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- The viscous couplings do eventually wear out as expected. They are not serviceable. You need to replace the whole unit, as you have discovered. - On the electric ones, the first thing to go out is the shift(encoder) motors. It's an easy enough job to replace, as long as you can find parts. Either ...

Welcome to our community. Maybe you can post the laundry list here so we can address some of those issues. Like any vehicle, they have their weak spots, but I wouldn't say the issues warrant steering clear. Do steer clear of transition model years though. However, being discontinued for 17 years now...

The process for now is to send Capn Crunch or myself a private message. Much appreciated.

Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing photos of these vans from Japan with extreme body modifications like enormous wings n stuff. But I just assumed they imported them. I have also seen people in the UK and Germany with conversion vans. But I don't think I've never seen photos of a right-ha...

We're not going anywhere.

Welcome Jon. I never knew these were sold in the land of the rising sun.

The site had to be taken offline for a few days to move the forum and domains to a new host. It was a lot of work, but it's finally done. Thank you for your patience, everyone. Justice has retired from his administrative duties here. Big thanks to him for his years of dedicated work to keep this pla...

If you want to get the problem solved quick, your best bet is to take the van to someone with an ABS scan tool. Otherwise it might be a bit of a guessing game. The wheel speed sensors are kind of a problem spot on these vans and that could be setting your light. They get caked in rust and stuff and ...

can a fully-equipped machine shop craft them, given the dimensions for the whole system and alloy and hardness specifications for the subparts? a machine shop will make you whatever you like. At a cost more than the van is worth. The good thing about idler arms is they are cheap as chips and easy t...

The bimetallic strip protects the motor in case something gets jammed, switch shorts out etc. It's a tiny motor and not designed to run for very long without burning itself out. Fuses and resistors aren't suitable. It's a 19 year old vehicle so your choices are slim. See if replacement parts exists....

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Are you volunteering?

I'm not sure I'm a good candidate given how infrequent my check-ins have been... But that being said, I'm probably a better choice at this point!

alakazam. it is done.

Are you volunteering?

Don't worry everybody, your passwords here are safe. The software we run hasn't been compromised.

I receive these exploit emails all the time, and the password is never the one I use on this site.

Hi. Welcome to the forum. To find the leak, you need to close all the windows and turn your blower on full blast (or use compressed air), and then spray soapy water around the door. Most likely you just need new rubber weatherstrip to go around the opening. Just so you know, you posted in the welcom...

the rivets were stubborn. A good drill bit with good technique will do most of the work. A good size sledge, drift, and and anvil will make short work of the rest.