Just to keep it simple, and I just went through a mess of electrical on my new van, so this might help. Check the battery under load. Check all, or as many, ground as you possibly can. Have alternator checked Why? I had a problem with radio turning off when starting the van, rolling windows down, hi...

Removed batteries, strobe lights, and alarm system form the '89. getting ready to install them in the '95. Found a ground wire missing on the '95. the '89 has one from the battery to chassis and same spot on the chassis to engine. The '95 did not. I took the battery cables out of the '89. Will be us...

I can't remember the exact details of the swap, but you can put a tahoe, surburban, or other big truck like that, alternator on the 4.3L engine with little to no modification. Napa sells a 140amp alternator as well, for the 4.3L, but you must buy their wiring upgrade kit too. Do the Big 3 upgrade no...

that's what I'm thinking, HPbyStan. I didnt think anything about the ground wires for the door poppers. I didn't even look for them and hopefully they're in the doors. I am going to run new wires for grounds to them and see what happens. I am also going to attempt, once again, to find the stock wiri...

I'm thinking about that (getting the wiring harness). However, I wonder if the harness off the '89 will work. that would save some cash. I thought I had it all fixed today. The headunit was playing nice, clean, and loud, with the van not running. I decided to try driving it to the store and every ti...

Loving the van.

I sure hope so, lol. I have faith in this van even though I am kind of sad/upset about buying it. I evidently wanted it so bad, without realizing it, I didn't check everything over like I normally do. Little things like I checked the oil, but forgot the transmission fluid. I checked under the van, b...

I forgot about this pic. This is my '89 and '95 sitting together, talking about the things to come in their future.

I was losing interest in Astro/Safaris for a while. I think it was because I quit competing in car audio competitions, got married, had a son, and had more problems with my '89 Astro than I could fix at one time (or any time). Last week a bug hit me and I am back. That bug was a 1995 Chevy Astro. He...

Honestly, for what I do, I would rock that van in a heartbeat.

Stinger has voltmeters in blue and red. They are usually pretty cheap priced, but you have to calibrate them over time. There is a cheap priced volt meter on Ebay that you can get for less than $20 and free shipping. It comes from China. I've got one that I really need to install. You don't really n...

On that brochure link you posted it says charge voltage cycle: 13.8-14.6 and float charge: 13.4-13.6 My alternator outputs 14.5 as I believe most factory alternators do (at least the ones I've messed with). So it should be good. But then again, I'm starting a battery bank of lawn mower batteries :) .

Back when I had my Chevy Beretta GT, I painted the whole car with the Dupli-color wheel paint. I used the HWP102 - Graphite. It looks pretty darn good http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/6996/driverside9ir.jpg http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/4554/driverrear7dn.jpg But yea. The paint works good for...

Good luck CS. I too am in pretty much the same spot. I've been working maintenance for the past 10 years, 5 years of it as a supervisor. I got laid off in January due to cut backs. Now I stressing every day about the bills and such. I've been looking for a job every day. I've had a few call backs (H...

It could be the newer sirens they're using. They are not as loud as a few years ago, for some reason. Down here the only thing you can hear, with windows rolled up, are firetrucks. I've had quite a few cops, ambulances, and such come right up to the rear of my van, and can't hardly hear them EVEN wi...