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Hi- looking for a driver side rear view mirror, mine was manual but electric would work

Hi- looking for a drivers side rear view mirror, mine was manual controlled but I think electric controlled would work also

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Interested in the windshield if it's intact. I have one with a crack I could put back on your van to keep the interior from getting soaked. I could also use the glove compartment and a couple...

Thanks for all the R&D Vanco.
I have 600 miles on my set up, the flex-a-lite 365 scirocco fans. Driving 20 miles or less and no real load.
The fans keep the engine slightly cooler than my stock...

The AFCO Scirocco radiator and Flex-A-Lite Sirocco 365 fans/schroud fit in the Van. I removed a bracket, upper passenger side, front, that was in the way. All air conditioning parts are also...

I would also really appreciate some expert advice, I could see what I did wrong.

When soldering to the existing wiring harness wire, I found that it helped to use the Rosin Paste, lots of it. ...

Here are rough lengths of the 4y head bolt. (sorry, I'm a woodworker, not a machinist)
Stud length: 4 5/8"
Head with no washer: 9/16"
Overall: 5 3/16"

I would be interested in the ARP bolt. ...

That is Very cool, VanCo! Its good to know that a 16" fan can fit. It looks to me like that fan would be Much more effective than the two eights (beyond just the cfm rating). The two eights both...

Thanks for the input, Vanco. Its interesting that the Griffin radiator is 3" wide, sounds like both Griffen and AFCO radiators have the same specs. Maybe Flex-a-lite designed a good schroud to...

Thanks for sharing your modification experience, Vanco. I'm going run my experiment. Its going to be a 3" thick radiator with two 8" shrouded fans, 1600cfm. We will see it the extra 1" makes much...

Thanks for the response!

The AFCO is a 3" thick radiator, that Griffin is 2". I'm hoping that a 3" would have improved cooling ability.

I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on this radiator/fan set up. It would be GREAT to get some feedback before spending a bunch of money.

As I see it, the actual cost of this modification is...

Thanks for the Scirocco radiator suggestion, Boogieman. There are a couple that look pretty good.

Griffen has one with ports in the correct corners, just not the correct diameter.

Flex-A-lite...

The female thread holes are not the same. The upper left one should be on the right. The hose could be snaked over there. Thats a full 'S' curve and might be ok. If you flip it, you would have to...

I'm also trying to figure out an alternative radiator for a manual 4x4 van. I've had bad luck with my recores. One recore only lasted 2 years, I had to fix a hole that developed in a tank and...

The Camshaft is replaced and I’m on the road again. It took me about 40hrs over two weeks to disassemble, receive parts and install.

What I would do differently: Bench test the Camshaft end play...

The sandpaper on flat surface works for me, thanks Tim.
I wish I’d payed more attention to the Manual, it’s clearly spelled out how to check the end play on the bench.

The new camshaft is installed, plenty of clearance with the radiator removed to slide it in.

My current issue is lack of end-play. The timing gear is on, no interference with the thrust washer...

Thanks for the reply Tim. If you examine the photo of the Distributor shaft, where the pen is pointing, you can see a part that I think should be part of the housing. Maybe pressed in? That part...

Thanks for reminding me about that great write up by Tim. I put a new toyota timing kit in this motor after reading the post. I think there was no interference in this location. I'll pay attention...

Here is a photo of the mangled Camshaft and the Distributor Shaft bound to what seems to be a housing part pressed into Distributor body64426443

Im planning to flood the damage area, try and flush...

The Distributor seized, the Camshaft lost some teeth. The Driven Gear on the Distributor is a tough, little brute! I have a few questions beyond the remove/ replace steps spelled out in the manual. ...

HI Rob,
Do you have the shifter for the transfer case by any chance? I would like to mod my automatic to have the hi/low option but need the transfer case and shifter assembly.

Tim

Hi Kenneth,
I wreaked one, maybe two rims on Sunday. I was run off the the road on HWY 70 by a truck passing over the double yellow, the shoulder was 10" rock that folded one rim. I barely pulled...

My timing was off 180 deg and the van ran well. Like what Rudy said, my pulley had spun.

I just changed out the engine in my van and that vacuum line was/is attached to the metal line you refer to. I think you have the correct connection.

Thanks for the product testing terrence. I'm leaning towards your route. Its not hard to replace the gaskets if a leak developed and I think it has enough integrity to hold together if its not...

I'm rebuilding an engine and trying to be reasonably thorough. My donor engine exhaust manifold has some small cracks right at the 'bridge' area where it connects to the exhaust pipe.

Use? A new...

Awhile back, I found a schematic online that appeared to show two different systems for the cruise control components, one for the manual and another for the automatic van. I have a manual van with...

Could it be a component of the cruise control system? I was thinking about doing a swap and the diagram showed a part in that area.

clarification: Donor van is 2wd. Its lived many lives and who knows, maybe after its running again, (hopefully just a TPS), it will be spared.

Thanks again for following up on my question, you...

Thanks Tim and Burntboot for the info. My manual van has rusted out from the coastal climate and is headed for the parts yard. I'm going to yank the cruise control parts regardless, maybe once I...

I have an Aug. 1986 LE Automatic 4wd van that was originally imported to Hawaii without cruise control. It seems to have the plugs on the harness and has the housing for the Actuator on the driver...

Thanks for all the great info!
To rephrase what I think I've learned:

In 4th gear (overdrive), the Aisin Warner auto transmission has a 'lock up converter' function that effectively makes the...

Thanks Originalwyjibo. Interesting to learn about the fluid coupling, cool youtube animation. I am curious to do your road testing, watch for the mechanical coupling verse fluid coupling when...

Maybe I was reading what I wanted to hear in Moverbaugh post. I think he is describing the possibility of the transmission being able 'engage' or 'slip' in a gear. Am I reading that correctly? ...

Thats a good description of two different types of 'clutching' possible in one gear. Thanks! I imagine the solenoid is buried pretty deep? Maybe I should examine the exterior power source of the...

Thanks Moverbaugh,
'Flacky solenoid' sounds like something to pursue. The rpm change is subtle but can't be right. The torque converter lock up sounds similar to the '1 to 1' condition he was...

Thanks for the response Trestlehed!
To clarify; By 'OD', I also mean 4th gear. The mechanic explained that within the gear, the transmission has two options, a fuel saving, 1 to 1 with the engine...

My 4wd automatic transmission will jump about 150rpms (or less) in OD, usually around 2700 rpms. I took it to a specialist who's diagnosis was 'low power'. He explained that the 3 and OD gears both...

My General Grabbers on a 14" rim would not fit. I cut the two 'towers' off that hinge the rack. I replaced them with chain lengths. Two lengths of galvanized chain, welded to the body, maybe an...

Once again, I score low marks in reading comprehension.

I just re-read Tim's response to my original question. I think that my disk is set tight in the body. Once its assembled, the 'Throttle...

Thank you Tim for replying to my question.
One positive is that my throttle does close all the way. In the photo I was holding it open, trying to establish a reference point. Its hard to...

I am having a mixed experience attempting the Throttle Body cleaning. My main issue is a lack of ability to follow directions. When I disassembled the throttle body, I did not scratch the original...

Thanks for the photo Tim. The perfect 180deg off mark really threw me for a loop. I think I can move ahead now.

My plan was to drive the van for awhile before putting new parts in it; but since...

Thank you Tim and Burntboot for responding to my post.

I have removed the crankshaft pulley and the valve cover. Between watching the valves, peering down the spark plug hole, inserting an object...

Tim, thank you for your reply. My efforts to trouble shoot my vans timing (it is part of my CA smog fail: Ignition timing....Mechanical Problem.)

As I imagine you guessed, the jumping timing...

To check the timing I warmed up the engine, checked the idle speed (about 700, automatic) and jumped the diagnostic plug near the air filter.
The strobe showed the mark traveling and jumping around....

Hi, new member working the bugs out of my 87 4wd automatic van. Just failed CA smog with high NO (nox?). I found some vacuum leaks and the broken BVSV. I have diagnostic code 11 blinking. I think...