Hi, my name is Steve and I just joined the forum. I have a 95 Astro van and I try to do as much work on it myself as possible. It has right at 260,000 miles on it and has been a great vehicle, no major engine or transmission problems so far. I appreciate very much the opportunity to use these forums and hope I can contribute in some way.
Hello from central North Carolina
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260k... not bad.
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Hi steverino
Welcome aboard, just a suggestion here with that many miles on it, is to not work the old girl to hard at this point. I had to replace my motor at 300,000 miles (500,000 km) because I was to hard on mine.
My engine had a hard life though, I used it commercially for the first 2 years of it. Keep your foot out of it, change the oil frequently and you should get many more miles from her. I still feel I could have gotten another 100,000 miles out of it if I wasn't so hard on mine at times. I'm a bit surprised my transmission has held out as long as it has (original).
Again Welcome aboard steverino, we will do our best to answer any questions you may have.
Welcome aboard, just a suggestion here with that many miles on it, is to not work the old girl to hard at this point. I had to replace my motor at 300,000 miles (500,000 km) because I was to hard on mine.
My engine had a hard life though, I used it commercially for the first 2 years of it. Keep your foot out of it, change the oil frequently and you should get many more miles from her. I still feel I could have gotten another 100,000 miles out of it if I wasn't so hard on mine at times. I'm a bit surprised my transmission has held out as long as it has (original).
Again Welcome aboard steverino, we will do our best to answer any questions you may have.
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