the exhaust on Steph's 93.

-Did I mention Stephanie is working on the RS V-8 swap now?.

reaper wrote:-Did I mention Stephanie is working on the RS V-8 swap now?.

Oh Yeah!

reaper wrote:Welded up the exhaust on Steph's 93.

-Did I mention Stephanie is working on the RS V-8 swap now?.

That's nice Sanja, I hope your keeping the house nice and clean, are all the dishes done?
What's for dinner?
Did you manage to get the bag in the vacuum changed or did Steph have to help with that.

-Kabey...LMAO
House is semi-clean,Just made dinner,Even made desert.
Whats a vacuum?