FYI, I have moved all of my Vanlife updates to @cwswanderer
If they interest you then you can find them there.
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So I didn't quiet succeed in my goals of getting the forums and the #PixelFed instance up. I just kept getting distracted by shit.
Got to try to dispose of 4 containers of Prestone DexCool orange coolant. The vans old owner was going to use it to change the radiator fluid out but we made sure there was none in there and used standard Universal Green.
Now we need to properly dispose of the stuff we got.
Tail pipe is still pumping put white smoke. Dad thinks it's just condensation from the system. And we do leave it shut down a lot. But I feel it would have reduced by now after being started a few days in a row if that was the case.
Could be stale gas, the tank hasn't been refilled since we got this thing several months ago. This is the option I prefer. Once I get the Tires changed and maybe the Brakes serviced I can drive around until the tank is empty then run a tank of Premium with Additive through and maybe clean it out. And Oil change will give me more information as well.
The worst case scenario, and the one I am afraid is the actual problem, is an internal coolant leak. This would mean the engine itself needs repair and could run into the thousands of Dollars. I don't mind it if it gets the van on the road and I need a full diagnostic anyways, but this isn't the sort of thing I want to deal with.
Once the PixelFed instance in online on Wanderers-Waypoint.com and I have confirmed it's properly federated I will probably move these updates there. But I have to ensure Federation works as that domain used to be a Mastodon instance and I self-destructed it.
We got reliable starting today. Before we had to use starter fluid, but after two attempts it started up without any problems.
So that part is sort of OK. Next big thing is to just drive it around and see about using up the old gas in the tank. Then run a tank of Supreme, with one or three bottles of high mileage fuel additive, and see how that goes and how the fuel gage handles.
While not top of my list of things to do I am looking at ways to restore the van properly. This includes the roof which you can see needs some work.
Anyone got recommendations that don't require me to go to a body shop?
Need to figure out how to remove rhe seatbelts from the van. We are also needing to use starter fluid to get the engine running. On the Engine I think that's because we leave it sitting for days before starting it up. So everything is dried out and you need to get gas flowing in.
The seatbelts...
That problem is because of how the interior is designed. Removing the upper strap point would be easy if my hand could fit.
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