Congrats, man you have a life of fun ahead of you.

So, is the oil gallery getting plugged or what would be the logical cause?

Welcome, so did the girl bring the van? If so.

Which cylinder? Was the blown engine still running? Are you running a compression on each van you consider for purchase? Thanks, Jim No they list them on CL as having the problem. One was #2 cyl. that I defiantly recall, maybe two vans. I don't remember the others or what caused the blown engines. ...

In my search for an Astro, I have noticed several that have bad compression in one cylinder. Is there a common reason that proper maintenance would eliminate? I have seen some with completely blown engines.

doyoulikeithere wrote:wouldnt be my first choice, but, ya.

That's one reason I bought a Sawzall a long time ago.

Make sure you won't have any inspections in the future. You can get a piece of exhaust pipe to put in that spot, not that I have ever done that.

I am not sure on this, but I am not sure it's the clutch. Sounds more like an electrical problem.

astroturf wrote:Buy a YUGO...

I would rather pay for gas, before driving a Yugo. I ride a motorcycle through the spring, summer and fall. Use the gas guzzler when I need to.

Adding this late, but if I were doing that much conversion I would have went for a 6.2 turbo diesel. With what you are doing I would closely at gearing.

Geos have rust issues in the front end.

That sucks. A woman in Arizona did it to my sons car. Never paid for the damage and he only had liability.

I am familiar with the areas. I know how the clay can turn. Think how things would have turned out if they had a short wave to transmit on. 2) made contact on a daily basis as to their location and next days destination. 3) proper gear if you are going off road for recovery, 4) think that the road i...

The best way to make sure chips work is putting it on a dyno. If you put a large K&N filter and open your exhaust you might not see much improvement because it needs reprogrammed to match what you installed.

Sold last night. Oh well there are more fish in the sea.