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Labor of love,66A thread.
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Labor of love,66A thread.
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Great job Van go,first rate scrape work there,keep at it.
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Thanks man,I went at it to see what the hell I'm workin with...looks like a couple rotten small rubber bushings on those levers need to be replaced,going to try an track some down.
1040imp- Number of posts : 42
Location : Glasgow Scotland
Registration date : 2012-09-24
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
The rubber bushes on mine were useless so I replaced them with small rose joints. The shift feels very positive now.
Cheers,
Hugh
Cheers,
Hugh
Magic Bus- Number of posts : 1422
Location : -Gateway to the West - St Louis Missouri
Registration date : 2009-12-02
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
Van Go, did some of that grease get in your brain? Arent you talking to yourself?
dix- Moderator 1st Class
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Location : pittsburgh pa
Age : 66
Registration date : 2008-05-29
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
What does the tranny mount bushing look like they tend to go bad after all those years. just keep scraping. year one should have the leaver bushing you need. look under valiant or duster they all should be the same.Can't make any nice job comments you already did that.
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dodge man- Number of posts : 2036
Location : ohio
Registration date : 2012-08-08
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
i've got an extra screw driver if you need it, good job there,,,
dix- Moderator 1st Class
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
here is some bushings. https://www.yearone.com/SearchResults/1966-74-A-B-E-Body/shift%20linkage%20bushing
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
magicbus...no grease in the brain,just thought i'd get the chain started with a little verbal pat on the back,bein I havent gotten around to doin a damn thing other then runnin my mouth since I joined up on this site...guess gettin under the van put me in a good mood.
Hugh,what does a rose joint look like and where would I find them?
dix,I'll order some up....see if that does'nt take out the play and solve the problem,thanks a hundred...
dodge man,I got more screwdrivers than I need!
Hugh,what does a rose joint look like and where would I find them?
dix,I'll order some up....see if that does'nt take out the play and solve the problem,thanks a hundred...
dodge man,I got more screwdrivers than I need!
vanny- Moderator
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Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 64
Registration date : 2012-09-22
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
At-A-Boy VanGo! You got the ball rolling now keep it going!! Rah, Rah, Zis Boom Ba!!! What ever it takes
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millwright71- Number of posts : 531
Location : Northeastern Indiana
Registration date : 2012-05-28
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Sweet!
Great clean up job man! All it takes is a little drive, then you will really want to get her in tip top shape!
Thanks for posting that link Dix, my A108 is in need of those bushings too.
Tom
Thanks for posting that link Dix, my A108 is in need of those bushings too.
Tom
wylee- Number of posts : 917
Location : middletown,ny
Registration date : 2009-04-03
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
those are nasty jobs, but when done. well worth it. good job..
Gothboy- Number of posts : 714
Location : So Cal Baby!
Registration date : 2012-07-02
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Re: Labor of love,66A thread.
Ah, man I hate cleaning up nasty things like that. Looks killer, and it'll work even better now! No more grease cakes to eat either when your face is down under there haha!
dodge man- Number of posts : 2036
Location : ohio
Registration date : 2012-08-08
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run much cooler too, you should do the same to the engine if it needs it,,
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Some of the stuff (locating parts,fab tips and tricks to redo parts that arnt made anywhere)I rely on you guys....without your interest in these vans.....WE'RE FKD.
The MAIN reason I get this motormouth runnin is for the responses and comraderie....If we can get this 170/a903 back to full strength....we'd like to make some runs were some of you take your vans...thats one of our main points for buyin this van in the first place,other then the fact that the minute I sat in this van man,I was HOOKED.
The MAIN reason I get this motormouth runnin is for the responses and comraderie....If we can get this 170/a903 back to full strength....we'd like to make some runs were some of you take your vans...thats one of our main points for buyin this van in the first place,other then the fact that the minute I sat in this van man,I was HOOKED.
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Yea Dodge man...tru enough
doing the tranny was the filthiest and most enjoyable thing to clean!
I look forward to doing the rest of the cleaning chores and brake components replacement....I wan't to KNOW this van,make mistakes and learn from em'
the biggest thing I want to learn is how the electrical system works and how to read a wiring diagram..I looked at one and had NO idea what the hell I was going to do about learning it!
doing the tranny was the filthiest and most enjoyable thing to clean!
I look forward to doing the rest of the cleaning chores and brake components replacement....I wan't to KNOW this van,make mistakes and learn from em'
the biggest thing I want to learn is how the electrical system works and how to read a wiring diagram..I looked at one and had NO idea what the hell I was going to do about learning it!
Gothboy- Number of posts : 714
Location : So Cal Baby!
Registration date : 2012-07-02
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LOL! I LOVE elect diagrams! They're like some kids puzzle, and a kids menu maze all at the same time. They tell you almost everything you want to know! In fact I need to find one too! Just learned my book doesnt have one in it! WTF? Anyway, there's a little legend thing on most diagrams bro. That'll tell you the wire color designation used in the diagram. Then just use what ya know about cars rel=relay, sol=solenoid , gnd=ground etc. Once youfigure thos ekinds of things out it gets pretty easy! Then you can sit there and stare at knowing what it says and your friends think you're an automotive genius! lol. Doesnt say much for my friends car repair skills tho haha!
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I'll look at a 66 or so diagram once I find one...take a look at it and see if I can make any sense of it..I didn't grow up around anyone who had an interest in working on/maintaining vehicles..I'm 35 and I've just started doing maintanence in the last year or so with the old Chevy and now this good ol'A van..how about you? got any mechanical backround?
Gothboy- Number of posts : 714
Location : So Cal Baby!
Registration date : 2012-07-02
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A little bit, lol. My second earliest memory is sitting on the valve cover of my dads 56 chevy. He gave me a 1/4 wrench so i could help him tighten things. Thats all my little hands could work easily, lol. I was tightening things like the spark plug wires and the air cleaner stud haha. Ive been building my own cars pretty much ever since. I became a ASE tech for abit, but realized that wrenchign for a living was NOT for me. I would work on cars at work, go home work on cars repeat repeat... I got burnt out. So I took a mechanical hiatus for a year, found another job and was soon back with a vengance. Pretty soon I found myself living in the ghetto with no garage and no driveway and a stable of 7 cars. My exwife said I loved cars more than her. haha she was right! Sure aint a glory story, but you know what? I was happy!
Now I aint any genius by any standards, but I definitely have a specialty and its old school vehicles. If my girls modern car broke down, I would REALLY not want to work on it because I KNOW and im willing to admit that Ive let myself become a dinosaur. But hey, if it makes me money and happy? Im down. Now Im 35 and ive owned over 100 cars throuout the years. Work on it till its done, and trade it for another project! Certain ones Im keeping though, right now Ive got my 65 caddy hearse, my van as my daily, and my harley. My 68 winnebago is subject to my whims haha!
Im sure theres plenty more guys like me on this site... In fact, I think ive seen hard evidence of it! so no matter the questions im sure can be guided to not burn it down.
Now I aint any genius by any standards, but I definitely have a specialty and its old school vehicles. If my girls modern car broke down, I would REALLY not want to work on it because I KNOW and im willing to admit that Ive let myself become a dinosaur. But hey, if it makes me money and happy? Im down. Now Im 35 and ive owned over 100 cars throuout the years. Work on it till its done, and trade it for another project! Certain ones Im keeping though, right now Ive got my 65 caddy hearse, my van as my daily, and my harley. My 68 winnebago is subject to my whims haha!
Im sure theres plenty more guys like me on this site... In fact, I think ive seen hard evidence of it! so no matter the questions im sure can be guided to not burn it down.
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Right on Gothboy,your a good brother abit'ahead in the game,what years your bike?I'm almost guessin theres a story behind how you got it,hell...you may have built that bastard startin w/a frame...lets hear it.
Gothboy- Number of posts : 714
Location : So Cal Baby!
Registration date : 2012-07-02
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LOL! This is YOUR thread amigo! Im not gonna hijack it cuz you asked me to! haha! Lets keep it on your van progress and such. You'll get to where I am if you want to, and maybe I'll get to where some of the other members are who know even more than I, we know theres quite a few here. (cough cough rod cough) Just keep readin up on things that interest you, and one day your friends will call on YOU as the expert! Thanks for the compliments amigo, it made my morning! Keep rockin brotha!
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