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  1. Cubey

    Trouble Bleeding Brake Lines

    i had to install the MC and bench bleed it with the brake pedal, because it wasn't bench bleeding properly by hand
  2. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    Are you tightening the vacuum pump belt? That's what looks loose. The vacuum pump has to be tensioned after the alternator.
  3. Cubey

    FS: 1989 E350 extended boxy 7.3 E4OD with Banks turbo

    I kinda hate to sell it, but I gotta pay a loan i got to upgrade to a GMC class b motorhome. Bought in late '23. New parts since then: - Water pump - radiator hoses - heater hoses (rear heat unhooked, but not removed, can be reconnected) - Thermostat - Brake booster - Master cylinder - All...
  4. Cubey

    Almost no braking power

    I know what you mean. Plus napa is kinda crappy IMO due to being mostly franchise stores... so dealing with returns can be crap. I did return a bad universal ignition switch from one to another last year though. Bought in Utah and returned in Idaho, after I got a good one from O'Reilly. A...
  5. Cubey

    Almost no braking power

    Check oreilly for a promo code on ship to home orders.
  6. Cubey

    Best Source for Motorcraft Glow Plugs

    O'Reilly or rock Auto
  7. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    Mine is 3G in the first pic above I posted, using the stock mounting setup. It came that way when I bought the van.
  8. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    Failing that, at least you can get one on ebay. A bit pricy but at least it's available. The cheapest one I found real quick: https://www.ebay.com/itm/387045129190 Someone here might have one to sell for less though, if you can't get your old one.
  9. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    Can't on vans, the alternator is under the cowl. I use one of these because it has a little flex to it. Or at least my very old one does. https://www.harborfreight.com/24-inch-general-purpose-tire-iron-93230.html
  10. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    Here's an example of the same exact model. The outside decorative trim designs are a different, but overall it's basically exactly the same, including interior colors. https://offerup.com/item/detail/7cdab6ef-fb47-3e4d-b741-57286385f854
  11. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    It's pretty much a done deal for the GMC. I went and talked to my nephew about arranging the payment. He will take a personal check because yeah getting that much cash is hard when you don't have a branch nearby, only ATMs. He has dealt with that when he lived in another apart of the state a...
  12. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    I have towed in OD with Smurf, but I have carefully. Any sort of grade, OD gets turned off. I have a mess of gauges to watch (did in the RV after the C6 rebuild) so I'm pretty familiar with downshifting and such. Smurf has water, trans (in the e4od test port), EGT. That's what I have to worry...
  13. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    According to wikipedia, GMC Vandura got 4L60 from 93-96: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_4L60-E_transmission but 80 says 91-09 for Chevy vans (doesn't mention GMC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_4L80-E_transmission May depend on the engine in front of it, and if it's 1/2, 3/4 or 1 ton
  14. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    Maybe use a long straight edge of some type between the vacuum pump pulley and alternator pulley, since the vac pump should line up with the outer side of the alt pulley. Although the thickness of the outer edge of the two pulleys might vary a little?
  15. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    My credit union approved the loan no problem. I have to do e-signing of documents but I am waiting until I talk to my nephew again, to be sure it's not suddenly sold after I accept the loan funds.
  16. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    The C6 in the idi RV lasted less than 100k before slipping into 3rd getting worse and worse on the way to Oregeon/Washington, but it never did totally go, but it was also grossly undercooled from the factory, and was 37 years old. And every hard part in the tranmission was wrecked. The most...
  17. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    Under ideal conditions maybe. The big idi RV (not towing) got almost 10mpg going from Arkansas to Yuma one autumn, because tail winds. Re: the 4l60e, Google ai overview says this: "The 4L60E transmission, while sometimes criticized, can be reliable if maintained properly and not used for...
  18. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    Well... I might actually be getting that GMC class B van, and selling Traveler Smurf. Unless I pay to transfer the title to my mom to get it out of my name (for financial reasons). Might consider that, if I can't get a decent amount out of Smurf really quickly. I can't take a big loss on Smurf...
  19. Cubey

    Talk me out of it, please

    Time to revive this thread. My nephew bought a 94 GMC G3500 coachman for $6k and then changed his mind (he's 21 and has nothing much going on besides work, which makes him lots of money). So yeah, I went and had a look. It needs a lot of maintenance done but overall it's in good shape mostly...
  20. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    Then again, this was on the 87 F250. But I don't think the brackets are different between trucks/vans for the alternator.
  21. Cubey

    Fan Belt

    You need to tighten the alternator belt first, then the vac pump one. If you do it backwards, you won't have good results. Could be that turn buckle is the problem, if it's not tensioning the alternator belt enough. That's how high up the notch/bolt should be on a properly tensioned alternator...
  22. Cubey

    Pyrometer placement

    The little silver pipe nipple looking thing on the downpipe manifold is the place where Banks put the pyro probe on early kits. I was in the middle of replacing a broken gauge/old probe, hence it not being there.
  23. Cubey

    Articles about 3rd gen Econoline IDI Centurions

    A website I ran across with someone who has several IDI van chassis Centurions: https://www.theautopian.com/author/autopianuser8/ This is the article I first found that links to him...
  24. Cubey

    The problem with new brake shoes and the parking brake.

    I got a pixel 4a in late 2020 and it came with unlimited free photo/video storage (a lower resolution saver size, but still decent) and so every photo and image i have downloaded on my phone, and every screenshot, is in the account. I'd hate to know what it would cost me if I didn't have that. I...
  25. Cubey

    What she worth?

    https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/industries/lobbyists?cycle=2024&id=F09

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