Scrapped?! 1997 Ford Econoline with 46k ORIGINAL MILES 

steven schaub nobody has ever said that about a van like this before

And a saab

steven schaub I've always wanted a van. An early 70s Econoline to be exact; always had a thing for them. Unfortunately, you'd be labled as a pedo if you owned one. Some people I know obviously are joking, though others actually threaten not to speak to me again if I had one. :(

I had the Chevy G20 awhile back. Now it really did look like a pedo van. But it was great lol

-ThreePointSlow- I never thought of an Econoline as a machine for crimes against small humans. I've never had any issues with the '69 - '74 Econoline, but I've always preferred the '70 - '78 Dodge Sportsman, or Tradesman, for personal use. If I were to haul freight, I'd probably choose the Ford.

Exactly what I was going to say

DaddytechEnt yes. PB blaster is magical

best stuff i've ever seen for freeing up a motor that's locked

Ps I hate Chevy and dodge with a passion

Car Crashes I don't like any of the newer GM products after the early 90's all junk to me.. And Dodge trucks are good but I like Ford better.. I have an old 01 crew dually 7.3 manual4x4 with 70k miles

Will do !

I was a Ford man for years, my first vehicle was a 1969 Clubwagon van that sat in weeds for 11 years, I filed the points and put some gas in the carb, fired right up. Then I owned a Dodge, worked on lots of different cars, they're all the same. I'd rather have an older car that I didn't need a computer to fix though.

Thanks buddy!

Old Car Alley There are a lot of conversion places between Sturgis and Elkhart ,where you can order all kinds of modification's , handicapped, etc , I grew up 20mi from Sturgis, If it was me ,I'd put a 7.3 in it and it'll go 300,000 more mi.

D McNamara, if it was a government van, it would have regular maintenance

The only type of Government vehicle that would have (be considered) regular maintenance would be Law-Enforcement in some Jurisdictions where Budgets are so tight,they have no other choice to or be walking. Pick N Pulls are littered with Late-Model Government vehicles....yes even the ones that were granted a "stay" by going to Public/Private auction and then have a short time in Civilian Life before going to the Junkyard......exception being Police Cruisers,etc. which usually have a second life as taxi-cabs. But even that has narrowed as most Fleets (like cab companies) now just buy Direct from Toyota,Koreans,etc. What cab company is going to want a Government retirement jalopy (Mitsubishi-Volvo Platformed) such as a Ford Fusion? Not many. And buying a "Church or Not for Profit" vehicle...is sure stupidity......why maintain a vehicle...when their answer is usually "Just Pray" that the trip is uneventful, or beg the Public/Private entity to buy them something New or that works for the time being. College near where I live...treats their very expensive Sprinters, Transits,Service Vehicles,Snow Plows,etc with no care at all......Why should they, when the long term object is too demand for more money and "New" this and that.

I have faith it will run again, and as for the camaro... Well..Looks can be deceiving

Jay Smart i hope it will start up because thats a clean van. Also yea, looks CAN be deceiving, but i only saw it for like 2 seconds hahaha

Its looking promising so far! But I couldnt rip its heart out. The van ( if it lives) Will get sold !

Jay Smart if it was salt water you might not want to do that you could get held liable if it gets in an accident and the air bags don't deploy or if any computers or etc were damaged

If someone is stooping to a level low enough to purchase their next daily driver vehicle from a scrapyard, then they are very aware of the risks that involves haha. #asiswhereis no warranty.

Would look real sharp on an older ford pickup!

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Absolute Madness would this comment be approved? I'd want this van to get an exhaust on there to bring out that V10 rumble (after it gets running of course) and also strip out the interior so I could sleep in it, while also having a vehicle that can tow heavy trailers loaded down with 2 cars

wtf im talkin about 5 people and 2 jbl 15s i don't care about the exhaust note lol

Justin Noker, custom exhaust on a V10? LMAO, V10's sound like shit revved up. I worked at a Ford dealership in the shop and on new car inspections and I got my share of V10's. F250's also had the option of a V10. Good power, but sounds like ass.

Bruce Wrigleys Gumchewz some people like the sounds of V10's, I'm one such person. Heck even use the Dodge viper as an example, that car sounds awesome

justsomeguytoyou I think the starter seized , it happens from sitting . A flood would greatly excel this process. Ford is known for using mini starters in tight locations like this and they font last very long as it is .

That's a possibility....starters don't like being soaked in water

But why would that stop the engine from turning over by hand? Which you cannot currently do

It may have been hydro locked and they tried to start which mucked everything up.

I dont know what kind of water it was. But judging by the deposits and staining I dont think it was

If you wanna see something sad go to copart and look at flood cars in Houston. Rolls Royce, bentley, 2018 model year cars, hellcats, brand new trucks, Classics, brand new cars, everything you can imagine got flooded down there in Houston.

Starman998 I am sure of it! A bit of that WAS saltwater.

Even if you had to replace the engine, it would be fine, the miles are too low to crush it !

better hope you don’t spill anything flammable onto it while driving

Hmm, Ill keep that in mind !

Jay Smart yelp brake fluid eats rust trans fluid will help lube the cylinder wall's up

Me too man.. Me too

We will see shortly!

thanos mousios that would be my first place to look. Unless it was driving through flood waters up to 4 feet at speed...

thanos mousios but the filter would show that.. even the engine would be more corroded if that was the case

I dozed off while the video was rendering earlier.. Woke up just in time to publish it!

Jay Smart lol

V10 was pretty common in the E250 and E350. Not rare and not the most fuel efficient.

Steve Varholy well, definitely not the most common at least, especially with the standard van body, last time I saw a V10 econoline for sale it was just a box truck. I did also find two 7.3 econolines, but one was heavily modified (haggard garage inspired it'd seem) and the other one was bad frame box truck :/

Correction, Jesse, and David like Hondas.. Me.. Im a Toyota man

It will go back up for sale if it runs again

Jay Smart cool I'll keep my eye on it

I really dont want to go to jail.

Jay Smart lol cx

Pfff.... Who wants hugs ( FREE BACK RUBS ) & candy! but you have to rock a combover whilst driving this abomination of a mobile felon factory or people will not understand your commitment.

Hahahahaha

Reminds me of family guy when peter didn’t win the lifetime supply of candy

Its certainly ALOT of engine. I bed in the right application it could be mean!

Jay Smart for sure man

Now the only thing holding me back is a new computer and we will really be cooking !

Jay Smart MOVIN ON UP!

Now Here is a man who is forward thinking!

Got it

Thought so