# Can my van live forever?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-my-van-live-forever/80785>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** clubwagon, ford\
**Created:** [August 8, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-my-van-live-forever/80785 "2013-08-08T04:46:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-my-van-live-forever/80785/21 "2013-08-09T08:11:16Z")

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I would be looking to replace it. It won’t be much fun having a 20-25 year old van when retired and replacing the engine, transmission, exhaust, and then start to get frame and boddy rust to boot.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-my-van-live-forever/80785/22 "2013-08-10T02:36:29Z")

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@Triedaq, @FoDaddy alerted us to the end of the E-series this year, not @Tester.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-my-van-live-forever/80785/23 "2013-08-10T02:46:03Z")

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My vote at this point if for a second opinion. Maybe the oil leak is a valve cover gasket and not the head gasket at all.  
The gaskets are molded rubber and with age and heat the rubber hardens. This in turn can causes leaks; much like valve cover bolts loosening over time due to the rubber firming up.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-my-van-live-forever/80785/24 "2013-08-10T03:35:14Z")

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@Jtsanders–I stand corrected. Tester mentioned that the lift would fit another E-150. FoDaddy mentioned that the E-15O series ends this year. My apologies to both.

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