Glad it helped. I do put 5w-30 in, actually. I tend to stick with Castrol as it's always treated me well.

I try to slip one of those in every once in a while...just enough to keep everyone guessing

AstroWill wrote:Yep, I'm sure he doesn't There should be some kind of notice on there, "this post is more than 6months old, are you sure you want to resurrect the dead?'

That would be great. Even if it was a year...

It's a three year old post. I doubt the OP minds.

Mine was loud until I replaced the fuel filter. Silent for the year since and (knock on wood) running fine.

Forgot to mention, mine replaced nearly-new Michelin P-rated tires the PO put on. The van rolled and waffled all over. With the Firestones (LT tires), the roll, wander and waffle is gone.

Your fan clutch is fine. It's not used at highway speeds but is used at idle. Since it cooled off idling, the fan clutch is good. If the coolant is that sludgy, consider a chemical flush, then flush with water then fill with 50/50 mix of green stuff and distilled water. Sounds like someone didn't fl...

Jump on it.

I am very happy with my Firestone Destination LE2 tires. Towed a Jeep Liberty on a Uhaul car trailer back from Michigan to Maryland (in snow) with zero issues. No smooshing despite towing 6200 lbs, over 500 of that tongue weight.

Picture is in my Pics of the new '02 Astro thread in Uncategorized.

A Random Bush wrote:As it turns out it was the fuel pump, I had always heard fuel pumps don't get weak, the either work or they don't. Well I guess they were wrong, she's running like new now!

Yeah, I heard that too. Not true in my experience, either.

Put the 'new' cargo cover in place in the Jeep - now guns & ammo will be under cover

Yep, should be there. All wrapped up in light grey tape with a factory warning tag on it.

The trailer wiring should be taped up in a bundle under the jack in the passenger rear.

I'd have to find my pic, but I don't think there was already a wire in the bundle for a brake controller. Then again, I only needed a flat-4 connector, so I didn't pay much attention to the extra wires...

Drove it to Allentown, PA for a funeral, then Northumberland, PA for the burial then back home to MD. Averaged 17.6 for the trip, going 80 on legs 1 & 3 up and down hills with a little stop & go traffic thrown in.

Aaaaaaanddddddd....the pictures.. Pan (before I put magnet back) with drain plug installed http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/9052838821_558a15bd9c_z.jpg Mopar filter and o-ring installed http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/9052838879_d897097300_z.jpg Pan installed & rtv curing http://farm8.stati...

^ um, duh. Pans swapped, new filer and o-ring screwed in, drain plug installed. Transfer case in & hooked up, driveshafts in, exhaust in. New O2 sensors in front, oldish ones in back. Transfer case was filled up before I put it up, transmission got 3 qts, then fill after starting, running throug...

Sweet rig! Welcome

We've replaced one valve cover gasket, the bf rebuilt the carb and I've done a complete tuneup (plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, ballast resistor, voltage regulator and ignition module). I have to replace the oil pan gaskets and oil filter mount/oil pump gasket, along with motor mounts. At some point...

Dang, your brother's 440 is much prettier than mine. Of course, no one ever looks under the engine cover of an RV :lol: Mine's a 440-3, so more cooling than a car 440-1 and the RV cam. And the small spark plugs instead of the fat ones - I hadn't guessed that when we went to pick it up. I brought the...

Tegnus wrote:I don't think those curtains are factory, are they? How are they fixed to the door? Looks good!

He has a conversion van - they are SMC factory.