Have you ever had a fail on the homestead? We have! But I guess part of homesteading is having a failure once in a while. FAIL! How To Replace Chevy Venture Radiator. This was a failed diagnosis…
Have you ever had a fail on the homestead? We have! But I guess part of homesteading is having a failure once in a while. FAIL! How To Replace Chevy Venture Radiator. This was a failed diagnosis…
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@BKL8008 My wife had a Dakota years ago. Never had to work on it much so
that was even better! Scraping the gasket was pretty easy on this one.
Have you ever had a fail on the homestead? We have! But I guess part of
homesteading is having a failure once in a while.
FAIL! How To Replace Chevy Venture Radiator. This was a failed diagnosis on
papa’s part. What appeared to be a leaking radiator actually turned out to
be a leak from the water pump seal. The water pump pulley was throwing
water back onto the radiator. That made it look like the radiator was
leaking. Apparently, this is a very common misdiagnosis.
Not a fail by any means, by going thru all that you discovered the hidden
problem! Excellent video!!
In my job construction, failing, as some call it is not a bad thing. It is
a chance to learn something new and fix an existing issue. . We always
learn something new, even if we do it every job. There could always be a
hidden surprise. Great job Skyler and teacher.
I’m sorry that it was water pump ! But you got a lot of experience on
radiators . It never hurts to learn. At least you can say that you did
that. Proud of you!!
Love ya Grandpa
Hum… He acts like a mechanic, but he looks like a plumber.
Seriously though, nothing is fun when it comes to working on a van. Job
well done.
Well Papa’s do make mistakes every once in awhile, but good experience on
the radiator is never a bad thing. Looking forward to the water pump
repair. God Bless and take care.
lmao…well..heck fire but at least the van’s in kit form now…oh my
It’s good when you go to the trouble in the first place to show others how
it’s done. It’s great when you do it with simple, easy-to-follow
instructions (especially when they’re filmed well). But telling your
viewers exactly what size or type of socket or screwdriver or whatever
they’ll need for the next step? That shows real class. 🙂
Could you have been expected to know, *without* being a professional
mechanic trained on this type, that it was the water pump to start with?
And if so, could you have even got to it without first stripping out the
radiator? That’s what really determines if this was a fail or not, and it
sounds like doing this job was good practice for him anyway.
Papa made the mistake
I will be looking forward to the video on the replacement of the water
pump. It seems that you are 1/2 way there if it is still tore down… Dad
you need to find that boy an impact gun. Like my Makia. Tech him to start
nuts and bolts by hand, so he don’t cross thread them or over tighten them!
We won’t go into that too far on my part lesson learned! Broken timing
cover on my pickup truck… lol not a waste of time the boy learned
something new, and dad will be more observing. Lol.
Wow, That was alot of work, did ya get the water pump off and repaired?
As long as nobody got hurt and something was learned, all that may have
been lost is time, but when you consider something was learned in the
process, the time wasn’t really lost after all.
I just started to watch your videos. All the ones I have seen are very
instructional! I have changed about 4 diferent radiators myself on
different cars that I have owned over the years, and, like you say, it ‘s a
good way to save money. My most recent radiator change last fall was on an
old vintage 1990 Toyota Tercel . Fewer things to remove on a Tercel!.
Anyway, it’s easy to see that you have very kind-hearted kids, obviously
the result of you spending a lot of time with them instructing them on
essential skills in life. 🙂 Oh, and the video where your son joins two
wrenches together to get more leverage is a great idea that I never saw or
heard of before! Learn something new every day!
At least you got it fixed. I just didn’t want you without wheels.
See you tomorrow.
Love to all Dad
Great C. W. McCall song olllllllo
I personally wouldn’t call this a fail. This was a learning experience.
From what I can see it really didn’t cost you anything but a little time
and you and your viewers learned an additional lesson. To me that is a
bonus. Inconvenient, yes, but overall still a win.
Thanks for sharing with us.
I’ve been there and done that on every vehicle that I’ve owned. (Radiators
and water pumps) Both are a good deal of work. I’d rather do a radiator. To
me, scraping the old gasket material off is the worst part, especially on
aluminum. He did a great job! You can call it a fail if you like, but it’s
mighty hard to see down into the engine compartment of these newer vehicles
far enough to get a good look at anything.
He’s pretty handy with cars to see that.
What’s his name anyway?
My Makita, is a 18 volt 1/4 inch impact. But it is very handy on taking
things apart. I have a adapter to sockets of all sizes.
Love the CW McCall song! I have that album somewhere. I liked at .55 where
Sky was like, “Uh oh!” Dropped a part! The easiest to work on truck I ever
had was an 88 Dakota. You could literally stand up in between the radiator
and 2.2L motor. Very easy to put a radiator in. Only fooled me once on that
electric fan – it got replaced by 2 direct-wired full time smaller ones
thereafter. As for cleaning the old gasket from water pump, the best way is
to get a brushing attachment for a power drill and just buzz it right off
of there. No scraping!
I liked it better when there was room under the hood and 4 bolts to pull
the radiator. Now, it’s a major operation even for belt replacement.
How To Replace Chevy Venture Radiator – FAIL! | Homestead Kids:
https://youtu.be/l_m0M_vMkN0
Been there done that.. try that on a Mazda millenia. Btw… that sure is
some great looking caps. Lol.