i believe that panel is called the bumper filler. The last time I was in Oklahoma, there was a salvage yard south of Asher called Tri-County or something like that and they had several older Astros with good front ends. I stopped there looking for parts from my 87 Safari that I was driving at the ti...

everything i have looked at so far says it is legit.

the last two times any of my vans had unknown clanking sounds, it was worn out rear shocks.

the sound originally sounded like it was coming from the slider door, like it was not completely shut.

you would need to strip the reamining clear coat, polish the rims, and then re-clear.

well.....thanks for all the tips. :bounce: i went out to take another look at it this afternoon. pulled the top cover so i could see the carb, and pulled the air filter and housing. Filter was not too dirty but had some staining indicating that some liquid had gotten to it. Anyway, with the top cove...

hey, small engine gurus, i was mowing my lawn today with my 6.0 horsepower Briggs powered craftsman mower when it just quit running. I thought i might have damaged it by running over something because I was mowing over a lottle hump next to a tree when it bogged a little and then shut off and would ...

blacknome wrote:Sorry to hear about your dad. I lost mine to lung cancer november, 2011. I know its sad but I am sure you will think of him every time you ride and he will take comfort in that.

.... so whats going on with the tinker bell ziptied to the bike ??

it's a spirit bell, also known as a gremlin bell.

My 1999 Honda Shadow ACE 750 was my dads. He was just diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer (he is also 69) and has decided that it is too dangerous for him to be riding anymore. I had just recently sold my 1982 Yamaha Maxim 750 to pay off some credit cards and was missing the bike, and my dad decided ...

wow, $324!!! yikes

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i'm hoping to get a set of the Hella lenses with the HID lights when i need to replace mine, check some of these threads, Stan had a set and really liked them. http://astrosafarivans.org/bb2/search.php?keywords=hella&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st...

i'm thinking for a direct replacement, you'll need one from a 92-95, unless you are wanting to put a non Astro one in

not sure it will fit in driveway

i don't know where you are located, but here in Houston local auto parts stores will scan codes for you for free.

LaGrasta wrote:UPDATE: Rebuilt the tranny and the problem has not occurred again.

my 87 used to do the same thing when the tranny was going out

wow, did it shear any of the studs? or did all of the lug nuts come loose at the same time?