just bought 89 safari slt touring

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chuckaluck
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just bought 89 safari slt touring

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Only 87000 some km (roughly 59000 m). Pretty excited its mint interior. Few bugs like stiff seat mechanisms etc but to be expected. Outside is near perfect for age. A dent on the bumper and small dent on the door. Paint is in great shape. Its only my second vehicle. First was a 2001 windstar with 240+km. Drove the blue beast a bit tonight and i love it! Going to have to get used to rear wheel drive especially with winter coming up. But overall its awesome. Like driving a time machine! Haha. Only issue is it seems to rev really high especially at low speeds but eases down once i get going. Friend told me it could just because i'm basically sitting on the engine. Anyways glad to be here and am super stoked! Any tips, suggestions or whatever i might need to know please lay it on me! Thanks!
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Re: just bought 89 safari slt touring

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welcome to ASV.

If your van is suffering from high idle, check the PCV vacuum line that goes into the front of the throttle body. I had a 92 Astro with a high idle and that line coming loose was the cause.
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Current - 2004 Astro Cargo


Former
95 Safari (money pit - sold)
93 Astro Cargo (totaled)
85 Astro - (Bought for parts and scrapped)
92 Astro Conversion (sold)
87 Safari Shorty (sold)
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