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    Strange insurance question. What's your opinion. My front wheel fell off

    Please provide more info on the damage done, i.e. what broke, the spindle's axle?,or did the bearings give out causing the wheel and bearing races to ride over and off the nut? Was the nut still intact on the axle that was still intact on the spindle? This is disturbing to think this could...
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    Send your thoughts on the Proposed 34-Hour Restart

    Did I hear correctly they are also requiring the 34 restart can only be accomplished while parked, and not in the sleeper while co-driver, huh, drives. If so, yet another enormous cut in income for teams. Personally I sleep better knowing we, as a team, are making money running down the road...
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    3rd. time gold

    3rd time Silver for us, we like it, I even wear the Panther Niki shirts sometimes ;).
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    Driving Record question

    Wow Bob, can I call you for some reassurance on profitably adding more trucks to my one owner operated truck fleet? LOL. All joking aside, these are just some of the reasons why I don't plan to add any trucks, along with the stress related headaches and a few sleepless nights. My empathy to...
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    Tensioner Pulley's

    You say the alternator is new, make sure installed correctly, nice and tight. I've seen some strange things happen after repairs. If an accessory is loose, alternator, A/C compressor, and this is unusual, it will cause a rattle and grind as you describe.
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    When more guns = LESS safety

    Read this about gun control; https://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/an-opinion-on-gun-control/
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    You don't need reminding to start working on your 2012 taxes

    Frank, why does Turbotax show quarterly pmts due Jun 15 and Sept 17th instead of month after quarter is over, is this not correct? My tax return from Turbotax prints payment vouchers with those dates as well as the April and January pmt dates. Thanx for all your info here and beyond.
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    Cat 3126 "surging"

    All the above are good suggestions. The most common thing on my Cat when surging and D rating on a climb is the Racor fuel/water separator FL uses, bowl has shrank slightly, o-ring on water drain plug shot (techs tend to over tighten this), bowl to housing o-ring not installed right, filter...
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    Cleaning Day & I didnt want to do it.

    Looks good Slo-Ride. I hate the acid washes as well. No matter how much you insist on no acid at the streakin beacon, they always go to town with it. My son turned me on to a polish I really like, and I can only find it online at Zaino Store I find it to be far superior to any name brand...
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    Air compressor CAT 3126

    jcross, not sure if anyone has suggested it, but you might try torquing the bolts a click to see if that will seal it. Just a click, don't strip them out or I might have to come over and break your Wheaties bowl.
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    Illegal search, or stop by PD

    My son has been terrorized by the local law in our small town in his teen years and i learned a good phrase from him which is neither saying yes or no to a search and that is, "that will not be necessary". Once they ask to search 3 or 4 times and giving the above response 3 or 4 times is...
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    Radiator pipe

    I priced the two oem coolant tubes on my M2 at a FL dealer and he said one was $120, the other showed $1040 something LOL. I said no thanx, we agreed it must have been a typo. I like the stainless tubes but also a bit pricey, like $250 a piece. I went home, scrubbed and chipped the 800,000...
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    Maintenance

    Anyone with auto experience can do more then one thinks on a big truck, with more room to work to boot. Any old school hot rodder knows how to adjust valve lash, one thing I learned real quick how to do on mine, takes about 45 minutes to an hour, including inspecting valve springs for breaks and...
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    Every Expediter Needs To Experience This..

    I took the Vancouver with the girl I married 27 years ago to the day, told her I was taking her on a cruise. She was a good sport about it and really enjoyed it. Girl I married;http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.png Ain't she sweet!? She's gonna kill me now.....
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    FMCSA New Initiative to Validate Driver Medical Cards

    "Please hold".............receptionist asks for advice from superiors on how to handle call, superior says just leave them on hold till they go away. With today's medical malpractice suits and the like, I can't see a medical facility giving out any info over the phone, even if just a...
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    Honda EU2000 Recall Fuel Tube

    OK, the second link doesn't work, Honda apparently said no no. I attached a couple photos of mine. The local Honda equipment dealer pulled the hose and clamps I needed to repair off a new EU2 off the showroom to get me back on the road, which was thoughtful of them.
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    Honda EU2000 Recall Fuel Tube

    My genny was included and did the recall myself. The fuel tube can be reached under the front panel (outlet end). Reach in and release three small white wire harness plugs and this allows you to reach the tube. Mine had the hose clamp poking a nice little hole in the adjacent tube after...
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    Air compressor CAT 3126

    I would call a CAT dealer, Freightliner doesn't seem to have as extensive of a parts CATolog.
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    Sleeper shocks

    May be ur sleeper strut bushings are shot (side to side movement). Have someone rock it while viewing underneath. Mine went after 3 yrs and I had a second strut installed at AA Sleepers in Ft Wth, and had them tack a weld on the old to keep the bolt from rocking in the worn washers. My bunk...
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    Cheap Air Brake Lock.

    Did a delivery today. Consignee did not have a bolt cutter to remove two bolt seals so we improvised. The dock personel sd he doesn't know why they didn't just let me use my padlock instead. I don't think he gets the concept of a numbered seal, duh......
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