Fifty150

You're a fleet mechanic, so you probably know more than the average car owner. As most of us here are simply car owners. It's an interesting set of circumstances. Is the van actually overheating? Or are you just getting a dashboard display which says it's overheating? I wish you luck. If a new alternator stops the van from overheating, then please report back.

Just unplug your GPS, and put it in your pocket. Leaving it in the van is just an invitation for someone to break the autoglass to steal it.

For every make & model of car, there are always people who swear that you should only use original equipment from the manufacturer. I guess those people don't believe in performance parts, or upgrades. You can buy better tires, brakes, suspension........ even wiper blades. That's how loud mufflers get on Hondas. There's nothing wrong with good aftermarket parts. What you want to stay away from would be a Wal*Mart thermostat or O'Reilly's water pump. What we're talking about is a strip of rubber which you stick on. You can buy rubber weather seals and they will be be fine. Makes me suspect that the doors are out of alignment. Or there's a problem with the door latches. Either way, if the door isn't seated correctly, the weather seal is defeated.

Any damage to the doors? Are the doors in alignment? Are you opposed to buying generic rubber weather seals?

It's under warranty. Let the dealer fix it.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10137070-9999.pdf MC-10137070-9999.pdf

In my mind, there was sabotage, piracy, ransom..........

Not a real fix...... But here are some ideas.

Years later............. I replaced the trim piece lights with lamps of a different design. These are stamped "DOT". I don't know if it will actually make a difference.

I was hoping for a juicy tale or espionage.

Not that I can remember.

What happened?

Are your turn signals hyperflashing?

Some people never do anything with the water pump. If it's not leaking, leave it alone. Check to see if it's leaking. Some other people believe that 's preventative maintenance. Change it out and install a new one before it fails. Modern car parts are better than cars from 50 years ago. Belts, hoses, thermostats, water pumps, timing chains...... tend to last longer. In some cases...... you're only taking all of those parts off to get to the timing belt or timing chain. That's when you install new parts, as opposed to reassembling old parts. The last water pump that I had to change was a 5.0 with over 300,000 miles. I've seen modern cars with 500,000 miles that still had the original water pump.

I would be surprised if they changed more than the oil.

I would assume that they didn't change it. It's a lifetime fluid.

Worth considering at about half the price, are Bosch 28" wipers. You won't miss the half inch at either end.

The Sears wipers did okay. Not better or worse than OEM. Sears is now out of business. I just installed new OEM wiper blades. Strange way that pricing works, one side was a dollar more than the other side. A lot of 28" wiper blades. Very few 29" wiper blades. Pricing was about $20 on up. @ $25 per blade, that would have been a $50 set. The Motorcraft was $14 & $15. For the single 14" wiper blade on the back of the wagon liftgate, I found Hella for $4. Close in price was Trico. Odd that Trico also has a different part number for the right hand side and left hand side.

An easier upgrade is to go aftermarket. Pick out a nice double din unit from Crutchfield, and you will get everything you need. Or add everything to the cart, search the part numbers on Amazon and eBay, then buy them all separately.

The headliner is soft and will not be able to hold much weight. You can easily get common hooks from a hardware store. They usually have them for closets, bathrooms, and such. You can easily attach them with hollow wall hardware, the same way someone would mount a hook on the wall in their home. But once you put a few pounds on it, it will probably fail.

Turn the perimeter lights off and go into dark mode. Turn on cruise control if you add it. Reset the transmission learning. Turn off the seat belt chime. The list goes on. It saves you from the dealership charge. But none of that is important until you want to do it. You won't need any of it until you cross that bridge. The only thing that may come up is getting a check engine light. Then you will want a larger screen for monitoring a bunch of gauges, or running the key on and key off tests. Which you may not even do....... Since you expect the mechanic to be able to do that with their own computer.

They seem reliable. No major issues with the engines. Every once in awhile, someone needs to reset their transmission module's learning curve. The leaking windshield recall helped me out a lot........ because mine was leaking.

That is a good unit. I use mine with a 7" Amazon Fire Tablet. There's a Prime Day deal on those right now.It frees up my phone. And the screen is larger than my phone. Useful if you are planning to have multiple gauges displayed. If you get into using FORScan, you will eventually want a Windows computer and a wired connection. Maybe you can get those on the next Amazon Prime Day.

Who would take out the headliner and insulation inside of a camper? When you build a cargo van into a camper, insulation is one of the things you add. If you have a passenger model that came with a headliner, there are airbags in there.