Recent content by owlafaye

These vans will run forever...318, A727, 3.23 sure grip...hard combo to beat. My former business went through 6 or 8 of them bought used at auction...got at least 150,000 more miles before I junked them (no time for major repairs, so I junked them.)

Definitely avoid floor heat. 2 X 6" studs and R-19 insulation everywhere. I used the concrete with the cut fiberglass threads mixed in, poured over 3/4" sharp gravel. Then I put down thick 4 X 8' sheets of insulation, then 4 X 8' - 3/4" ply wood, then 2" X 5 1/2" X 12' inexpensive tongue and...

Build it bigger! You will never regret it.

In a small town on the Oregon Coast. There lived an old lady that drove a 1966 Chevelle 4 dr. sedan with 6 cyl/powerglide. She kept it garaged. She brought it to the local "mechanic" for servicing and any repairs needed on a regular basis. I befriended her being her next door neighbor, and...

Old Dodge trucks suck air between the fuel pump and the tank...usually at a rubber tubing joint near the tank or at the filter mounted on the frame, or at the frame...change it also.. Also, it is a classic mistake to cross thread the flared connection(s) at the fuel pump. You can set the...

I haven't installed a center link however, that is a good lead.....but since I have no other truck for comparison, tell me how I identify a properly installed center link.

I think you are spinning your wheels. First ... off make sure the wiring is correct 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 Second ... Buy that rotor and cap...they cost less than an hour's labor... Third ... Skip the timing light...slightly loosen the distributor, start the engine and retard the distributor (turn it...

2 wheel drive, no positraction, 318 c.i. auto/PB PS...What is going on? Anybody out there that can tell me what is wore out? I had it aligned 15,000 miles ago but that didn't change anything. Only slightly out of alignment. Good tread on tires...Power Steering works smoothly...Lots of miles...

Separate your plug wires with some old innertube.......you would be amazed how wires leak strange currents.

I had 7 or so months of radiator/thermostat/water pump problems that drove me mad. It all turned out to be a rubber freeze plug I had installed a year ago. It slightly, very slightly, leaked out all the water over 2-3 days time. When you started it up cold after one day, there was still...

Hate to interrupt...newbie here trying to contact "Blind Squirrel" system says he doesn't exist.

I am a Mopar man and have a sebring convertible, a dodge ram pickup, a ford focus and a geo metro...I do all my own work and try to keep them in tip top shape. I am a whiz refrigeration man having retired after many lifetimes in the refrigeration and HVAC trades. I like BIG refrigeration...