Ford Econovan LWB 1998 for sale or swap

**CHOPPA** · 25th January 2011, 12:11

Late model 2lt Petrol van, very cheap to run and in good tidy condition. 189ks

$4500 cash

$6000 Swap value W.H.Y

**racefactory** · 25th January 2011, 13:00

that's a good buy

**Taz** · 25th January 2011, 16:57

Need more pics

**CHOPPA** · 25th January 2011, 18:31

Originally Posted by Taz

Need more pics

Sorry I cant get anymore pics for a while as im down south racing the nats....

**BEAMER89** · 25th January 2011, 18:51

Hay mate would you know how many km/l of fuel, cheers Graham

**CHOPPA** · 25th January 2011, 19:08

Originally Posted by BEAMER89

Hay mate would you know how many km/l of fuel, cheers Graham

About 10l per hundred

**CHOPPA** · 25th January 2011, 19:10

Why the fuck did this get moved to this section!!?? Its a van to cart bikes around I wouldnt go and advertise my go kart on here.

**SMOKEU** · 25th January 2011, 19:42

While we're on the subject of cages for sale, I have a cheap C32 Laurel for sale if anyones keen.

**Buyasta** · 25th January 2011, 19:52

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

While we're on the subject of cages for sale, I have a cheap C32 Laurel for sale if anyones keen.

You mean the dodgy one that drinks excessive amounts of oil?

**SMOKEU** · 25th January 2011, 19:58

Originally Posted by Buyasta

You mean the dodgy one that drinks excessive amounts of oil?

No, I have 2 Laurels. I fixed the oil consumption problem on the other one in the thread you mentioned.

**Buyasta** · 25th January 2011, 20:03

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

No, I have 2 Laurels. I fixed the oil consumption problem on the other one in the thread you mentioned.

Ah, so what did the problem turn out to be?.. I took a quick look at the end of that thread, didn't seem like you'd made a post since fixing it.

**SMOKEU** · 25th January 2011, 20:08

Originally Posted by Buyasta

Ah, so what did the problem turn out to be?.. I took a quick look at the end of that thread, didn't seem like you'd made a post since fixing it.

I did an oil change with some 20W60 diesel oil and I added a bottle of "stop smoke" to the engine and it no longer blows big clouds of white smoke. It doesn't burn anywhere near as much oil as it previously did.

**racefactory** · 25th January 2011, 21:45

Wow that shit actually works? Nice one man

**SMOKEU** · 25th January 2011, 22:18

Originally Posted by racefactory

Wow that shit actually works? Nice one man

If an engine has a lot of blow by, then that means that oil from the sump is going past the piston rings and into the cylinders. Using thick oil reduces the amount of oil that gets past the small gaps between the rings and the bores.

Using oil that's too thick isn't that good for the engine, but it'll have to do until I can afford another engine for it. It's a good trick to keep in mind if you have an old car with a tired engine. I don't think the same trick works on bikes because then you have the gearbox and clutch to think about.