I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/01/21 07:46 PM
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SattyNoCar
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But it still annoys me when I find clean, low mileage ones in a JY. 1993 with the V6 underhood and it had just turned 73K miles. Left fender had a dent above wheel that looked like it could have been done at the yard. Aside from surface rust, zero rot anywhere, clean interior. Dash wasn't cracked, still had the factory radio in it. Heck, the headliner was even still in it. The JY didn't even bother to take the keys out of it. Probably came from an Estate and they just wanted it gone. Almost 7 yrs later, I still miss the '93 I had. With a Macco Paint job, she would have looked pretty good.
John
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/01/21 08:24 PM
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I have my parents 93 Plymouth Voyager that my mom wrecked a couple years ago, she handed me the keys and quit driving at that point. I saw a 94 Voyager with a perfect front cap in the local junkyard but when I got back home 2 weeks later it was already crushed. I would love to get the parts to fix their minivan and put it back on the road. It still runs and drives, but needs a radiator, hood, fender, and complete front grille and bumper, the one in your picture would work just fine, too bad you are too far away to get parts that are not worth a lot...
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
JB Rhinehart, Realist
A-Body's RULE!
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/01/21 10:13 PM
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SattyNoCar
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That '93 is gonna have the 3.0 oil burning valve guide dropping Mitsu between the seats. And lets not forget the 604 Ultradrive 4 spd trans too. replaced 2 of them back in the day. That was part of the reason why I liked the one I had, it didn't have those issues being a 2.5 4 banger and 3 spd. 20+ yrs on, there's still no real fix for the V6 and 604? It did look like it could be driven out. The only thing missing that I could see was the battery. If I had not been having heat stroke, I would have thought to grab the VIN and run a carfax on it out of curiosity.
John
The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/02/21 08:44 AM
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So, for the sake of important historical mileposts, I have to ask: Which year Chrysler minivan had the easiest to remove dashboard to get at the AC evaporator coil?
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/02/21 09:26 AM
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DaveRS23
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Your post brings up an interesting point. I am a rebuilder here in southern Illinois and attend the insurance sales almost every week in St Louis. I see things like that van ever so often. A little older, but solid unit that is ugly for some reason or other. It might be a donation or it might have some cosmetic damage. And I get calls all the time from folks that are looking for a dependable vehicle for a modest amount of money. BUT! They want something pretty. Something that doesn't look like they don't have any money. They would rather spend their money on a shiny unit with 200,000 miles, than an ugly unit with 80,000. So, I just don't bring them home anymore.
Champagne taste and beer budget.
And we have used Mopar minivans for 20 years to haul parts and tow the vehicles home on a dolly. One van has 240,000 miles on it now. It is about to rust in two, the headliner is just about down around our ears, but it only goes through a quart of oil between oil changes, averages 20mpg, and is comfortable to drive all day even when towing. I never liked the 3.0 in the vans for this job. But the 3.3 and 3.8 are GREAT engines.
Master, again and still
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/02/21 10:56 AM
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I really like them, just hauled home a 383 long block that was on an engine stand, rolled the stand up under the rear end and unbolted the engine from the stand, just let flop down on the stow and go seats that were in the floor, no issues! Also brought home a complete 426 Hemi in December of last year and put it in the side door, drove 1000 miles home with great ballast...LOL
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
JB Rhinehart, Realist
A-Body's RULE!
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/02/21 12:54 PM
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That '93 is gonna have the 3.0 oil burning valve guide dropping Mitsu between the seats. And lets not forget the 604 Ultradrive 4 spd trans too. replaced 2 of them back in the day. That was part of the reason why I liked the one I had, it didn't have those issues being a 2.5 4 banger and 3 spd. 20+ yrs on, there's still no real fix for the V6 and 604? It did look like it could be driven out. The only thing missing that I could see was the battery. If I had not been having heat stroke, I would have thought to grab the VIN and run a carfax on it out of curiosity. The Labaron vert my wife had and loved had the same drive line. Ran well and was never trouble. Only thing that needed done was bar on reat end weld cracked. It was known to just cut them off and be done with the part. Was the last year they made them. Red black top gray seats. She loved the top down. Sold it for good money almost what we paid after many years use as was like new and still ran well.
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/02/21 02:51 PM
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The 93 could of had either a 3.0 (junk) or the 3.3. We had the 3.0. It was worth next to nothing at the time when I traded it in on a new car. The market was flooded with used minivans at that time. Even though it was my wife`s car I really did like driving it.
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/03/21 01:07 PM
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larrymopar360
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Regardless of 3.0 I still hate seeing it in JY before it's time. It bugs me and even the 3.0's I think with proper maintenance can run and run unless beat on.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: I know, I know, it's only a Caravan.......
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08/03/21 02:38 PM
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Regardless of 3.0 I still hate seeing it in JY before it's time. It bugs me and even the 3.0's I think with proper maintenance can run and run unless beat on. The one I had was fine the whole time I had the car. But I take care of my stuff Here's the engine bay in my 2008 Honda Civic 2 door coupe that my wife loves so I treat it better than some do their classics. Yes I have the hood bumper where the red paint shows through. I knocked it off while checking fuilds and doing a,quick cleaning, tget just push in so pop off easy. Silly snap together cars.
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