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  1. Cubey

    Wix filter changed

    Yep. In my opinion, this is the best PSD filter for the price now, since the FL1995 went up ~170% price. It's their higher quality store brand filter, with synthetic filter media. They also come wrapped in plastic, inside the box, so it keeps them clean until you're ready to use them, even in a...
  2. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    feels like it is
  3. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Well.. i usually drove the RV at 55-60 and it's EGT is what I had to really watch. Water too, in the mountains. It was a balancing act between the EGT and water. The C6 would run 180-210, depending, usually hanging around 195. It was easy to control though by slowing down, or downshifting on...
  4. Cubey

    looking for idi van oil cooler

    Good catch, that one isn't IDI van. Although, the front cap is different on vans vs trucks. This one is definitely a van cooler based on the front cap. $300 OBO shipped for a complete cooler.
  5. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Yep that's the plan. For what the tube/fin cooler I ordered lacks in efficiency vs stacked plate, it should make up for in size. I'm not towing 10k so it should do well for what I need. I was driving 45-50mph across north Texas this afternoon to keep the AT around 200-210. I finally gave in to...
  6. Cubey

    O'Reilly tie rods any good?

    Try finding all 4 Moog tie rods for an 89 E350 on Amazon
  7. Cubey

    looking for idi van oil cooler

    Several options on eBay:
  8. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Yeah, I'm just thinking out loud. I might just stick with the Amazon tube and fin one, since it's so big. This van doesn't have the vertical bars that limited the cooler size like the RV did. Not sure if they got removed or if it never had the. But due to that, I might have to use the plastic...
  9. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Yeah, and looking on Amazon, I see big 30 row coolers for around $80... but I'll have to see what can fit behind the grill. The 3/4" one fit on the RV so it'll probably be about the same with this. I'll probably return that tube and fin one regardless, since I didn't realize it was not as good...
  10. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    It's not empty, and I'm pulling the bug .... but still. I was loaded heavier in the RV and had similar temperatures, except it cooled down faster. I'm only about 450 miles from my destination, and I'm out of the mountains.. I'll just have to keep doing what I've been doing to keep the...
  11. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Oh looking more, I might get one of these for a good $25 less. But it's a cheap unknown brand.... generic Chinese stuff. But it has good reviews that seem legit. Already 5/16, a bigger cooler 15x10 instead of 11x11, and comes with hose and clamps. The typical plastic push through mounts it...
  12. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    I guess I overpaid for the 779 cooler for the RV with the AN connections, considering they were adapted to 3/8 hose and then reduced to 5/16" for c6 cooler hoses anyway. The 679 has 3/8" barbs and is the same size cooler for 40% less cost. $62 new or $55 for an Amazon warehouse "used - like...
  13. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    It does pretty good with OD on, until it gets hot outside (85+) and I start hitting hills. I was doing 65-70 this morning on I-40 from Moriarty NM to Santa Rosa, NM. I stopped for coffee and a donut at TA. Then got on US-84 SB to US-60 EB towards Clovis. And it was a lot of uphill on 84 so I...
  14. Cubey

    O'Reilly tie rods any good?

    Well I ordered "MasterPro Chassis" ones. Chinese but lifetime warranty so eh :dunno I'd be buying Chinese on RockAuto with hard to warranty parts. Only one Moog tie rod end is still available on RockAuto. They've probably quit making them entirely.
  15. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    I dunno, I put a deep pan on the RV and I'm sure it probably helped. In case you aren't aware, the factory A/C condenser is plumbed as the transmission cooler, done by a past owner. So it already has a massive cooler, and even that isn't enough. Even on fairly flat highways of West Texas...
  16. Cubey

    Wix filter changed

    The budget Napa IDI oil filter i bought last fall, it was an old stock USA made one, despite the site advertising one made in China. And it's not 1950 anymore. USA made doesn't automatically mean good quality. China made doesn't automatically mean bad quality.
  17. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Eesh, it got close to 220 on the gauge yesterday, on i40. I was going 65 with OD on and noticed. EGT and water were plenty cool still, no issues there. So I turned off OD and slowed to 50-55. It takes a good 3-5 minutes before it starts going down but it did. I was more careful with speed...
  18. Cubey

    O'Reilly tie rods any good?

    The only way to get them is new old stock on eBay with no warranty at all. They're not cheap either. They cost just about as much as O'Reilly's lifetime warranty ones, with the 20% off.
  19. Cubey

    O'Reilly tie rods any good?

    That's my thought. Lifetime warranty is kinda worth it, especially if it's the same cost as RockAuto, within a few dollars. on the motorhome, i bought moog ones on RockAuto (in 2019) with the adjustment sleeves for both sides. dropped the complete tie rod assembly from the RV assembled the...
  20. Cubey

    O'Reilly tie rods any good?

    The tie rods on this van are worn out, and O'Reilly has 20% off $150+. 4 ends plus a psd oil filter (the $10 higher quality O'Reilly brand) gets it just over $150, so $31 off. that's comparable to RockAuto, due to $29 shipping on RockAuto. lifetime warranty on them, and they're greasable. but...
  21. Cubey

    Traveller Smurf (Cubey's '89 van)

    Update: the radiator bottom and cooler were toasty after a couple hours of driving on the highway. Dunno why it was so cold before. I was driving in 17mph headwinds for hours today, from Page AZ to Flagstaff AZ. Despite the steep grades and headwinds, and trying to keep a fairly reasonable...
  22. Cubey

    2wd front ibeam axel swap question. NOT 4WD*

    F F had ball joints, E had king pin until 1992 when the next generation started with ball joints
  23. Cubey

    2wd front ibeam axel swap question. NOT 4WD*

    My 89 has king pins. Go look on RockAuto too, no ball joints are listed for 1989 E350, only king pin.
  24. Cubey

    Weirdest idi van ever?

    15 or so years ago, someone i knew, around 22 years old, said to me that he'd rather live in a single wide trailer and have a $50k car, vs buying a modest house (which at that time, was possible around that area for $50k) and a modest car/truck. Mind you, he was driving a white, early 2000s...
  25. Cubey

    2wd front ibeam axel swap question. NOT 4WD*

    From a YouTube video of an IDI getting pulled from a van: The video:

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