Post #1704729
2026-04-26 23:20 UTC
Drive belt, water pump, alternator, and tensioner pulley are replaced and oil change is finished. Spent most of the day crawling around under it trying to remove the coolant and A/C lines that went (past tense) to the rear A/C unit. I removed that weeks ago to make more room inside. This is a fairly standard thing to do to Econoline conversions. I bought a block off kit so that I can recharge the A/C and still have it up front. But damn it's hard to work these pressure fittings when your arm deep in a machine.
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@intrepidhero@vmst.io 2026-04-26 23:23
It feels good to figure this stuff out and I took the money I saved doing this myself and expanded the scope. The only things that really needed done right now we're the plugs and belt but I figured as long as I'm doing those might as well be proactive and get the closest stuff around them replaced too. Hopefully means we'll have a lot of reliable years in this van.