Ever build a ship in a bottle?

I haven't either...

...but I suspect it's a lot like putting a water pump on an old E-300 van. Once you pop the stubby hood you get to see the top of the radiator, everything else is under the dash. I drained and removed bolts from the radiator, God help me if it has to come out, I don't see how that can happen.

Now with 4.5" to work through, I started unbolting things. If I couldn't get it from through the tiny opening, I went into the cab and laid on top of the carb to reach the front of the engine. Two days, too many beers and it's still not off yet. P-B Blaster is my friend.

I hate cars.

Dan

ha ha ha reminds me of:

That was just a nasty movie.

Like trying to sew a button on a fart!

porksboy wrote: Like trying to sew a button on a fart!

this goes into the mag please!!!

When i had a 70 E100, I just removed the whole grille to work on the front. IIRC there were just 6 bolts.

After changing the radiator on my E250 for the third time I got it down to 18 minutes.

If you want another painful experience, do plugs and coil boots on a E150 with the 5.4. That one took a little over 5 hours of pain and cussing the engineer who thought it was a good idea to mount the coils under the fuel rails. Sometimes having a van sucks. I feel for you, good luck.

Up until last week Friday, I had an extended warranty on my '02 E150. It has paid for itself, with front end rebuild, 3 coils, and other conversion van related crap I can't remember. I haven't gotten under the hood of it for anything.... yet. After reading these posts, I think I'll sell it when the next coil lets out the magic smoke or the water pump pukes.

Vans stink, I won't ever have one.

Cherokee or Wagoneer (the real ones).

I don't understand why manufaturers quit making panel trucks. All the cargo space of a van and none of the service hell.

Shawn

I am reminded of a story, may have even heard it here:

A gynecologist gets tired of the rising malpractice insurance premiums and decides to try another field. He's always been intrigued by things automotive , so he enrolls in a basic automotive technology course at his local vo-tech school. His first unit involves basic engine teardown and assembly, and the final exam is simply to disassemble and reassemble an engine.

The instructor observes the operation, and the next day when the test results are posted the doctor is surprised to see a "150%" by his name.

He stops by the instructor's office and asks why he got this unusual grade. The instructor says "I wish I could have given you a higher score, but that is the maximum I'm allowed to give." The doctor says, "well, all I did was to pay attention in class and use what I learned on the final..."

The instructor answered, " Except I've never seen anyone do it through the tailpipe before!"

yeah the oil filter on my '87 E-150 is likewise hidden behind a suspention arm. there is room to spare all around it, the guy who designed it must've been like, "oh, this oil filter will need changing often... lets put it in the exact place nobody can reach easily. yeah thats what's best"