Pics of your VAN! Post up!

[Jb1rd]

The start of our journey back to Colorado from Florida.

the journey turned into a proper adventure near Pensecola with a massive blowout

the real brains of the operation

and then we made it home

the van ran flawlessly and all of the amenities were utilized along the way, even the furnace which I don't think had ever been run. 9,000 feet got a little chilly from thin blood gained living in FL for he past 4 years. I am now ready to figure out why the house battery will not work without the key being turned to on ( not started mind you, just turned to the on position ) I have a sneaking suspicion that the PO messed something up when he moved the house battery from the engine bay to under the sofa.


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[ihatemybike]

the journey turned into a proper adventure near Pensecola with a massive blowout

Know the cause? Just old tires, that sat, possibly deflated for a bit? Did you have any symptoms before it went?

 

[ben2go]

That is a pretty unusual looking blow out.My girl had something like that on her Ranger once.She was running 70mph on the interstate,when the passenger front picked up a vibration and popped shortly after.It appeared to me that the steel belts broke.

 

[Jb1rd]

That is a pretty unusual looking blow out.My girl had something like that on her Ranger once.She was running 70mph on the interstate,when the passenger front picked up a vibration and popped shortly after.It appeared to me that the steel belts broke.

That is exactly what happened to me, felt a vibration and the BAM!!! It is also what the tire tech said, and then showed me the other side which was getting ready to do the same so I replaced it too.

 

[Jb1rd]

Know the cause? Just old tires, that sat, possibly deflated for a bit? Did you have any symptoms before it went?

Not sure the tires were newer 2011 production date and the PO stated he had put them on in 2012, not sure about deflation o r anything but it surly sat for awhile.

 

[ben2go]

I think dry rot and cracking allows water to get in and compromise the belts and bang! Blow out.

 

[Mat Mobile]

Hmmm... It's odd that the Airstream van had winter tires (identifiable by the thin zig-zaggy grooves) in Florida.

 

[Jb1rd]

Hmmm... It's odd that the Airstream van had winter tires (identifiable by the thin zig-zaggy grooves) in Florida.

I bought it from a family in NJ and brought it down to FL and subsequently CO

 

[k9lestat]

IM not a scientist lol but looks the way that failed that there was a crack or pin whole in the middle area of the tread . At prolonged hwy speeds it allows heat build up between the tire tread and the belt material causing weakening of both , until boom. You see alot on retreads but can happen to a regular tire.

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[kakah!]

Here's my Delica, an older L300 with the 'Crystal Lite' glass roof. I've had it for seven years and it's the only vehicle that I've ever been attached to; I couldn't imagine not driving it! We take it down from B.C. to Arizona at least once every winter, sometimes twice, and sleep in it after mountain biking all day... it's a 35 hour drive due to it being so slow on the hills, but it's also super comfortable to drive - we do the trip non-stop, only pausing to fill the tank and switch drivers. I also do a bunch of two and three day trips for mountain biking around B.C.. It's not camperized because I have to fit a load of bikes in it sometimes, but I'll likely build a single-width bed for it soon so I can still load two or three bikes inside and store gear under the bed.

It used to be white (the roof and back gate still are) but I just hit it with that rubber paint stuff, and I'm having a side-mounted ladder and rear bumper built for it to hold the spare and jerry cans. Hoping to pick up one of those big *** Goal Zero things (I'm too retarded to make my own) and some panels so I can spend more time on the road and still be able to work a bit. She needs new boots as well.

 

[T.Low]

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Wow, from that angle it looks just like a yotavan!

 

[Vaga]

Welcome to Expo! How do plan on combining the vans? Swap drive train to camper?

Thanks!

The original plan was to swap camper to 4x4 since the camper is dated and a bit rusty anyway. But the kid I hired to drive the pathfinder back from Montana blew the motor on the way.

Probably still the better approach but swapping motors is sure to be a hassle.

 

[digitaldelay]

Hmmm... It's odd that the Airstream van had winter tires (identifiable by the thin zig-zaggy grooves) in Florida.

That's not a winter tire. I'm going to guess it was a BCT Radial A/P (a Chinese-made copy of the Michelin LTX M/S).

Jason

 

[jfdrewett]

Getting ready to head to Aluminess

 

[Mat Mobile]

That's not a winter tire. I'm going to guess it was a BCT Radial A/P (a Chinese-made copy of the Michelin LTX M/S).

Jason

Thanks Jason. I stand corrected (although those lines are for cold weather traction). But when I did the research to confirm your comment, I found the following recall on the Michelin tires. Maybe this info will help Jb1rd.