i replaced the O2 sensor, spark plugs and wires, and battery cables. i got a rotor and cap also but the cap didnt fit properly so i just replaced the rotor. i tried to replace the TPS as well........
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i replaced the O2 sensor, spark plugs and wires, and battery cables. i got a rotor and cap also but the cap didnt fit properly so i just replaced the rotor. i tried to replace the TPS as well........
that looks amazing! i love how you clean everything. i wish i could get my engine that clean without taking it out. it would take forever though.
thanks for the great pics and info
85CargoSpace if you are still looking for those parts someone is parting out a van not too far from you....
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/pts/4539254445.html
i would be calling them...
thanks ninz30. that is great information. i will have to find another grommet because the one on there is already a little broken. the new pcv i got yesterday is a little different than the one on...
thanks. i have visited that thread a number of times and upon revisiting i see the pcv valve is right at the top of the list.... andi have been using the search feature vigourously to try and...
its a light bronze color. i took a look on my other (dead) van and its pvc is green. well its good to know its replaceable.... i just phoned and theres one on stock at one of the local parts stores...
yesterday i was cleaning oil and dirt off the valve cover and noticed a piece missing from the seal (the manual calls it a dust cover) to the PCV hose/valve (towards the rear of the cover) . so i...
what type things did you notice happening with Bosch plugs? i am having random stalling happen and noticed yesterday the sp plug wires are bosch but i am not sure about the plugs... will check that...
just went for a drive and starting is definitely better and just as i was thinking "maybe its not going to stall anymore" and then it did as i was accelerating up onto a bridge. so still random...
i was looking around for corroded wires or other things that may be causing trouble and i found this connector but i have no idea what it it. it on the front right corner of the engine block. it was...
thanks JDM-VANMAN, you are probably right. after i changed the alternator i went for a good drive to charge it up so it may have been up to charge after that but after having so much trouble starting...
yesterday i was doing driving around town and the can stalled which it had been doing intermittently. usually it would restart immediately but yesterday it took a minute or 2 for it to get going. it...
just got a new van a couple of weeks ago. it only has 212,000 kms on it, really great shape inside, has been repainted and it was $1600. its an 86 LE SE Spirit. i think its the expo 86 special...
i replaced the little hose but it still does not start. i will jump the the "Fuel Pump Test Connector" and see what happens. i have not checked for any saved computer codes since i figured they were...
Thanks for that info JPERL. i was wondering why it connected to the PS pump but had absolutely no clue. even though i have had this van for 7-8 years i cant say how the RPM are when turning tight...
hi Everyone, this is my first post here but i have already enjoyed a lot of very helpful information from you all... and thanks Tim and Gwen for this site.
my 85 van died a while ago. i was...