What did you do to/with your van today?

photo_van · Post by **photo_van** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:59 pm

AstroWill wrote: I think it mostly comes down to that damn gear at the bottom of the distributor, they wear out and cause just enough running problems to cause issues without throwing codes, causing un-burned fuel to leave the engine, destroying the cat. As soon as that part throttle bucking starts or about 80k to 100k miles, check that gear.

Dang, there needs to be a list of what needs to be done to these things and when. It wasn't that long ago I had the intake manifold off, would have been a great time to replace the dist. gear had I heard of that issue. I guess it's not all that hard to get to. No bucking, what do you look for? Excessive play?

AstroWill · Post by **AstroWill** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 6:12 pm

To check for excessive play in the distributor gear, you just have to pull the cap. They started using a harder metal on the replacements so it doesn't wear like the originals. You only have to pull the distributor if you are going to replace the gear. Funny thing is that you can get a complete new billet aluminum distributor including the cap/rotor for about $50 from Skip White Performance(either their site or ebay).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_HLB_MVtwY
vs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSo0tXQ4Stk

mdmead · Post by **mdmead** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:43 pm

Smiliesafari wrote: Then up to Washington state to visit Mom. She's 94. Then to Custer, South Dakota to visit balloon friends.

Hey pal, didn't you forget a stop in between??!!

Smiliesafari · Post by **Smiliesafari** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:40 am

mdmead wrote:
Smiliesafari wrote: Then up to Washington state to visit Mom. She's 94. Then to Custer, South Dakota to visit balloon friends.
Hey pal, didn't you forget a stop in between??!!

Forgot to mention it. I'll be stopping by.

photo_van · Post by **photo_van** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:57 am

AstroWill wrote:To check for excessive play in the distributor gear, you just have to pull the cap. They started using a harder metal on the replacements so it doesn't wear like the originals. You only have to pull the distributor if you are going to replace the gear. Funny thing is that you can get a complete new billet aluminum distributor including the cap/rotor for about $50 from Skip White Performance(either their site or ebay).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_HLB_MVtwY
vs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSo0tXQ4Stk

Thanks for that!

mdmead · Post by **mdmead** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:13 am

Smiliesafari wrote:
mdmead wrote:
Smiliesafari wrote: Then up to Washington state to visit Mom. She's 94. Then to Custer, South Dakota to visit balloon friends.
Hey pal, didn't you forget a stop in between??!!
Forgot to mention it. I'll be stopping by.

I figured!

Captn. Crunch · Post by **Captn. Crunch** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:38 pm

Day tripped to Lebanon Valley Drag Strip to watch my friend race his 11 sec. Vega. 208 mile round trip. 16mpg running 73mph with ac on. Van ran great except for the ac that switches to defrost mode going up every hill. And with a 1700' elevation change there was a lot of that!

photo_van · Post by **photo_van** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:29 pm

sounds like some new vacuum lines in your future!

I changed out the idlers today, took it on a 4x4 test drive; no more pulley to cross link contact under torque. Probably was the problem all along but the motor mounts were worn so that job wasn't completely in vain.

Captn. Crunch · Post by **Captn. Crunch** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:59 am

photo_van wrote:sounds like some new vacuum lines in your future!

I changed out the idlers today, took it on a 4x4 test drive; no more pulley to cross link contact under torque. Probably was the problem all along but the motor mounts were worn so that job wasn't completely in vain.

Yup sounds like I'm redoing the vac system. Kinda waiting on a reply for a list of materials. Glad your rubbing issue has been solved. I'm kinda in the same boat sept backwards. I changed my idlers and still have a minor rub under max load so I guess it's motor mount time!
I really don't want to do them only because I'm pm'ing for mounts and exhaust manifolds for the 5.7 swap.

doyoulikeithere · Post by **doyoulikeithere** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:10 am

did the cv half shafts and then took my son out to practice for his drivers licence test.

VanGoGo · Post by **VanGoGo** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:33 pm

Good day to change the fuel pump

doyoulikeithere · Post by **doyoulikeithere** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:29 pm

I gently put my front bumper up against a cement post in the parkin lot behind work.
Then I gave it some gas and slipped the clutch out till a healthy cloud of smoke formed off the rear wheels ;)
Made a bit of noise, lol, people looked at me like wtf !?!?!? Ahhhh.
Then I went back in from my lunch break. ha ha.

slow buick · Post by **slow buick** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:22 pm

Put gas in it. Maybe I'll wash it later. I need to do the brakes very soon.

slow buick · Post by **slow buick** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:51 am

hit the local gm dealer, had the front end greased. couldn't be bothered to get under it and do it myself this time. bought oil the other day. still need to do the brakes. sometime soon. also some fresh decals i had a buddy make and it's weekly bath.

Herbie · Post by **Herbie** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:08 pm

New Fridge and porta-potti cabinet behind the driver's seat. Now I can deploy the bed and spin the passenger seat without relocating anything!

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