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A muffler that I saw on eBay is $13 cheaper on Amazon. The eBay listing has a compatibility list and my van seems to be on it. The listing on Amazon has a note that I wonder about. Here's an image of...

I did a search on that parts dealer in Dubai using my VIN#. Looks like they might have everything I was told would be needed. Can anyone on this forum make an educated guess as to what the total cost...

I tried having a safety inspection today and failed due to some issues with the driver's side CV shaft, differential and ball joint. I looks like that front wheel could come off at any time and...

Well those turns signals aren't working and I don't know why. I have a good fuse in there now.

But no matter, because the garage found other issues that will keep the van from passing inspection,...

It has to be different for the '87 4WD van because in the #14 position I have a 7.5A fuse and the turn signals stopped working when I pulled out the fuse in the #1 position. I was trying to stop the...

Is the image in Post #2 good for the '87 model as well?

Is it the same for the '87 4WD (manual) cargo van?

Also, if a 10A fuse is called for and I don't have one on hand, can I use 15A?

Rock Auto has many parts for the front brakes. Are there any specific brands recommended above others for calipers, hoses, pads and rotors?

Dumdum here with a quick question before I post: Front brake parts, is it a fit here?

Thanks o! I don't see oil on the driveway. I think we have a few more days of 50+ weather coming up. That's good for me. I can get overheated when it's 60 out if I do enough.

I don't know what your motivation is with a post like this. I don't mind being belittled or whatever, but I really do lack the sort of smarts needed to understand such things. (not the mechanical...

Is it really okay to shower the entire engine with a hose?

I changed the oil in springtime of this year and had not checked it since. I don't drive very much, and this van doesn't "burn" oil. A month or so ago the dashboard oil warning light came on, so I...

I ended up going to a repair shop. Here's what happened:

There was nothing stripped; the pulley was turning along with my wrench, apparently, and that's why I couldn't tighten the item (nut or...

I don't know. Plenty of people have worked on this car in the 33 years I've owned it. I know for sure it wasn't me. (p.s. I haven't always been as broke as I am now)

Is the belt "too frayed" to be...

Now I suppose someone's going to tell me "That's not the alternator belt". LOL! That would mean I ordered the wrong part.

Sorry this took so long! The flash on the camera failed almost every time. Out of fifteen tries, these are the only decent ones I could get.

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I went out and took five pics of it from different angles. When I went to upload the pics from the camera, they had not been saved. I'll try again.

Yeah... I really don't feel like going out in the cold rain and wind to snap the pic right now. I will do it a.s.a.p. though.

Whatever it is, the alternator belt wraps around it, so I would say that it has something to do with the alternator. If I am wrong, I'm glad to hear about it.

I have a manual but it seems to assume a lot of pre-existing knowledge. I look for how to do X and find that it says "do Y and Z first" while saying zilch about how Y and/or Z are done.

I do have...

Whatever.



What's tough to do?

That's the one. I can't get a pulley, apparently.

I just talked to the parts store again and they say they can't get the pulley. (I still don't know which pulley it would be. Or more than one?) So if there's a burr, or some burrs, can't they just be...

Do you happen to know the correct part number for the alt. belt? Or at least whether or not it's a "serpentine" belt?

And if it's a pulley needing to be replaced, which pulley?

Hey thanks Dude! While you were posting the above, I was editing my last post. Check the last part of it and lemme know what ya think?

Could I have opinions from some of you experienced folk on this one question: With an alternator belt that is just a bit frayed on one edge (the backing only, not the rubber), is the vehicle good to...

Looking back over the photos earlier in this thread, it appears that the bolt I loosened today -- which was already loose (seems like that would be a problem in itself) -- is the wrong one. It's on...

Except the alternator belt is frayed. Just on one edge. I assume that means pulleys are out of alignment. I'm about to give up on this project!

Disregard previous post. I got the thing off. The hole isn't in the plastic it's in the metal.... Anyhow the alternator belt was VERY loose, I could almost turn it 180 degrees. The bolt on the front...

Still struggling with the power steering belt adjuster bolt, and meanwhile thought I'd go ahead and at least get the alternator belt tightened up. Oddly, when I went to remove the antifreeze...

Thanks for the additional posts and ideas. Unfortunately, this little bitty town does not have a "firehouse" as such; it has volunteers who come out when needed to fight a fire.

Let me try the last solution you posted (with the pic) first. Then I will try your other suggestions. However I should mention that I already went to the house nearest to me on the east side and was...

No on grandkids. One nephew, no contact since about 1970. I can't even find my brother. I've been a hermit/recluse since moving to this little town. The neighbors have all changed since I moved in,...

I'll give it shot, but I think I'd rather remain female!

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Nearest place with a Craigslist page is 50 miles. Facebook Marketplace has a page for my area code, which is one of the most thinly populated area codes in the nation. Most of it is the city with the...

My forum "preferences" are set in such a way that I am seeing two pages, not four.

I agree completely about getting a newer vehicle. The only way that will be possible will be when I no longer have mortgage payments -- which will be when I am 83 years old. That's about 16.5 years...

I appreciate the sentiment, Flecker, but I'm afraid you would find that I haven't had any beer in my fridge for almost 20 years. And no, I don't know a soul who would come here and help me fix my...

Easier said than done, my friend, when it's almost a choice between driving and eating.

I looked at that. It makes sense. Looks like if I completely removed the smaller bolt, the other parts would just fall off. Then the whole thing gets replaced, right?

I see at the top of the...

I'll keep spraying and knocking on the bolt for a while. Yes, the mechanic loosened the front nut before trying. If ultimately it has to be busted out of there, what does it take to fix it back to...

So I postponed my doctor appointment because I was afraid to drive with that belt so loose. I ran out of PB Blaster and went to Bumper-to-Bumper where they used to have a shop in back. I was gonna...

Perfect! Thank you.

I did not see purple on the zip ties the other day. I do see the purple now -- very clearly in fact. Strange!

It's about 15 degrees out there right now. I'll look at it when I won't freeze my fingers off. Meanwhile, the pics are extremely helpful. The only thing I'm left wondering about is finding the...

Thanks for that link, JDM. In the fourth photo from the top, it appears that the thing-that-must-be-loosened-first is in fact NOT too close behind something else to get a socket wrench in there....

I fully understand what to do now, thanks to you wonderful folks. Just one question left: In Flecker's latest pic, the bolt with the red arrow *appears* to be directly behind a pulley or something,...

<br><br>I CAN SEE IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH, FLECKER!!! Now, is there something I have to loosen up first, before trying to turn that wing nut?

I see zero blue highlighting in any of the photos that you have claimed blue highlighting exists in. In two of them I see some purple highlighting but in the last one you posted, only black on the...