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    Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Thought I would start a Project log on the 1990 Black Van. I have a white 1990 mini van that I fixed up but I really wanted a van with electric windows, lower body cladding and painted silver. What I found was the first two items but it is flat black, not silver. But I kind of like it. One special thing it has is a factory electric sunroof. Here is a photo of the van after I first got it home. I had to travel to Reno, Nevada to get it. The guy thought it had a rod knock. Would not run. That's okay, as I was going to pull the engine from the white one anyway.
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    but that one will be parted out to fix up the black van.
    Here is the black one, ready to get it started.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Got the project started.
    Took the head off this morning and found what I really thought was wrong with the van, a bad headgasket between #1 and #2. Compression was 5-5-150-150.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    I need a van in a bad way..lol Why can't I ever find them??
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    I decided to replace the gasket and get the van running the way it is, all stock. I can always put the better engine in it later. I'd like to see how the tranny is and maybe drive it while I part out the white one.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    I need a van in a bad way..lol Why can't I ever find them??
    I looked on http://www.crazedlist.org for 6 months to find what I wanted.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Johhny,

    The white van that you are parting out.How is the pass fender and drivers door?If they are good,how much and what would shipping be?Door is not a priority.Need the fender it to patch my left rear.Thanks!

    Craig

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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Quote Originally Posted by Sgt Craig View Post
    Johhny,

    The white van that you are parting out.How is the pass fender and drivers door?If they are good,how much and what would shipping be?Door is not a priority.Need the fender it to patch my left rear.Thanks!

    Craig
    DOH! That was suppose to be a pm.

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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Johnny, thanks for the link! I been offline too damn long!

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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Can't see it in the first photo, but the guy that had the van ran it so long with a bad head gasket he wrecked the head. Here is a photo of the head. I have never seen one like this before. I had to use another head I had on the shelf.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    weld it up.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    I don't have a way to weld aluminum, but good thought. I could have someone do that to save a otherwise good head.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    +1 easy fix. Not a junk head unless you have too many spares in the shop

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    Red face Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    How can a guy have too many spares?
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    No such thing as to many spares.

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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Damn Felpro's,

    Definatley fixable, use a good machine shop,

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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Went to get plates for it today. Bought pretty ones......
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Finished the head replacement and got it running today. Runs great. Still need to fix some vac lines before a test drive.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Worked on the vac lines. I never really understand the multiple hoses going to the mitsu turbos. I follow what I think the diagrams shows but it's not right. It over boosts!
    I did get it good enough to test drive it. Trans works fine.
    I installed all the missing fuses and everything works except the sunroof.
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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    They both look good, I would take apart the turn signals and take the orange out of there, check out my hood vent thread, you can see how it will look clear.

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    Re: Out with the White in with the Black- Johnny's Van

    Does look good all clear. It's just an inner insert in there?
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