TurboDieselDonna
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Hey there,
So I thought I’d drop in and say hi and post some pictures of the van my wife and I just got. We call her Donna and the long term goal will be a 4wd camper that we can use for skiing
The van has 293,000 miles and doesn’t seem to smoke at all. Runs strong. That said, I had an oil/coolant leak from the oil cooler, so I fixed that. For my first job on this van, it came apart and went back together pretty smoothly.
When I started the van back up after oil cooler fix, I noticed more coolant dripping, but this time I think it’s from the water pump area. Parts are on the way but in the meantime, I got the radiator removed and loosened the water pump bolts. Gonna do serpentine belt, pulleys, hoses, and thermostat when I’m in there as well. Also gonna clean the engine up because the leaky oil cooler made a bit of a mess. Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent thermostat housing for a 1997 e350? Riff raff doesn’t make one.
Next project is to get the bodywork done. There’s a dent in the top where the rear doors latch. After that I’ll rebuild the turbo and we’ll be building out the camper!
Excited to hear thoughts or opinions on how I should proceed! We’re still really debating which 4wd system we’ll go with.
So I thought I’d drop in and say hi and post some pictures of the van my wife and I just got. We call her Donna and the long term goal will be a 4wd camper that we can use for skiing
The van has 293,000 miles and doesn’t seem to smoke at all. Runs strong. That said, I had an oil/coolant leak from the oil cooler, so I fixed that. For my first job on this van, it came apart and went back together pretty smoothly.
When I started the van back up after oil cooler fix, I noticed more coolant dripping, but this time I think it’s from the water pump area. Parts are on the way but in the meantime, I got the radiator removed and loosened the water pump bolts. Gonna do serpentine belt, pulleys, hoses, and thermostat when I’m in there as well. Also gonna clean the engine up because the leaky oil cooler made a bit of a mess. Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent thermostat housing for a 1997 e350? Riff raff doesn’t make one.
Next project is to get the bodywork done. There’s a dent in the top where the rear doors latch. After that I’ll rebuild the turbo and we’ll be building out the camper!
Excited to hear thoughts or opinions on how I should proceed! We’re still really debating which 4wd system we’ll go with.
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