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Okay, at the risk of triggering those who think I don’t consider this a priority, I have some progress to report. I did the rubber glove test on the van today. Well, I actually did it three times because I realized I was doing it wrong the first two times. Different wrong each time, but both...

It’s not that I don’t care, or that it isn’t a priority. It’s that I’m unemployed at the moment and can’t afford to throw what little money I do have into what “might” be the issue. I already have most of the parts I need for the brakes. That is a known issue, so I’m taking care of that. As far...

Well, I have news and I don’t. This is kind of a long post and a bit of a rant, so I apologize in advance. The garage I took the van to said they couldn’t figure out what was wrong. :BangHead: As far as I know they did no compression tests, didn’t pull plugs and check the cylinders, nada. All...

We had a 2002 VW Passat that slipped its timing belt on my way to work one frosty December evening. Left me stranded in the middle of nowhere in about 12° temps. Definitely couldn’t afford the engine rebuild on that, so away she went. She wasn’t even due for a timing belt, so I’m still not sure...

Okay, update time. I haven’t done anything with the van for awhile. My mother-in-law had surgery so we’ve been helping her, and I’ve been using her car. Today the van went to the shop for a proper diagnosis. Hopefully it’s nothing major. I’ll update here when I know for certain. Thank you again...

Okay, I didn’t make it to the shop. My buddy decided to close for the holidays and “might” open back up next week. Still not blowing white smoke anymore, but I am seeing signs of a leak. Looking at the engine from the front, it looks like coolant is leaking on the right hand side of the engine...

Okay, the plot thickens. The last couple mornings there has been no white smoke on cold start-ups. Still no leaks underneath. I have not done anything, either. A friend has a shop but I can’t get in there until next week. Hoping to see what’s up before I start throwing money I don’t have at it...

Okay, these are all good comments. I thank you all. I have one more question. If it is the intake manifold gasket, and not the head gasket, will a compression test show all six cylinders good, or will there still be one (or more) off? I apologize, but I’m only a shade-tree mechanic and I have...

I really wish this was the case, but I doubt it. While some of the symptoms between the two are the same, I don’t think a bad intake manifold gasket would cause the cloud of white smoke from the tailpipe every morning. And I think I would also see a noticeable antifreeze puddle under the van...

I wish we could afford to sell or trade it. I’ve been unemployed since October and my wife can’t work due to being disabled. Bills falling behind have pretty much ruined our credit. This honestly couldn’t have come at a worse time. But thank you for your advice. We’ll just have to see how this...

I am in a bit of a pickle, so I need some advice. We have a 2008 Chrysler T&C 3.8L with a little over 234k on the clock. I am pretty sure we have a bad head gasket. It leaks coolant but there are no puddles, the overflow tank bubbles when I remove the radiator cap (combustion gasses?), it blows...

If any of you are familiar in any way with these vehicles, then you know the issue I am talking about. For those that don’t, Chrysler, in its infinite wisdom, decided to use a plastic y-pipe to connect the coolant lines between the heater cores and the engine. Of course, as the vehicle ages, the...

Do I have to turn in my Mopar card if I admit that I've never seen this movie?

Yeah, I took that picture with the tape measure to give some kind of scale as to how big the emblem is. I was originally going to ask if anybody might have any clue what it could have been on originally, but I decided it didn't matter. But since you brought up the tape measure, if I hand him one...

My wife and I took some old books to a used book place yesterday to trade them in for store credit. This store is the kind of place that sells a little bit of everything, but most of their business comes from books. We told our 10 year old to look around and pick something out, but don't go...

He did. When they didn't respond, he brought it to our attention as a learning example. I, for one, appreciate the lesson. I'm not that knowledgeable where Mopar VIN numbers are concerned, so anytime I can learn something new, I appreciate it. Thank you!

From my original post: Yeah, I know they make them, but I didn't want to spend the money. I've already thrown enough money at this damn truck. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

I tell ya, MommaCat was blushing when I read all of your comments to her. You all really made her day. Thanks!

I was fighting with removing a heater hose from my DD recently. I couldn't get the factory hose clamp off where the hose attaches to the water pump. I really hate the OEM spring type Mubea hose clamps that krazykuda detailed in a post a little over a year ago. The problem I have...

We have something like THAT in THIS state??? :hello1: And it's only 2.5 hours from me, too. Wow...

Near as I can tell, this is the section that gunmetal72 posted that applies to this. I may have gotten some of this wrong, as I can only enlarge the text so much before it begins to blur: I'm not taking sides either way, I'm just wanting to help people read what the Mopar Muscle magazine had...

My brother-in-law's grandfather used to lease brand new Cadillacs every few years. Back around '91 or '92, I was riding with him and mentioned that it didn't seem like we were going as fast as we actually were. He told me that when he was first test driving it, he asked the salesman how fast it...

A woman driving a stolen SUV lost control and crashed into an old Ford dealership in Kansas City, MO, causing it to partially collapse. Unfortunately, the building housed a collection of old, unrestored Dodge Power Wagons on the second floor...

I hope you don't think I was coming down on people that say cars aren't for sale and that they will "get to it" someday. That's farthest from the purpose of my post. As was said, if they want to park a car and leave it to nature, that's their business. It's their car. I was just showing the end...

For all of us ever shot down when asking about an old Mopar sitting in the weeds, some people really do "get to it someday". Although I really don't want to know how much was spent to completely restore two wing cars in seven years.

Final bid $40,200. Reserve not met. I don't know what's worse. The fact that someone set the reserve so high for something like this, or that there were people actually bidding that much money for it!

Sounds like a case for Schrodinger and his cat... EDIT: $40k, 1 minute left, reserve STILL not met!

I never thought I would ever become a cat person. I had a dog the whole time I was growing up. But ever since we adopted Fraidy about 8 years ago, things have changed. Now, he waits for me to get into bed each night and then he'll climb up and lay on my chest and stare at me like, "I'm here. Pet...

How he looks in the picture is deceiving. He's not really that fat, but he has a lot of fur. He's also a damn big cat! But that's okay. Fabo loves him anyway!

Here are a couple of pics that I took today. The first one is a little deceiving. She looks tiny next to Fraidy, but she's all tucked in while he's sprawled out. When she stretches out, she is LOOONG! The second picture speaks for itself. She wanted her belly rubbed. I'll try to post some more...