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2011, he must have auto-pilot by now....lol. probably, that and all the elves are actually just Chinese children in a factory in china, "toys made for kids, by kids" Well sure, how else are you going to get all those fine details that only small hands can provide? ;)

:agree: But first pull the fuel filter, make sure it is not clogged, then go after the pump. New fuel filter as part of throwing parts at vehicle hoping it will work.

Well said. I had that x2. And I also received a Kinect, 2 Wii games, 3 360 Rock Band games including the complete Beatles set, MW3 for 360, a throw blanket, 2 packages of socks [love the feel of new socks], a new travel coffee mug, and an Atari 2600.

Its almost 8:30 on Christmas morning and everyone's still asleep. Shhhhhhhhh.

Still have to look forward to: 26: car insurance rates dropping, no longer can be drafted into military service 28: 10 year high school reunion [repeat every 5 or 10 years] 30: people stop treating you like a kid [except family], first Over the Hill [repeat every 10 years] 35: run for President 55: old folks discounts go into effect at IHOP 60: eligibility to start collecting Social Security 100: you've made it to 100 and finally: 122: oldest documented person ever

What are those hook-shaped tube things that can be bolted onto a fender and air box which aid in keeping water from being ingested into an engine when encountering deep liquid obstacles such as what has occurred above? The name is totally escaping me. Sporkle? Storkle? C'mon, someone help me out here. It's on the tip of my tongue.

Yes, and 19 times out of 20 the pump can be heard when turning the ignition from Off to Run. Sometimes it makes no noise at all.

Can't tell from the pic, but a fuel tank full of water isn't going to help matters much either. Future rust from using the rig as a U-boat will be fun too.

Ah, crap. Kind of what I figured, having to drop the tank to find out what is amiss. With the biggest and most expensive holiday of the year very quickly approaching, we [collective] cannot afford to throw down $500 for a fuel pump installation at a shop. Fortunately, it appears that there are only 2 bands holding the tank up [unlike the 3 on an MJ], which will make things at least slightly easier once we get into tearing into it and apart.

This weekend we took a stab at the van. Spark = yes Fuel in vehicle = yes [3+ gal] Fuel pump turns on with key = yes Squirt of fuel at fuel rail = no Squirt of fuel from line going into fuel filter when key turned on = no [dribble] Fuel pump sock blocked? Pump failing? Any other ideas?

This is how I learned it back in the day: Blue smoke = oil Black smoke = running rich [or a diesel] White smoke that lingers = Coolant White smoke that quickly disappears = Steam

The 87 commercial where the big rig pulls up to the rinky-dink diner in the middle of nowhere is great. Diesel smoke from the rig covering every inch of the Jeep as it goes along the highway. I love the local townsfolk walking out to gawk in complete awe at the lone truck on the trailer. Its even better with the sound turned off to make up your own soundtrack and townspeople voices: "What the-" "...gaww-LEE! Whut in TARnation is that?" "Boy I'll tell you what..." Dog in scooby doo voice: "Ruh?!" All followed up by a them all walking like Night of the Living Dead. /its been a long day. I must be losing it.

Thats not a bad looking rollbar. I say do it and with a coat of paint it'll look good as new.

Dadinator, thank you its nice to know that I'm not the only one with an 'interesting' home life. I also have 2 teen daughters of my own to deal with living with me. I am sure you or anyone else in a similar situation can appreciate my eye-rolling about my stepdaughter. To fill in: -Have not checked for spark [was in a hurry to get to work, was below freezing out, covered in spilled gasoline from knee down on left leg] -Fuel pump whirrs when key is turned on. -Something else underhood also whirrs when key is turned on. -Fuel cap is on tight I will take a look at it this evening with a flashlight for a fuel bleeder valve. Something else I considered while contemplating the next step, is if she ran it dry she may have brought debris/particulates/sludge from the bottom of the tank, ergo clogging the lines or filters. I do not know the history of the van; it was picked up this past spring.

A little background on her first before today's incident. My stepdaugher is 23 years old. She dropped out of high school in 10th grade, has three kids, is currently pregnant and is going to produce 2 more crotchfruit [twins!] in February. Has not worked since she was 16, lives off what she can get from the state and financial aid from feeble attempts at the local community college. She is divorced and currently has a boyfriend [the father of the upcoming rugrats] that has been out of work for the past 3 years with a back injury from a slip and fall. She has been evicted from 3 places in the past 4 years for various reasons. Three different fathers of her 3+2 kids. She is always asking to borrow money for X, Y, and Z. In a nutshell: Virtually no income. Poor decision making abilities. A real burden on her mother and I for several years running. This morning, she was driving her minivan [94 Grand Voyager w/3.3] to a doctor's appointment and she ran it out of gas. Before she called for the All Purpose Rescue Wagon [her mother and I], she cranked and cranked the van to get it to restart... which would obviously do no good if she were out of fuel [first she tried to restart while it was still in gear before she realized what was going on]. So, after getting out to where she was stranded with 2 of her kids we put 3 gallons of gas in it. Still no start. Now, I haven't worked with a car that has run out of gas since I was in high school when I ran my 1980 Buick out of gas. Since it was carburated I just added gas and off I went on my merry way. As her Voyager van is fuel injected and it did not restart after adding fuel [and having it spill on my jeans and boots] and attempting to start it for 20 minutes [no, the starter is not smoked], what could possibly be the issue with the van? I have never run a fuel injected vehicle out of fuel and have zero experience in this realm. Any advise or thoughts you wish to offer for this particular predicament [other than shipping her off with a one-way ticket to a windswept island in the south Atlantic] would be greatly appreciated to get her van running and her out of our hair.

Even fake cameras or a used ADT sign found on ebay are enough to deter most would-be robbers who are looking for quick and dirty break-in. If they're the serious home invasion type then even a good sized dog won't do much good since they will a way to work around or eliminate its threat to them.

Thirded. For a real challenge, pick up a 20 year old beater AWD Aerostar for use during mudding. Just take the bench seats out and best of luck to ya on your adventure. :thumbsup:

Too high of pressure = wear in the center of the tire tread Too low of pressure = wear on the outside edges of the tire tread, soft sidewall, sidewall wear from hard cornering and possible damage to wheel With that said, I generally run 32-35 in passenger cars, and 30-32 in trucks and SUVs. In my autocross days I aired up to at least 40.

What rear bumper is that- a Hanson?

Texting and driving is illegal in Oregon, as is talking on a non hands free phone. A texting related crash fatality happened locally this summer. http://www.ktvz.com/news/28746776/detail.html

If nothing else, the parts truck looks to either have buckets or a bench seat with headrests. Either way, it'd be an improvement over a flat-top bench seat.

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Rebecca's the best! :thumbsup:

Hasn't your teacher ever told you that you can't cite Wikipedia as a reference in a report?!? ;)

No one has posted this one up yet? I'm disappointed.