How old is the battery and have you put a multimeter on the battery while it off and while it is running to see what kind of charge your alternator is putting out?

coaxed 21mpg out of the van today, with about 175 miles of fairly well behaved driving in rural Arkansas. I highly doubt that I will repeat that tomorrow, as I will be heading home with my foot in it!

Starting out with about 60 miles on the tank of gas before I left today, and a cumulative starting average MPG of 15.3, after driving about 220 miles more and topping off, total cumulative MPG was 19.6. Very happy about that. I am convinced I can coax a 20+ MPG out of it, if I behave myself, as pure...

Yesterday, I finally retrieved the license plates from the buyer of my truck, so that I could put them on the new Astro, then I cleaned the wheels and tires. The raised white letters were nearly as black as the sidewalls and the chrome wheels were very dingy. It's amazing what kind of a difference c...

The "New" Astro - yet unnamed
2000 LS package 82,155 miles
(purchased May 2013)



The "old" Astro, a.k.a. - The Green Booger
1997 base package (sold May, 2011)

The new acquisition. 2000 LS package, with 82,155 miles.

I wound up selling my Astro around June, 2011, in favor of a 1937 Ford 2 door sedan, as my daily driver. Drove the sedan for 9 months, sold it and bought a F150 that I drove for the past year and sold last week. I have a deal negotiated on a 2000 Astro, with 83,000 miles on it! The current owner inh...

Before unflipping, I would try adjusting to the lowest set of holes in your shackles. By lowering the spring in them, it should give you a slight lift. I don't know how much is there, but I would estimate an inch to an inch and a half. That may be enough to do what you need.

will a blocked fuel filter cause codes like that?

got too busy to mess with it last weekend. I found a donor set, at the local boneyard, but haven't made it over there to pick them up yet.

I want to yank the driver's seat out, and set it on blocks to decide the right height. From that point, I will have a better direction on the slice and dice.

Smiliesafari wrote:OUCH!!!!!!!!1 ](*,) That's hefty times two. Wait til his wife finds out.

LMAO!

Until I saw Peter's ZZ and the silver 4x4 here, I thought only the cool astros sat LOW.

I am digging the silver astro.

ihatemybike wrote:May he forever be Eastbound and Down.

I loved Jerry Reed's music. One of my favorite guitar players of all time.

Here's a way cool vid of him and Chet Atkins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLqyNV1SMWE

http://bret.streetrodder.net/albums/cars/Photo_082508_001_crop.jpg http://bret.streetrodder.net/albums/cars/Photo_082508_003.sized.jpg My 10 year old daughter has lovingly named it "The Big Green Booger" Bought Evil_S10's dropped spindles, that should be arriving in Springtown sometime th...

Of all the '57 cars, a '57 Ford 2 door wagon is my fav. That is a sweet one! I almost bought a '57 delivery, a few years back. Still kick myself for not snagging it when I had the chance.