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    Re: no brakes at all

    I decided to put my new cylinder on and test it and you are correct, the booster is fine. So my new question is:
    Anyone want to buy a new brake boster for a 1984 van let haha
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    Re: no brakes at all

    Master cylinder came out easy enough but I'm having trouble removing the booster. Any tips? It's hell for a big man in there.
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    Re: no brakes at all

    Ok I ordered another brake booster. The brakes work if I put fluid in and bleed the lines but they're weak and dangerous to cruise on. So I figured the booster is bad. Now if I can figure out how to...
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    Re: no brakes at all

    Is that what I'm seeing in these photos? It doesn't look like the master brake cylinders in the photos.
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    Re: no brakes at all

    Ok so I think it's the master brake cylinder. I w as able to shove me phone up in there and take a video. These are some screenshots of that video. This part has a bunch of what looks like rust and...
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    no brakes at all

    stored my 1984 2wd 5 spd van for a year. when i came to get it it started up without issue, but the brakes go to the floor with no stopping power. i tried bleeding them and adding fluid but i barely...
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    Shift cable

    Shift cable broke off at the transmission end on my 1984 van wagon le. It's a manual.
    Had it in the shop 3 months and they said they couldn't find the part. Im
    not above welding something...
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    Sticky: Re: Basic Van knowledge for new owners

    where do I put new transmission fluid in on a 5 speed??
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    Power steering whine

    Most high mileage vehicles seem to have a whiny power steering pump so maybe I should be used to it but it is highly annoying. Is there any way to get rid of the noise without a completely new power...
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    Re: Electrical apocolypse HELP!

    PROBLEM SOLVED

    the wire attacting to the top of the alternator had broken its insulation and made contact with the alternator housing, causing a short. 10 cents worth of shrinkwrap and shes...
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    Re: Electrical apocolypse HELP!

    Ok i found the first fuse after the battery, an 80 amp, blown. put a new one in and it blew too. I cannot for the life of me figure out why. The fusable link shown in The Fusable Link thread must be...
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    Re: Electrical apocolypse HELP!

    The power failure im experiencing now has only happened once and it was after I replaced the alternator and all 3 belts. i removed the passenger seat and the engine cover in the process. Either I...
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    Electrical apocolypse HELP!

    So i bought this 1984 2wd le van 3 months ago. i love it, but there has been a series of problems ending in total electrical loss. to start i was driving on the highway and had to slam the brakes and...
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