kenny j
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- Location
- youngstown ohio
you got that right!!! i try anf get them with over 120,000mi on then cause the head gaskets are usually blown and fixed b then... theirs a fine science to getting a good astro!! lol..
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WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
madscientist
chilling with these guys.
- Location
- good old p'cola
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
uh oh, #.0 drives an s10.
BruceSki
Formerly Motoman25
- Location
- Long Island
i had a buddy that drove his parents old beat up stro van for a while. he killed that thing. used to get the hydraulics going while the car was doing 20-25 mph down the block. i don't think any stop sign would be driven away from without mashing the gas to the floor.
they changed two rears in it and a tranny over the course of a few hard years(junkyard parts of course) motor had close to 300,000 when it finally gave out.
that vehicle saw the most abuse ive ever seen and just kept on ticking. Im amazed at what abuse that tranny and rear took before letting go.
they changed two rears in it and a tranny over the course of a few hard years(junkyard parts of course) motor had close to 300,000 when it finally gave out.
that vehicle saw the most abuse ive ever seen and just kept on ticking. Im amazed at what abuse that tranny and rear took before letting go.
- Location
- Jersey
the transmissions in that are the same that were in the 4th gen camaros and firebirds... the 4L60/E....
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
yeah, I know. I had a buddy that would have his rebuilt on a regular basis. about every 1-1.5 years.
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
in his astro or camaro/firetard?
I am curious; is the 2.2l or 2.5l suby motor NON-interferance?
#ZERO
Beach Bum
- Location
- Florida - U.S.A.
My S-10 pick-up is one very reliable cheap POS that's still going strong with 140K+.
Nope... you break the belt on those and the heads are coming off.
I bought the wife a 1998 Astro brand new
It has 185k on it now, blonde daughter drives it and it is still holding together!
so you know they have to be built stout
Pull 3 ski trailor no problem but I am afraid
the Mastercraft would eat the transmission on the ramp!
Replaced intake manifold gasket at 100k good since then:biggrin:
my ski bud has a S-10 with 350k+ on it, original motor, second tranny
he pulls all kinds of stuff around, 'toons, houseboats, does detailing work
It has 185k on it now, blonde daughter drives it and it is still holding together!
so you know they have to be built stout
Pull 3 ski trailor no problem but I am afraid
the Mastercraft would eat the transmission on the ramp!
Replaced intake manifold gasket at 100k good since then:biggrin:
my ski bud has a S-10 with 350k+ on it, original motor, second tranny
he pulls all kinds of stuff around, 'toons, houseboats, does detailing work
The Penguin
triple secret probation
- Location
- down by the river
I wanna know how a ramp gets steeper from one part of the year to another.
oh, and your van rolling into the water is karma for blocking the ramp you inconsiderate boob. :biggrin:
DC SUPERJET
Half a roll
- Location
- Lake Michigan
lake level is down?
- Location
- Urbanna, VA
Wouldn't that make the ramp longer not steeper?
vitalikol
Jetski-Snowboard
- Location
- Pennington,NJ
It's all depend how many drinks you have before looking at the ramp. Probably more this time of the year. LOL !!!
ATS_Aaron
X-
- Location
- Shady Shores, TX
My dad just bought another Astro van. He's had like 6 too. He loves the AWD ones. This one was bought at prison auction. It has tie down anchors inside....for people.
Aaron
Aaron
NVJAY775
My home away from home.
- Location
- Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
A guy here McGyver'd a turbo on his and it friggin gets it. The van itself is beat to $#!t, but it gets it pretty good.
kenny j
X
- Location
- youngstown ohio
WTF? Penguin,,,?
1st, the ramp is much steeper now cause the water level is way lower,, in the summer at this ramp ur truck doesn't even come off the pavement to the cement ramp part, just ur trailer,, now with the water so low, u have To back all the way down the cement..
2nd. It's the end if november in Ohio! No one is boating,, so the fact that I can look at this ramp from my kitchen, and see theirs no one commibg or going all week, plus the fact that thiet other ramps on site,,, how does that make me an inconsiderate boob??? Explain? Don't act like I pulled my Richard out at church or something,, I parked in the ramp, just like everyone elese does when they know it's ok to..
I'm still not understanding. Perhaps you can use the attached picture to explain how a lower water level means that the ramp is at a different angle.
I'm with you on the parking. Nobody (NOBODY) launches in the winter time where I ride, so I park the van on the ramp.
