Van Trouble, Road Repairs, and Van Life Camping

[@BLONDIEBlondie-x3y]

Your van is rebelling over the high high top you put on. Lol

[@cuddlesanddaisy]

I heard recently to change the spark plug when you change the coil because a bad plug can ruin a coil.

[@1967KID]

I always change all my coils and save the old ones to use when one or 2 coils go bad. Good luck. Remember if it's not the coils, check spark plugs if not fuel injector. Keep positive. 💯🫡

[@christineh4782]

Nice photos and I really like all the animal prints. It looks serene.

[@RobertWitham]

It was a cool spot to hang out for a while. It's definitely on our list of places we will return to again in the future.

[@paulhunter546]

Wow..that is a beautiful spot for sure ! Hopefully you got the van figured out 😁👍

[@RobertWitham]

That was a fun spot to camp and hang out for a while. We just happened to see it on a map earlier this summer when we were down in that area exploring. So far the van has been running great since I swapped those two coils for troubleshooting. My best guess at this point is that either the coil itself or the wire must have been a bit loose and I just didn't realize it because it was so hard to access up under the firewall and fuel rail. We did pick up a new coil anyway so it's in the van for whichever one decides to quit next! LOL

[@christineh4782]

I'm so sorry you two ran into snags like this. Hopefully, no more snags and back to happy camping, happy travels.

[@doingitwithnothing]

Awesome ❤❤❤

[@WindGypsy65]

Sweet spot! Looks great for some kiteboarding!

[@Paws4It]

Beautiful country.. so sorry about the motor problems but glad you can fix it!

[@RobertWitham]

So far it's been running great again. My best guess at this point is that something was loose and I managed to inadvertently fix it when I swapped a couple for troubleshooting. LOL We did pick up a spare coil to have in the van just in case there is trouble with it again.

[@Paws4It]

@RobertWitham that's great news! Shoot maybe dirt had got in and messed it up

[@mark_osborne]

Whoever wrote the code for the Ford Modular V8s of that vintage needs to have their head examined. It requires a ridiculous amount of "miss-fires" before the code will set

[@RobertWitham]

I remember last winter when it was acting up that it would take a long time for the check engine light to come on - even when it was clearly misfiring.

[@barackmycat9448]

No bikini? It`s such a nice spot. I am curious what happened to the Prius.

[@RobertWitham]

The Prius is still going well. We were actually driving it today for errands. This trouble happened only about two hours from our home base so had not brought the car. All of my sons work here in town and drive big trucks and trailers so they area always willing to rescue us if we are reasonably close. We do plan to take both the Prius and the van to the desert after Christmas though. It is nice for peace of mind to have a second vehicle on those longer trips just in case we have any trouble on the road.

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

Bet it's VERY quite out there

[@jerrymerryfield6551]

Look at the miss fire counts if you can Robert

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

I really DON'T like those individual coils

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

It won’t be a coil it probly plugs they need to be done every 100,000 max. But to do the plugs it is a job. It takes me 4 hrs usually 🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦🛠️don’t put coil in it till you know what the plugs are like. Just sayn

[@RobertWitham]

We actually just had all of the plugs replaced earlier this year. I have heard they are a bear though so I had my mechanic handle that project to be sure everything was done right and I didn't do something slick like breaking off a plug in a hole that I can't even see! LOL

[@jerrymerryfield6551]

Robert. Was the coil pluged in tight. Or the fuel injector not plugged in tight. If clips are broken

[@RobertWitham]

I couldn't tell about the coil because it was in such an awkward spot, but since I swapped two for troubleshooting it has been running perfectly. That leads me to wonder if perhaps the coil or coil wire was perhaps loose and that was the problem. I did pick up a spare coil though just in case that one or any of the others decide to quit working. Fortunately we were able to limp it into town that time, but it we had been way out in the mountains or something I might have been calling one of my kids to deliver parts LOL