Well an update if you're interested: We went out and shopped today, visiting perhaps 20-25 different dealerships. We went to the big ones and little ones, looking at everything from compact pickups to SUV's to full-size pickups. He liked the Pontiac Torrent because of it's design; the seats fold dow...

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Sorry to hear Ken.....where in central Ma. are you? Don't just scrap the van ....the gladiators are saleable...... My dad lives in Worcester @ the Worcester-Leicester line, I'm in Spencer. What would make a Gladiator "saleable"? Bear in mind, my dad used this van as a work truck for 8 of ...

I thought about finding a cheap motor to throw in it for trade purposes, but with the overall condition it still wouldn't be worth all the effort. If I had the time the best thing to do is just part out what little we can, and then junk the carcass. If we were to replace the motor, we'd get perhaps ...

Oil pressure had dropped, according to my dad. The verdict is in....it's toast. My nephew got the van into his garage and dropped the oil pan. He said it was full of metal shavings and it appears the main bearing spun. Sad, because I know people from my motorcycle race photo business that have put o...

That has me worried too. I asked him if the "OIL" light came on and he said no. That also has me worried. When I arrived at the scene of the Exxon Valdez-like incident, I had a full 5-quart jug of fresh oil with me, and it took 4/5ths of it to fill. However, it did run fine for a full week...

Thanks guys! I've posted in the engine section. Let me know if you have any input on the problem I posted there.

OK, my 2nd post here. YES, I did search for a while but did not find anything, so please be kind. My dad's '99 Astro van has had a lot of problems lately, and new one cropped up which may be related to the others. First, the intake manifold gasket had to be replaced. It was sucking air, though there...

Hello! Just joined to help out my Dad with his '99 Chevy Astro (in Gladiator package trim.) We're both in central Massachusetts. He's had his van for about 7 years, and it has about 147,000 miles on it. Unfortunately, it's getting tired and has been giving him a lot a trouble lately. I'm going to po...