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stevex
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Apr 22, 2007, 6:06 PM
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1994 Chevy Astro Van
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Good evening, I am hoping to maybe get some ideas from the users. I own a 1994 Chevy Astro Van (V6, Z engine code) which I purchased from my parents about a year ago. Minus cosmetic problems, it ran without a problem. I was getting the oil changed every 3000 and watching my fluid levels. After about six months I started getting some serious hesitation problems and there was a lot of backfiring. I assumed this was due to the fact that it had not had a tune-up in a very long time. I took it to a local shop for a tune-up and the guy told me there was a crack in my block and it would cost $1800 to repair. With limited knowledge of vehicles, I do know that I would have water leaking and mixing with my oil if I had a crack in the block. I decided to deal with the hesitation. Last week on my way home from work the van died completely. My guess is the timing was off, but perhaps someone more knowledgeable could give me some ideas and a rough estimate of what someone might charge to fix it. Obviously you are not going to know what the problem is, but I will say that it does turn over, it just will not start.
Thanks in advance.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 23, 2007, 5:24 AM
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Re: 1994 Chevy Astro Van
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I don't buy into the cracked block -- yet. What was noted to even suggest that?
Now that it doesn't run at all I would test for spark, fuel pressure, and as best you can do check for manifold vacuum without it running it could only be low.
Timing if a jumped chain is trouble on many engines. You could check for basic timing with it just cranking.
How many miles? Any overheats or chance of low to no anti-freeze protection? You have some history so should know about those. Are you going to try to fix this yourself and have some tools for testing?
T
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stevex
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Apr 23, 2007, 1:56 PM
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Re: 1994 Chevy Astro Van
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It has 189,000 (actually a little more, but I know it is under 190,000. Since I have owned it, it has actually overheated once, this was due to an old radiator cap which I have since replaced. As for fixing it, my dad and I took it in today to a mechanic that my dad trusts. We do not have the equipment to test anything, so we are going to let this guy look at it. If it is something we can fix, we will. Otherwise we will let this guy do the work. My dad just wanted me to come online and see if anyone more experienced had any ideas. We will see what this guy tells us.
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