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FiatChrysler Promaster Vanners
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Just a heads up
Hack Attack
Member
Mikeys gonna end up chafed
hogjowl
Idiot™
Oops ... I see a new must have van in our future
Sierra Clean Care
Member
Mikes got a Transit, Damon is the one with the Promaster...
Sierra Clean Care
Member
Chrysler makes the Promaster, FORD MAKES THE TRANSIT....
different companies.... jebus...
different companies.... jebus...
hogjowl
Idiot™
Darn
Hack Attack
Member
Oops. My bad. Can Fred change the name from transit to promaster? I’m buzzing buddy and my vocabulary is kinda slurry
Cleanworks
Moderator
Better send Mikey more lube.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Better
Mikey P
Administrator
#junk
I looked hard at the promaster, and I drive a Ram as my personal truck, but there were just too many horror stories out there with the van and the pentastar, 2700 miles on my Transit and it's the best van I've ever driven by far, hopefully it holds up
Mikey P
Administrator
The transmission is the biggest issue, followed by a front end that can't handle our weight
The Great Oz
Member
My old Ford van smelled like an electrical fire this morning, just before the heater fan started buzzing. Like a postal employee, I just kept driving.
I did turn the fan off though.
I did turn the fan off though.
Transit or promaster?
Mikey P
Administrator
the Fiat.
I have a good pal who's the best mechanic I know, loads of history with the big three all his life...
Cleanworks
Moderator
Old Ford's had switch problems for the heater fans. You couldn't put them on high without them burning up.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I had two Ford vans with bad HVAC fan switches, one caused a serious fire in 2013.
The second time I eliminated the switch.
The second time I eliminated the switch.
I have heard some rumblings of transmission issues with the Fords also, but I don't personally know anyone that's had issues
Mikey P
Administrator
The Great Oz
Member
I've been running the fan on high ever since I bought it - the only speed that worked. Now that the motor is shot I finally looked into parts prices. $60 for both the fan and the resistor that controls the speeds. Looks like a ten minute job to replace both.
Our eighties vintage Fords weren't so lucky. The connector to the fan switch would overheat and melt, but they lost contact as they melted so didn't catch fire. Ford said the entire wiring harness had to be replaced, and no junkyard had a harness that didn't have that connector already salvaged, so we soldered them.
