Folks, I took on my first window gasket replacement and started with the small window behind the driver seat in the van. Seemed to work out okay but I would...
i just replaced my exhaust manifold the other day and everything went accordingly. No problem. My big problem now is that i had to use the crappy exhaust from...
It's definetely a 65, just someone had a dislexic moment at the DMV or maybe even dealer (65 - 56). I have paperwork as far back as 72 or 73 that says it...
Hey gang. This 65 van of mine is driving me nuts. Everything in the front end is nice and tight, and just had the alignment done yesterday... All tires are new...
Sometimes max tire pressure will cause a tire to round out, making the vehicle feel like it has razor blades for tires (like my 60 corvair when I first got...
what do you mean....."if its a 24o"? The van has a 170 in it, and when you say "intake" are you refering to the exhaust manifold gasket? That is new so it...
Thanks Eric.. I'll give anything a try at this point. I've put maybe 70 miles on it with the tires at about 40 psi.. I think they were probably around 32 psi...
I'm running 195 65 14's on my 65 pickup with bout 30 psi with no problems. When the Econoline came out in 1960 some of them came to the dealers with the wheel...
That's the crazy thing Ted... I've been over the front end on this thing a few times now. New leaf spring bushings, new king pins, new center link, etc.....
From my DMV experiences they'd get it wrong anyhow. When I bought my '61 pickup the new registration and title never arrived, so I called them, only to find...
Mike, I use cleaning solvent, like you'd use in a parts washer. Doesn't hurt the paint, and not too nasty to work with (but observe normal precautions of...
Jeff, a big exhaust leak can make it seem to run worse, since the noise is so disturbing. Same thing happens when you drive with the doghouse lid open for the...
Roger, that's probably way too much pressure in the tires for starters. I've got "car" tires on all my Econolines, and on my van I run 32 pounds in front, 28...
Roger, is there any chance the front axle got reversed, right to left, when the kingpins were done? If that happens you'll end up with zero caster, and...
Does your Van Have the front a sway bar in place? And definitly Check the rear bushings and U bolts on the rear axle (and front). if they are loose or the...
170 would mean No intake gasket to leak. so that shouldnt be the problem. could only leak from the carb base or a crack in the intake casting of the head. My...
Jay, I asked the guy at the shop what all he did,, and he said that the caster and camber were "perfect". When he checked the toe, the tires were about 1/8"...
Yup, my van has the sway bar. Bushings all look good. I've got the shackle bushings for the rear, but have to pick up the eye bushings yet and tear into it....
"Perfect", as in he couldn't adjust them, or "perfect", as in he measured a number that's exactly equal to the factory spec? Sorry to be so suspicious, but...
I hear ya Jay. I know what he meant when he said "perfect",,, and he knew that I knew what he meant..lol... I took it to mean "it's as good as a 44 year old...
Roger, one thing that will tell you the front end is working right is whether the wheels self-correct back to straight when coming out of a turn. Too little...
Hmm I used citrus based solvent on mine with lottsa rags ... make sure you rinse the stuff off with soap and water though ... worked on the Doghouse glop as...
This is my latest Econoline adventure, a radiator & metal fan shroud for my '67 DCW with a 240. There are photos that I tried to ensmallen as much as...
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