Chevy & GMC Vans

Cobra wrote:thanks to those shocks my 100mph test drive was fun, not scary

i now know why the older folks on here take their trucks to the shop my legs are sore from the 1000 squats i did installing my ball joints lol

I refer to that as mechanic's yoga...

Bought it rear tires.

ihatemybike wrote:Grumpy ate its serpentine belt on the interstate this morning on the way to work. Pulled over for a quick look and the van seemed to be good enough to limp to the next exit, thing was actually able to limp the remaining 13 miles to work on the surface streets. No power steering or brakes, no juice from the alternator, no cooling fan or water pump, but everything stayed in the safe range.

I love these vans!

Hmmmm, will it limp the 18.6 surface street miles home?

I think even though the serpentine belt is a major improvement over separate belts (most of the time), I think they should have had a second pulley and ran a second belt (at least for water pump) for just that kind of problem, although when the first one went, chances are the second belt might have been displaced anyway.... but I guess having an spare belt waiting to go on would be simpler.... I saved the one from my 96, just for that reason....

Moreforles wrote:but I guess having an spare belt waiting to go on would be simpler.... I saved the one from my 96, just for that reason....

If the dang plastic tensioner pulley doesn't get destroyed.

Had some help an bought a new set of wheels. To replace the stock one that broke open after a rainy spinout last month. Been looking for a used replacement but being overseas limits my used parts availability.

Coupla weeks and it will be mount an balance... time..

these are the wheels i bought.. i hope the will be good...

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direc ... vid=012036



excited though as this is the first set of NEW wheels i have ever done...

Installed a new 160 Amp alternator, 2 gauge cable and 200A fuse to the battery.


Lump

finally installed trans cooler replaced collapsed vacuum lines but it didn't fix my defrost only....

replaced broken front sway bar with replacement from wrecker

realized while laying on my back under the front of the van.. it's time to rotate my tires... again (didn't do it though, only thought about it)

checked fluids again and added a 2/0 gauge lead from alt bolt to battery neg. watched dash volt meter stop working not sure why it suddenly started sticking

rear door hinge pins--what fun!
couldn't find a bit small enough to be able to use my air hammer, so i sprayed all 8 hinges down with p'blaster every night last week, and tried smacking them loose sunday...to no avail...so, cut the pins with the sawzall, and the bottom part of the pins popped right out, but the top still wouldn't budge...heating didn't help, ended up drilling through the top of the pin, hitting the head inward, and finally pushed the remnants out...4 hinges down, just have the 4 on the van to go until it's window-less...

I replaced my cracked 5/8" core radiator and replaced it w/ a new 1" core radiator.
Installed a cooler t-stat.
Replaced the serpentine belt.

I test drove it today in 97 degree heat w/ the A/C on while going up a very long grade and it stayed nice and cool!

Looks like I'm headed back out to the desert this weekend...

got the passenger side rear door mounted this evening, and the door lock cylinder swapped...hope to get the driver's side done tomorrow evening...

Took the top of the shroud apart on the 1994 LT and trace a leak to the rad.Parking it until I get a rad for it.

replaced spark plug wires , hope it stops the ses code cyl 4 misfire

Spent a big part of the last several days trying to locate
a local welder who would take on the job of fabricating
a front bumper for me. Apparently "You design it, I'll
weld it" means "I'll tack your patio furniture and
iron gats back together". Everybody says they're
either too busy or they don't do bumpers.

Anybody here a metal melter in Phoenix?


Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke

www.n0eq.com