There is probably a cable operated option ( from pedal to clutch arm) , as long as you are designing a 'one-of-a-kind' setup. Fitting a hydraulic cylinder to the fire wall, in tour A/S bodies, in an appropriate area, does not sound trivial. Many older German and Japaneese cars and trucks used cable ...

Assuming you found the problem...what did you find?
Something in plain sight, or a very obscure failure?
Just curious
Rod J

Thanks Captain C., for that piece of information. I did not get a chance to test that information, but I am glad to know the valves and pistons, would probably would have survived a timing chain failure. Since writing that request for information, it has been proven that it was not a timing chain fa...

Thanks, Somehow I missed the reply, and just found it. It had not occurred to me that it might not have come from an S-10 Blazer. I had forgotten about the bigger versions' but the fellow I got it from had a couple of nice older 2WD Astros in his yard. I was sure he said it was the correct one for t...

My 98 van If a timing chain breaks, do the pistons usually hit any open valves? 215K, and today the engine started and ran fine for 30 minutes, then was parked for a couple of hours. Upon returning, the motor did not want to crank, but after a couple of tries, it cranked a couple of seconds and then...

It has been over a year since I disconnected the front sway bar, and I recently decided to install the new links and try it with the bar connected. After several trips to the local logging roads, I decided it made the ride a bit rougher on the potholes and rough roads. hat is a 'Seat-of-the-Pants' o...

I recently found a NP-233C out of a rolled Blazer. It came attached to the transmission and was too cheap to pass up. The conversion postings indicate I want a 32 spline input and a 27 spline output. I discovered I have the 32 spline output version. I am now wondering if is just a matter of changing...

I now have the parts to raise my '98 van a couple of inches, bu I am wondering if there are 'Good" alternatives to the Rancho shocks I see often mentioned. I do not do "Off-Road' stuff, but I do get on a lot of logging roads and easily passable flatland tracks occasionally. I am wondering ...

I want to Shout-out to a Less Schwab Tire Store, for stepping up the extra effort to help with a steering box issue. It has been over a year (May 2108) since I had the new steering box installed, and I had immediately complained to the installer that it was 'tight'. I was told to "let it loose...

My goodness; what an impressive shop. I am so jealous!
WE7X
Issaquah, WA

Buyer be ware! I would suggest you be sure to get some sort of a guarantee and a right to return for any reason, if you buy a used diff. I bought a couple that looked good, and felt good in my hands; but upon having a rear end shop inspect them up, finding a significant amount of wear that would oth...

Sorry, I just found your note.
Did you find the culprit to your battery drain problem?
If not, PM me, and we can go from there. I have quite a lot of experience in automotive and industrial electrical stuff ( made my living at it). What year is the van?

One thing I have found handy working on my van (only 1-1/2 years of ownership ); I keep a small stock of stainless steel #8 oval head sheet metal screws and the matching 'finish washers' handy. Most good quality hardware stores will have them, and the better purveyors of nuts and bolts ( such as McM...

I finally found the 'Round-Tuit' needed, in conjunction with a day of fair weather. I opened up the back hatch and removed the hatch inner panel, wiper assembly and bush-button/lock switch. Having a 'spare' switch assembly in hand, from a Pick-A-Part, I suddenly realized the donor lock was going to ...

IMHO< you do not want BONDO. It is brittle, like all regular body fillers. I would suggest either going to an automotive paint store ( NAPA may have it, or could get it) and ask information for body seam sealer ( your application may not be right for this, but it will get you and the clerk on the ri...