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    Suspension and rear axle options for 4x2 camping van?

    too many times the open diff left my E350 in a bad way by just putting one rear wheel on some wet grass.....not off roading just in the darn driveway. I went with the ARB rear air locker and with KO2's mounted up now the van just goes even with 2 wheels on the grass (or snow) I only need to...
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    2002 E250 Moto/ camp/ kid hauler build

    The door panels look great ... what materials did you use for them?
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    DIY Insulation - What's the standard these days?

    You can get these glands to fit whatever size cables you need to penetrate the roof..... they even make them so you can run multiple cables through them as i did for my solar panels...
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    DIY Insulation - What's the standard these days?

    I am mid process on my insulation right now so i will share my plan. First time i actually slept in the van it was pouring rain for 4 days.... WOW was that loud! Had to use ear plugs to get any sleep at all. With that experience i knew noise reduction was as necessary as a thermal barrier...
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    The not-so-definitive guide to Sienna seats

    Chris, I am in for a set of the swivel fronts whenever. :-)
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    Super cheapo van build, it's my fourth E350...

    That's what i figured out from my own experiments..... Over the same stretch of highway i frequent, my van gets 17 mpg with the cruise set at 73 mph (GPS) and 20 mpg @ the same 73 mph when driving by foot.....there are quite a few hills and being able to build free downhill momentum for the...
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    Super cheapo van build, it's my fourth E350...

    Rob, Not sure how it works on yours but on my 04 the torque converter locks when the cruise is on so no more coasting on the downhills.
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    FOUND Vans For Sale!

    I was wondering the same thing.... bread box?
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    Pics of your VAN! Post up!

    My rig... 2004 E350eb w/ 6.0L diesel i purchased brand new. Its been a great work truck and now will have a much easier life as an adventure van. Chris at Ujoint installed an ARB air locker for me and i spooned on a set of BFG KO2 tires for some extra traction..... Should be enough to get...
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    Shopping for a Van

    No problem..... i think a lot of people are missing out on/passing up a fine engine and transmission package due to worrying too much about all the bad stuff they read on the internet.....I bet there are tons of people out there just like me who have never had a minutes problem with their 6.0...
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    Shopping for a Van

    Rob, YEp! Been lurking around here checking out all the awesome van builds. trying to get some ideas for mine. Hope you had a great holidays. Frank
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    Shopping for a Van

    I purchased my 2004 E350 w/6.0L diesel brand new in 04 and have had only one issue with it in 125K miles ... stuck EGR valve at 5K miles ,replaced under warranty and the same day i got the van back i had a custom tune written for it that turned the EGR valve off ( closed permanently) only other...
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    Ambulance Conversion - New Modifications.

    Heat gun, a plastic sharp edged scraper and patience. I have had pretty good luck with goo gone.
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    The not-so-definitive guide to Sienna seats

    I am interested in a set of the mounts for my E350. Sent Pm .
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