Hi guys,

im a new member from bremen- germany, so please excuse my bad english.

Im a Member of the really small Car Club "Van Rats". The youngest member with 24 years

last summer i bought my 1997 Ford E250 Cargo with the 5.4L Triton V8.

I grew up in a E150 from the 3. Generation year 1978, so it was a big thing to find an econoline in a good shape (especially in germany...)

so im looking for all details about my model and all schedules or datas that will help me keeping it running!


regards

roman

 

Welcome , enjoy the site the collective van knowledge stored here is quite impressive.

 

Servus !

 

Ask what you need or want to know---plenty of help available here!

 

that sounds awesome! i checked out the technical guidance, its really impressive.

also checked the "picture post thread"



so now you can see my van

 

Nice van, and welcome.


not easy to find a 97 here in decent shape either


my father inlaw moved to Canada in 1962 before I was even born and his English is worse than yours


I used to live near Berlin Ontario, but its been called Kitchener for many years now. Octoberfest ist Wunderbar. spellcheck?


prost James

 

Prost James,

thanks for your nice words.
but what the hell should "spellcheck" be?

Oktober with k, the rest is right

you got an E150 short version? which generation is it?
got an picture?

 

look close and see the smoke stains above the door




fender paint and roof paint did not get damaged, hood is a complete right off,




spell check was done by you


I have a 1986 E150 shorty from California, it had a battery fire and did a lot of damage but I have enough parts to rebuild it. not sure what I'm going to power it with. have been toying with the idea of a 460 with big intake and carb, and an E4OD on the back using a computer and controls from an IDI diesel E4OD. or just stick a diesel in it, gas prices haven't dropped here enough so..........

 

Let me guess, this is an old US Army van ?

Mine is a 98 E250 cargo van, used by the US Navy in Italy before with the typical "nothing, but big V8, A/C and LSD rear diff" outfit.




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awesome vans guys!
i grew up in a shorty from the third generation likes yours

its from my step father! before fired by a cleveland, now an 351cui from a fourth gen eco.

yea my van is from the troops as well. got the certificates and all this stuff...
what happenes to your front lights?

 

"... LSD rear diff"
means limited slip differential?
i think i got it, bought the oil and the additiv( or what ever it is) for it. but i still dont know what it means?
what the hell is an limited slip differential?

 

Well, I'll join the party. This is a sadly faded, blurred, scanned old photograph. It was bright pumpkin orange. The only existing photo I know of my old '79 E-150. Man, I loved that thing.

 

Sperrdifferenzial ! Means that the van still moves forward when one wheel has less traction, i.e. on snow or ice.

I changed the headlights to TruckLite full LED units

 

so how many percent blocked usually?

 

Should be something like 40-60%. Enough to light up both rear tires equally from a standing start.