Category Archives: Van Diary

Drove up Mt. Lemmon

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Drove the van up Mt. Lemmon as a test run, and the van did pretty well20160701_164304

It take about an hour from the driveway to the top of the Mountain20160701_173306

20160701_181133Starting at about 2,500 ft of altitude and the top part (accessable by road) is 8,000+

The van can only get to about 35 mph going up hill

Once at the top, it had a few hesitations and it stalled at a stop sign, but no other issues

What do you think could be causing it to stall?

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Brakes worked fine on the way down

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$1,986 spent on van (to date)

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So,  been recording every single dime spent on the van, and tonight the grand total for every drip of gasoline, piece of carpet, tires off C-list or screw for the battery cable.is $1,986 !!

Kinda cool since it is an ’86 van !

Some of this was cash, some is still on credit cards.. but the total spent so far is $1,986

It is running strong, jumps the cop car every few weeks, and has been a solid daily driver.

Looking forward to many miles with it

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