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I have looked in several truck stops and have not found an idle stick. I think I'm going to engineer one for my Sprinter. It would seem to me that I could take one of the 2 foot adjustable wood clamps and modify it to use as an idle stick. It has a screw-down clamp that I can use for fine tuning...

RE: Greg, I agree with you! Kathy

Thanks, I will do that. Glad you mentioned it, I hadn't even thought about that! Kathy

Cheri, I hope you get well soon. I'm been sick myself lately. Whatever this latest round of flu or crud is it makes its victims weak and usually leaves the bronchitis behind. I'm not sure I will make it to the show either. Aside from the illness going to trade show always makes me want to spend...

Terry, If you are still having the problem it is probably in the form of a trojan horse virus. Make sure your antivirus software is up to date. Also be sure Microsoft Windows is up to date. Microsoft has put out a lot of fixes lately to get rid of the kind of problems your having. If you don't...

RE: 1 ton trucks w/ 40 foot trailers in Houston ar Try the Hot Shot website. http://www.hotshothauling.com/

Thanks for the help! I got it installed. I used 1/4" X 1 1/4" bolts with a lock washer and nut under the van. I had plenty of room in most places. I used a stop on the drill bit so I would not drill through the fuel tank. I didn't have a helper so I used super glue on the bolt heads to keep...

Has anyone mounted track on the floor of their Sprinter? I would like to know how to deal with the area over the fuel tank? Did you have to drop the tank? Was there enough room between the tank and body (does not look like it) for a bolt, washer and nut? I thought about mounting it on the...

Terry there is absolutely no one on this site that is any more of a computer geek that I am. Go to this link: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10319876.html?tag=pdp_prod Download and install this file. It will get rid of your adware and spyware. Let me know how...

If you are going to go with a rooftop A/C unit you should look at camping world. Be sure you balance the generator with the AC unit. The sprinter is already punched on the top in the cargo area for a roof top A/C or power vent. I was able to get a 1250 watt generator to run the roof air I plan...

Which of the sponsers on this site is more likely to keep an expedite truck running in all 48 states and Canada? KDL

Just thought I would let everyone know the progress on my carpet project. I found some carpet at Lowe's that had a non-slip backing. It comes 6 foot wide and cut to whatever length you ask for. It has a short pile and was very easy to work with. I pulled everything out of the cab, cut the...

Here's a tip that a veteran female driver on another site gave me that helps me sleep a little better. Before turning in to get some sleep connect a strap across the inside of the cab from door handle to door handle and tighten it snug. If someone breaks the glass to gain access to the cab it...

It is the drive tires that are caps. My steers are not caps.

Today I called a local tire store to get pricing on drive tires. The tires that are currently on my truck are re-caps and have 75% of their tread left but on one tire the seam is starting to seperate. The tire store guy told me that if I'm running the truck over the road I can't use recaps. Is...

Update on the floor repair: I finished the floor repair today. The really good news is that I was able to find the laminated wood that I needed at Dallas Trailer Repair. The 1 1/8" wood was right at 7.00 a foot and thanks to everyone's advise I was able to keep the repair under 350.00. I broke...

Upscale Automotive finally released a front mount hitch for the Sprinter. The current version is only good for carrying a cargo box with a weight limitation of 300 pounds. That's enough capacity for what I need. I just want to carry a small generator(52 lbs.), tools and a few other items that...

One more thing to consider that is non-trucking related. Don't stay out of college too long or some of your credits may not be accepted. I finished my engineering degree and a few years later I decided I wanted to go to pharmacy school, I had to take all my math and science classes again. The...

You can also go down to Sunnyvale, San Jose or Santa Clara and park for free on one of the main streets. When I'm there I see trucks, motorhomes ect. parked on the street for days and no one cares. The area I saw more parking was on E. El Camino Real from S. Wolfe Rd. westward through Sunnyvale.

If you want a really good laptop at a very reasonable price you should go with Dell. They stand behind their systems and support is really good. They also have refurbished from time to time that have come back on expired leases. I strongly advise against Gateway. Everyone I know that has owned...