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#1781 of 1888 Re: brakes...DONE! [thebigal] by spike99 Jun 04, 2008 (6:33 am)
Replying to: the_big_al (Jun 27, 2008 3:16 pm) Hi thebigal,   Thanks for posting your exerpiences of how to replace brakes on your van. Man, you sure do have patients. And lots of it.   For me, I do a much different approach. The high level steps are: In the morning, I drive my van to my local auto-shop, tell guy to inspect and if needed, replace the brakes. Before end of day, he calls and tells me that my van is ready for pickup. I walk to the local auto shop (which is only 15 minute walk away), pay the bill and drive my van home. Only thing I do NOT like is "paying for the work". But overall, each auto shop in my area always use the higher quality brake pads and best of all, I don't get my hands dirty. If wondering, I used to change my own previous brakes. But, had way too many experiences of slipped wrenches and skinned knuckles. Thus, I now let the full time auto mechanic brake repairs today. Luckily, the 2 auto shops in my area "are trusted", and always give reasonalbe rates.   Thanks for posting your brake replacement experiences. I enjoyed reading your well constructed posts. Like all of your posts on this forum, I enjoyed reading them. Thank you.   . Replies to this message: the_big_al (Jun 27, 2008 3:16 pm)
#1782 of 1888 Re: brakes...DONE! [spike99] by the_big_al Jun 27, 2008 (3:16 pm)
Replying to: spike99 (Jun 04, 2008 6:33 am) I do that for BIG things... and oil changes. I refuse to crawl under my car and do my own oil change. (I did them for so long at a quick lube place, I can no longer do it the "hard" way) Brakes, spark plugs, hoses, and maybe even a fuel pump I will do. I might even attempt the leaky valve cover gasket that is plaguing my truck. I actually enjoy working on my vehicels and gives me a sense of accomplishment once I finish and it works right. But I also know that I don't know it all and will probably have to take one of vehicles into the "shop" eventually.   Ya - the dirty hands suck. I still have grime encrusted at the tips of my fingers. I do sometimes wish I could find a "trusted" auto shop, but since moving I haven't found one to replace the one I used to have.
#1783 of 1888 Wet Carpet! by hulscher Jun 09, 2008 (7:46 pm)
We have a 2001 GMC Safari and the whole entire pad from the back of the van to the front of it are SOAKED! We took a 6 hour trip this weekend to MN when we noticed we have a GREAT BIG problem! My husband has torn everything out, all of the seats, carpet and pad. Where should we start to look for the leaks? We know that the seal/weather stripping has to be replaced in the back of the van but we are wondering how could soooo much water be on the inside of the van. (granted it rained about 60% of our trip) I have read some of the similar postings but am not sure what step is next in this long process.   P.S. I enjoy our van very much and am a little distressed about this. I have to drive my husband's pick-up , so any advice to speed this up would be very wonderful! Thank you for this site! Replies to this message: dlm1954 (Jun 09, 2008 8:08 pm) hulscher (Jun 10, 2008 12:26 pm) egillett (Jun 10, 2008 8:23 am) hulscher (Jun 10, 2008 1:24 pm)
#1784 of 1888 Re: Wet Carpet! [hulscher] by dlm1954 Jun 09, 2008 (8:08 pm)
Replying to: hulscher (Jun 09, 2008 7:46 pm) The rear doors on these Astros are notorius for leaking, Sometimes mine will leak real bad and I'll put some kind of rubber conditioner on the gasket and it'll quit leaking sometime for a year or more. But there is a whole lot of other places it can leak to the roof from small rust holes you can't see because their on the top or the floorboard.I'd wait until the next hard rain and see if I couldn't see where it was coming from which is your best bet.DLM1 Replies to this message: hulscher (Jun 10, 2008 12:26 pm)
#1785 of 1888 Re: Wet Carpet! [hulscher] by egillett Jun 10, 2008 (8:23 am)
Replying to: hulscher (Jun 09, 2008 7:46 pm) First thought is the seal at the top of the rear hatch or doors (close vehicle up and have someone run water on the roof while someone inside looks) and my second thought is if you were useing tha air conditionioning, check that the water from the AC is draining to the outside. If it isn't, run a flexable rod up through the drain hose from underneath and the pastie muck will flow out. When this is clogged, the water backs up and spills out under the floor rugs. Replies to this message: hulscher (Jun 10, 2008 1:24 pm)
#1786 of 1888 Re: 02 Astro with sticky rear hatch door [johnginct] by egillett Jun 10, 2008 (8:42 am)
Replying to: johnginct (May 16, 2006 4:56 pm) Make sure the rear bumper has not been "bumped" and is up against the bottom of the door. It doesn't take much!
#1787 of 1888 Re: Wet Carpet! [dlm1954] by hulscher Jun 10, 2008 (12:26 pm)
Replying to: dlm1954 (Jun 09, 2008 8:08 pm) Thank you for your input - we appreciate!
#1788 of 1888 95 safari van fuel pump problems by smrb Jun 10, 2008 (12:40 pm)
I replaced the fuel pump and it wont pump gas out of the tank. I can hear it prime when turning key on.I unhooked fuel line at filter and had the key turned over but no fuel.The vehicle is also draining batteries.It ran when i parked it.The fuel pump i replaced was only a year old. If i can hear the pump and am not getting fuel what could be the problem.If i pour gas in carb the van runs until that gas is used. i have dropped the gas tank in my driveway 4 times looking for problems.Could i have hooked up the pump wrong?Where is the underhood fusebox/relay? Help ME please.I was hurt at work and can not afford to go to a mechanic.I need to sell this van badly.Thanks
#1789 of 1888 Re: Wet Carpet! [egillett] by hulscher Jun 10, 2008 (1:24 pm)
Replying to: egillett (Jun 10, 2008 8:23 am) GREAT! The seal idea is what my husband is planning on doing tonight. But do you know where the AC drain is located? Many thanks!
#1790 of 1888 Re: replacement rim [pmpatrick] by gawgadave Jun 12, 2008 (11:29 am)
Replying to: pmpatrick (Jun 10, 2005 7:27 pm) I have two rims with tires on them. You can email me directly for pictures and info. GawgaDaveyahoo.com   Also, check with Discount Tires, they keep some in their warehouse system.. new they were $500+ used you could get around $200.

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