a motor that got HOT...

[midwestls]

I'd appreciate the hand, drinking beer, try'n to not throw tools at it :lol: looks I'll be waitin with it till spring

 

[itsnotanova]

I've never owned an Astrovan, but doesn't it have a full frame, meanind the motor has to come out through the passenger door?

 

[Blake442]

You have to remove the hood, grille, radiator, a/c condensor, and core support to slip it out the front. I used to hate working on those things.

 

[midwestls]

On the 94 and older Astros you could remove the core support. 95 and newers are welded. Got to cut it with a sawz all or equivalent and use a GM service bracket kit to bolt it back together. Shitty I know lotsa bare metal to rust!

 

[jrm81bu]

I've never owned an Astrovan, but doesn't it have a full frame, meanind the motor has to come out through the passenger door?

Nope. I've always assumed they were but they are uni-body.

 

[itsnotanova]

Now i see why you got it for $250!!! The more I hear about your astro the more I say to forget about it. I'm a little bias though, because it seems like I'm working on every other vehicle but my malibu. My vote is for parting out the astro, getting some cash together and finding a beater on craigslist.

 

[82cutty]

Yeah, it's defiantly more then a spark knock unfortunately. I guess I don't get why it still has good power!?

I had a 2.8 come into the shop when I was working in FL and it had a busted crank at the 2nd main journal and I mean the crank was broken in 2 pieces........and it wasn't towed in, he drove it in with it knocking and the pulley wobbling...

I bought an 84 Cutlass in 1999 with a 3.8 and had the same problem... It barely ran, crank in 2.....

 

[82cutty]

Changing motors and wiring should not be to hard. I believe GM uses 1 harness for all wires on newer vehicles, correct me if I am wrong. Thats what I have heard while looking for info on a V-8 ford swap. I did a V-6 2.9 to V-8 5.0 swap in an old 88 Ranger(keeping the EFI). I had the truck and complete donor car for parts. All in all I had to mate 10 wires to the original Ranger harness to get it to work. Ford runs the computer by itself and all other stuff in another harness. Now I did not do any neutral saftey or reverse light stuff so that saved me a jumper and 3 wires. Was not a bad swap if you have the parts and info. Hope this might help but since it is Ford probally not.....
Steve