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Thank you very much for the offer! I have found quite a few online so I’m hopefully set for now.

It’s pretty easy to check as it could have a mouse nest on it. Worse comes to worse you could run without it “old car” style.

Yikes, if I didn’t mention it in the video I can’t quite remember.

You will have to find a CZcams tool for that.

No idea but yes, it’s quite a procedure.

As long as there no physical wear, I agree.

I haven’t come across that yet, but good to know.

This was before I was even into U-vans. And yes. I’m fairly partial to the 1st gens now that I have 3.

The tornado that displaced me also crushed my car and I couldn’t get another due to being co-signed on a friend’s loan. I had to go a year with no vehicle until another friend gave me the Montana… which was a blessing even though the constant breakdowns have been a nightmare… but this isn’t about me. I’m just explaining why I related to their situation with a particularly relevant experience. Unfortunately, they did not have a friend as generous as mine and they had just paid for this van days earlier. I’m barely one step removed from living in my van. My mother’s landlord sold the neighborhood to developers forcing her to leave just as I was trying to move in. She had to abandon her trailer and I had to abandon my accessory building, and since I had no place for me, I had no place for her. Thankfully, my old landlord finished rebuilding but I have to stay in my rented workshop. She’s on a waiting list with the Housing Authority for a seniors. So, yeah, as bad as it’s been for me, I think these people somehow have it much worse. Really put things into perspective and makes me appreciate what I have. I wish I could do more for them and I’m here to get direction on that.

You’ll need to replace that vibration dampener…no belt is a no go. It can be done in the van, but it takes specialty pullers.

@@Turbo231 Thanks. Believe it or not, I saw they were still stranded in the parking lot at O’Reilly’s last night. Last message I got implied they could borrow the puller from O’Reilly’s if I could provide the part and a breaker bar. Of course, I’m still elbow-deep in my own van with no money for the parts to get it fixed. Yeah, they were asking for a new crank pulley with harmonic balancer. If I can get to a junk yard for my own van I’ll see if I can find one but I don’t have the puller either and I’m totally broke. I think they’re going to have to find that one on their own. :(

Yeah, but still have the mower.

You are welcome. Love these vans and how they are put together.

Glad it was helpful, ours is still running great.

Yeah, junkyard cars are like that. Often they are stripped, or more often, still fairly complete until squishing time.

It’s long gone, while this yard will keep a car for 3+ months, this video is far older than that.

The starter is dead. Since I have no parts units and wasn’t planning on keeping the car whole, I will leave it at that.

Yeah, it’s pretty strange how rare they’ve gotten.

@@Turbo231 they need maintenance, and repair often. While they are cheap to fix diy, a lot of people just can’t, and they end up in the salvage yard. I bought my 91 in 99 for $500 with a blown head gasket. I think the gasket kit was $135, and I might have paid $170 for head work. It was an 8 year old car and was effectively worthless.

Maybe, but sounds more sensor related.

For such a little engine, yes. Lol

@@Turbo231 The 2.8l was even worse 😂

Indeed. They are way bigger than I remember.

Awesome, that’s why I made the video.

Not a great design, I wouldn’t pause a second to also use an epoxy to repair it.

Awesome. I have a parts van but it has a minor chance of running so I don’t want to wreck it yet.

It was thrown together by the factory as it does have the FLT code, which is for fleet option. And by that, it was a van sent to dealers because nobody ordered them most likely. Lol. Order 40 pickups, get a few vans to sell nobody wants.

@@Turbo231 Ah yes , Fleet 😂

There is no speed limit to mowers as the ratio of wheel spin to reel spin is the same. What you get is momentum.

@@Turbo231 I've noticed at too high a speed the mower can skip a bit over rough and uneven patches of the lawn, so in my own use there's a sweet spot!

Mostly the evening out part...and to cut a new edge, but a good alignment will get most people where they need to be, especially on blade contact mowers.

Those windows might be, but I haven't had any issues with my electric ones over the years. I know I did a video on a junkyard and came back a month later and a tool I forgotten was still there...so no one had even entered the van. Technically, all the fasteners would be nice to have. I have a parts van, but I think I can get it back on the road, so its hard to strip of everything as I'll likely have to put it back again. :o

Your parts van is pretty good underneath, so she might deserve another chance to serve. The crossover parts you already have in stock are handy. Does your Pontiac van have the same manual mirrors verses the power ones? Is it worth it to have both sets? I’ve never seen manual mirrors here in Central Texas boneyards. I think my dad cut and pasted all of the ones sold here with L27 and rear air, but the Austin van was different.

@@ryanfoster9863 Actually, it doesn’t. The Pontiac has that manual remote driver’s mirror but also has the passenger manual remote mirror. This van had no passenger control, aka you have to roll the window down. I wonder if that’s a slow decline of option quality as the van series got older as my Pontiac is pretty base.

You are welcome! Its not an overly watched series of videos, but for the few, its nice.

I'm glad it may have helped. This motor now serves Winter Service on my snow blower...but it doesn't like the cold so it takes about 2 minutes of a hair dryer on the carb to make it happy...after that, 3 pulls and we're off to the races.

@@Turbo231 thanks man I just got my power washer turned on and stay on

Everyone has their favorites. The GE Elec-trak units I have are promising, but looking forward to getting a 60s/70s Cub Cadet with a 3 speed.

That’s pretty cool.

No.

You are welcome, hoped it helped.

@@Turbo231 sure did

OH yeah, that chime module actually landed right in my wife's Fiero who's chime module sucks...now I need to find more!

I’ve had trouble finding the chime modules in many cars from that era as they were often WAY up under the dash above the radio. Did you look in that Buick A-body? I’ve never found one in those, but in theory they should have nice ones. Period full-size Chevys and Roadmasters also have them.

Oh, completely. Its nice to look for assembly traps so when on your own stuff you can try to not break things.

@@Turbo231 👍

Yup, I did it, it was a sweetheart...I should be releasing Junkyard crawls weekly again starting this week.

For which vehicle are you looking for a radio ?

It was such a nice day and Bucks always has way too nice of cars to be there.

I'm always looking to upgrade anything. The 1997-2002 Pontiac Grand Prix's have an excellent radio with EQ, but they don't fit in the vans (wiring and physically). I did find an older unit from a Cadillac, I'm likely to try to put it in my 1993 and see how it goes...there will of course be a video. I currently have a similar Buick radio that looks great that may work too.

I started at 8:30 AM and had to drag myself out of there at 2 PM so I could get home in time...I could soooo waste a whole day there easily.

@@Turbo231 😂

Somewhere between the throttle cable and transmission if you are talking kick down cable.

@@Turbo231 ok. Ty. Wish me luck

By this time I’m sure it’s long gone, sorry.

Totally the same.

Not an overly popular video, glad it could help!

Yeah, it was pretty empty when I posted some probe videos.

@Turbo231 As a 20 year old who wants to turn it into a nice car for shows thank you. I love how it's older and therefore easier to work on as well.

You are welcome. They are neat machines and knowing what makes them tick just makes you a better buyer.

You are welcome. I try to make videos I would want to see.

Mass Air Flow Sensor. But seriously, unplug it and see how that goes…they tend to fail without setting a code and are super hit or miss and are super easy to check.

@Turbo231 and sometimes it will show a check engine light mid misfire and it will blink and then go way in like 10 seconds or so

@@chxpionships_5163 The computer will be storing that code for you, will be handy to go in and get it.

Yeah, it’s not a hard fix, but you are right, it can be avoided.