What did you do to/with your van today?

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JTalley
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I finally got enough money to get that coil/distributor wire, thanks to a generous person giving me a Christmas card with a $10 bill in it!

Still haven't put it on yet, though.
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Ed- 1992 Astro, RWD, 4.3l V6 (purchased Feb. 2011)
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Old rides (earlier to later)
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Neko- 1991 S10 Blazer, 4x4, 4-door (SOLD Feb. 2011)
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Did an oil change (Valvoline Synthetic Blend 5-30), Trans Service and Front Shocks (Gabriel Max-Control), rear shocks will be here today and I'll install them and change the Diff fluids also.

BTW... researching the original owners paper work that came with the van I found that it got a NEW ENGINE @ 39k miles... so my engine only has 125k on it!
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Green: Replaced the stock water pump. Only took 212k miles to kill it.
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2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
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Installed the new rear shocks today... I really like these Gabriel Max-Controls... Firm yet comfortable ride.
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almost finished 242 install.
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
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yesterday:drove back from Montreal and heating system stopped working, got home popped the hood and it was frozen solid. So much ice had built up with my defrost on driving through rain/snow that the air flow got cut off.
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler

1997 gone
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Pulled a code 15 AGAIN, plugged that wire in AGAIN to fix it, and used silicone on the plug to try to keep it from coming off again.
Jake

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Ed- 1992 Astro, RWD, 4.3l V6 (purchased Feb. 2011)
FlowTech Red Hots glasspack exhaust (finally got it put on there!)
Old rides (earlier to later)
2004 Honda 250 Rebel (my dad's bike, he let me use it)
Neko- 1991 S10 Blazer, 4x4, 4-door (SOLD Feb. 2011)
Custom (aka failed) diy paint job- red with black stripe
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photo_van wrote:almost finished 242 install.
And the pics are where? :poke: :muhaha:
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2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition

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1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
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1997 SAFARI 2WD CARGO
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Now that's a lot of Portholes...

Thanks for the update.

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Yesterday my Astro towed our sleds 350 miles to our cabin


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Fired it up, locked timing found out it's WAY off. Need to tweak that some I guess. Maybe I'm getting cross talk(?)
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LiftedAWDAstro wrote:
photo_van wrote:almost finished 242 install.
And the pics are where? :poke: :muhaha:
FINISHED!!!! Photos over on the thread!
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
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Traded it , :cry: , the motor was going bad . It catched me by surprise , one day it decided to start making funny noises from the bottom , camshaft . 8-[ . But I think I got a good deal .
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^You wasted a perfect opportunity for a V8 swap? :poke:

Just kidding. Congrats on the new car :cheers:

I spent yesterday and today tearing off the plastic cladding and replacing the spark plugs and wires. Looking better, now I just gotta figure out how to get all this tape off the sides.
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