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Mileage |
Date |
Description |
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124,000 |
01/02/13 |
Van purchased from Nova auto sales in Virginia.Dealer had just replaced the battery and one of the rear brake cylinders. |
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125,000 |
01/13/13 |
Replaced alternator that failed due to bad diode.
Replaced blown fuses for the rear stereo and rear interior indirect lighting.
Replaced some random cracked vacuum hose |
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125,000 |
01/19/13 |
Replaced blown two front speakers. Installed Panasonic TS-A6874R speakers |
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125,100 |
01/25/13 |
Replaced failed rear blower motor switch.
Fixed loose climate control illumination light.
Replaced cracked dash. |
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125,100 |
02/01/13 |
Replaced badly worn front right brake rotor. One of the caliper retaining pins was also missing.
Replaced front brake pads.
Replaced security wheel lug nuts with standard ones. No one is stealing these hot diggity rims |
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125,300 |
02/10/13 |
Troublshooting hesitation at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. Replaced spark plugs.
Replaced spark plug wires.
Replaced distributor cap.
Replaced distributor rotor. |
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125,300 |
02/15/13 |
Troublshooting hesitation at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. Replaced Ignition Control Module
Replaced PCV valve and grommet.
Fixed water leak by caulking ceiling windows. |
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125,300 |
02/17/13 |
Troublshooting hesitation at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. Replaced worn vacuum lines for MAP and the Canister Purge Solenoid. |
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125,700 |
02/20/13 |
Replaced muffer and tail pipe and O2 sensor. |
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125,800 |
03/03/13 |
Oil change, Mobil 5W30 and Fram PH8A |
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125,800 |
03/14/13 |
Changed out all vacuum lines for silicone |
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125,800 |
03/14/13 |
Replaced power steering pump, pulley, and lines |
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125,800 |
03/14/13 |
Replaced belt tensioner |
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125,800 |
03/30/13 |
Replaced leaky radiator and coolant contaminated serpantine belt to fix squeal.
Also replaced radiator cap.
Drained transmission fluid, replaced transmission filter and pan seal to correct a terrible stutter coming from the torque converter. |
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04/19/13 |
Removed the old tiny tube TV and VCR from the van. Installed 13" LCD TV, Supersonic model SC 1331. Installed Raspberry Pi running XMBC in place of old VCR. |
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| 129,000 |
06/01/13 |
Replaced side view mirrors. One fell off and broke, other wobbled at speed. |
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| 129,000 |
06/10/13 |
Installed Kenwood Excelon KDC-x995 head unit. Connected TV output to aux in on head unit. |
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| 130,400 |
08/18/13 |
Changed engine oil and oil filter. |
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09/01/13 |
Changed wiper blades. Installed 2 USB power outlet. |
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135,100 |
12/15/13 |
Replaced noisy HVAC blower motor, resistor, and gasket. |
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137,800 |
11/11/13 |
Changed oil and oil filter.
Topped off coolant and transmission fluid. Both are leaking.
Found coolant valve for rear heater. Vacuum line probably bad. Sometimes it rear heater blows cold. |
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139,000 |
03/04/14 |
Replaced a malfunctioning water pump and thermostat. |
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139,500 |
06/22/14 |
Replaced leaky transmission pan gasket.
Replaced entire transmission pan with a Ford OEM option that includes a drain plug.
Removed CD changer and broken DC to AC power invertor.
Replaced worn vacuum line for the valve that allows hot coolant to the rear heater / AC or not. |
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139,500 |
07/1/14 |
Installed transmission oil cooler, though the lines are not hooked up yet.
Pained crappy looking front grill with GM silver spray paint, automotive clearn, then reinstalled. |
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07/15/14 |
Fixed broken door latch cables on the two rear doors. The replacement aluminum cable ends are very slick and work great. Eventually I do this same fix on the side cargo doors as well. |
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07/25/14 |
Had MaxAir in Denver repair the van's air conditioning system. Here is the total parts list:- Low side port adapter
- High side port adapter
- New compressor
- New accumulator
- New cycling clutch orifice tube (CCOT)
- O-ring seal kit
- Compressor pig tail
- 4 lbs R134A refridgerant
- Oil, dye, and flush solvent
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08/02/14 |
Replaced old ratty cup holder in the van for the driver and front passenger.
Installed manual ball valve on coolant line to rear heater unit.
Connected transmission cooler to transmission, bypassing the factory transmission cooler in the radiator |
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142,000 |
08/23/14 |
Replaced transmission with a refurbished unit |
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144,000 |
09/14/14 |
Installed transmission oil pressure and transmission oil temperature guages |
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144,300 |
09/27/14 |
Installed transmission oil filter.
Installed 400 PSI transmission oil lines.
Installed compression fittings on hard transmission oil lines to hose barbs.
Finally wired up transmission cooler fan, thermostat switch, relay, and LED to indicate when it is on.
Installed transmission oil temp and pressure senders. |
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143,600 |
10/04/14 |
Changed engine oil and filter, 5w-30, Wix 51515
Topped off coolant and transmission oil (Napa premium ATF for Mercon).
Removed security lug nuts on rear wheels and replaced with standard lug nuts. Front security lug nuts were replaced previously.
Caulked sun roof. Prevents opening but addresses water leak. |
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01/30/15 |
Chasing rough idle and check engine light. Replaced manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor and throttle position (TP) sensor. |
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01/31/15 |
Replaced the serpentine belt (yet again).
Fixed broken transmission pressure sensor wires
Fixed cracked coolant hose |
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01/31/15 |
New battery |
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148,000 |
02/15/15 |
Still chasing a rough idle and check engine lights. Replaced idle air control valve (IAC), engine coolant temperature sensor, air temperature (charge) sensor, and fuel pressure regulator. |
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03/08/15 |
Still chasing a rough idle and a 334. Replaced the EGR vacuum solenoid. |
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148,800 |
03/14/15 |
Replaced plastic tanked radiator with all aluminum one.
Replaced squealing serpentine belt.
Replaced ignition coil (Accel)
Replaced faulty transmission oil temperature sender
Added Lucas fuel system cleaner |
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148,900 |
03/21/15 |
Changed engine oil (Mobil 10w-30) and filter (WIX 51515). Replaced broken headlight switch. Replaced gas cap. |
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148,900 |
03/24/15 |
Had dealership perform recall 05S28 - Speed Control Deactiviation Switch Fire |
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06/27/15 |
Installed new brake drums, shoes, spring, and hardware kit. Had a shop weld the exhaust as it was loose. Installed another new serpentine belt to get rid of squeel which worked at first but it squeeled again a 1k miles later. |
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07/01/15 |
Installed vacuum pump to keep AC from blowing out the defroster vent when applying more than 1/2 throttle. Installed a vacuum switch and relay to only operate the new pump when engine vacuum is insufficient. |
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154,600 |
07/26/15 |
Troubleshooting hesitation once warmed up. Replaced spark plugs
Replaced PCM, old one had burned out capacitor
Replaced fuel filter. |
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154,600 |
08/16/15 |
Replaced front brake rotors and pads.
Replaced inner and outer wheel bearings on both front wheels.
Replaced inner bearing seal on front wheels. |
