My Dad's 88 Chevy Van/future camper. - Page 6

katoranger · 11-04-2013, 12:26 PM

No, but my guess is a 3.0L. Seems they liked head gaskets. We will see if it hangs out for awhile. No hurry. Time is on my side right now.

katoranger · 11-10-2013, 09:18 PM

Found one that's closer. Only about 25 miles away.

http://seks.craigslist.org/cto/4184004058.html

Update on van. Removed all the seats and getting ready to install the fronts into the project van. First we need to take care of the cupholders. No place to put the coffee.

Weldangrind · 11-11-2013, 12:13 PM

Ugh, ignition cylinders are no fun to install, especially if you solder them in.

katoranger · 11-13-2013, 09:43 AM

Its gone already. My Dad has a 93 Dodge Dakota that I may buy from him. It is mechanically solid with mainly cosmetic challenges.

Weldangrind · 11-14-2013, 09:49 AM

5.8 litre? 4WD?

katoranger · 11-14-2013, 09:52 AM

3.9L 2wd regular cab longbed. Has been used to haul building materials and snowblowers since 1998. Hasn't been out of the garage much in the last few years. He has sold most of his rental properties and this was the truck he used to maintain those. The only house he still rents out is next door to the one they live in.

Weldangrind · 11-14-2013, 10:05 AM

That sounds like the perfect mid-sized truck.

katoranger · 11-14-2013, 10:10 AM

It has been extremely reliable. Everything still works too. Even the AC.

katoranger · 11-18-2013, 03:20 PM

And the Dakota. Hauling scrap that my Dad had accumulated of the past few years.

SpudRider · 11-18-2013, 04:37 PM

That's a nice Dakota.

katoranger · 11-18-2013, 05:10 PM

I think we just need to repaint the hood and the top of the cab. Tree branch fell on it this past spring and broke the windshield and left some dents in the hood.

The tires were new in 1998. Might need to replace those.

Weldangrind · 11-19-2013, 12:29 AM

Is it yours now?

katoranger · 11-19-2013, 07:52 AM

Not yet. I think after Christmas. Its snuggled in the garage now. He pretty much stores it in the winter and rarely drives it during the summer now. The truck has not let town in years.

katoranger · 11-29-2013, 10:00 AM

We took the speedo out and lubed the cable with graphite spray yesterday. We can now just barely hear the aftermarket radio at road speed. Next the radio is getting updated to a 10 year old CD player with alot more watts of power.

Also got the leather seats out of the other van to install. The original driver's seat has broken springs in the behind.

Weldangrind · 11-29-2013, 10:59 AM

I hacked the pre-amp of the factory cassette deck in my GMC, and soldered in an old headset cable. I plug that into an MP3 player that the kids have tossed aside, and I've got music.

11-04-2013, 12:26 PM	#76
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	No, but my guess is a 3.0L. Seems they liked head gaskets. We will see if it hangs out for awhile. No hurry. Time is on my side right now. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-10-2013, 09:18 PM	#77
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Found one that's closer. Only about 25 miles away. http://seks.craigslist.org/cto/4184004058.html Update on van. Removed all the seats and getting ready to install the fronts into the project van. First we need to take care of the cupholders. No place to put the coffee. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-11-2013, 12:13 PM	#78
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Ugh, ignition cylinders are no fun to install, especially if you solder them in. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-13-2013, 09:43 AM	#79
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Its gone already. My Dad has a 93 Dodge Dakota that I may buy from him. It is mechanically solid with mainly cosmetic challenges. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-14-2013, 09:49 AM	#80
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	5.8 litre? 4WD? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-14-2013, 09:52 AM	#81
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	3.9L 2wd regular cab longbed. Has been used to haul building materials and snowblowers since 1998. Hasn't been out of the garage much in the last few years. He has sold most of his rental properties and this was the truck he used to maintain those. The only house he still rents out is next door to the one they live in. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-14-2013, 10:05 AM	#82
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That sounds like the perfect mid-sized truck. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-14-2013, 10:10 AM	#83
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	It has been extremely reliable. Everything still works too. Even the AC. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-18-2013, 04:37 PM	#85
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That's a nice Dakota. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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11-18-2013, 05:10 PM	#86
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I think we just need to repaint the hood and the top of the cab. Tree branch fell on it this past spring and broke the windshield and left some dents in the hood. The tires were new in 1998. Might need to replace those. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-19-2013, 12:29 AM	#87
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Is it yours now? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-19-2013, 07:52 AM	#88
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Not yet. I think after Christmas. Its snuggled in the garage now. He pretty much stores it in the winter and rarely drives it during the summer now. The truck has not let town in years. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-29-2013, 10:00 AM	#89
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	We took the speedo out and lubed the cable with graphite spray yesterday. We can now just barely hear the aftermarket radio at road speed. Next the radio is getting updated to a 10 year old CD player with alot more watts of power. Also got the leather seats out of the other van to install. The original driver's seat has broken springs in the behind. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-29-2013, 10:59 AM	#90
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I hacked the pre-amp of the factory cassette deck in my GMC, and soldered in an old headset cable. I plug that into an MP3 player that the kids have tossed aside, and I've got music. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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