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  1. RLENT

    Glow plugs

    >Now I have a question: I don't remember if the $500 my shop >quoted me was for one glow plug or all of them, but either >way, is it worth that much to get one or all of them >replaced? I think I priced a glow plug (single) from the dealer for my son's 2004 when it was acting up ..... turned...
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    Congrats to me !!

    Richard, Well done on persisting thru the process !!! Good luck !
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    It's the 4th of July Weekend!! Where are You ??

    RE: It's the 4th of July Weekend!! Where are You I'm at home and in-service but don't really expect a whole lot to be going on over the next week - probably spend most of my time working around the place trying to get caught up. I have to do a brake job on the wife's car, and an oil and fuel...
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    What companys pay the most per mile, and include g

    RE: What companys pay the most per mile, and inclu Leo & Richard, I drive for a smaller company, based in northern Ohio - called The Elite Way Express (SCAC: EWEI)
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    What companys pay the most per mile, and include g

    RE: What companys pay the most per mile, and inclu Kelly, Ok .... I'll bite. The company I am with pays the following rates for cargo vans: "B" loads - $0.92 to $1.05 per loaded mile, dependant on total mileage of the run. "C" loads - $1.26 to $1.40 per loaded mile, dependant on total...
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    'nother computer question

    > The only thing bad about an Apple is they can't run Street >Atlas. If not for that I would have one in a minute. Aren't the MacBook Pro's dual boot (Windows and OSX ?)
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    HEY VIRGINA ? FEDEX C C!!

    I had two items to deal with, one skid 60lX40w with part of the equipment hanging off the skid 8 inches on one short end and 4 inches on long end and one crate 80lX45wX60h - one engine crane and one Pratt and Whitney jet engine. The engine was a hazmat item and straped it down carefully the...
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    Love them Sprinter 07's!!

    Interesting info on the GVWR - the Dodge website shows 8550 lbs as the "standard GVWR" for an extended 170 inch WB high roof 2500 ...... with a "maximum GVWR" of 8550 lbs. It also shows a "standard GVWR" of 9990 lbs for an extended 170 inch WB high roof 3500 ...... with a "maximum GVWR" of...
  9. RLENT

    insulating a sprinter

    I used a combination of 2" Dow blue styrofoam (walls), 1" Dow polyisocyanate (roof), and GreatStuff expanding foam - all of which are available at Lowes, Home Depot, or similar. I don't have an exact number on the cost - never got around to adding it all up - it wasn't cheap though - I wouldn't...
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    legal sleeper

    Greg, I run a van with no cargo bulkhead. As far as I can tell from reading the FMCSA regs, and the Ohio "Truck Drivers Guidebook" published by the Office of Licensing and Commercial Standards, Motor Carrier Enforcement Unit, a cargo bulkhead or front end structure or headerboard is not...
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    what is UPS doing?

    jbrbears' profile says his name is John Robinson ..... but who knows ..... given that we have a "male from the rustbelt" whose profile says his name is Mary Smith (and he claims to not know who that is ..... ;) )
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    One a day equals none a day?

    Greg, I scaled mine shortly after I started running - having limited experience with that specific vehicle, and with hauling freight of any significant weight generally, - and because of how the vehicle handled when loaded, I wanted to know exactly what the numbers were. This occurred in early...
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    One a day equals none a day?

    >Are the Sprinter owners getting more for that heavy freight? >I am speaking to the "cat"? I am - anything over 2500 lbs pays the "C" rate. I'm not with the "cat" though. >I have a Sprinter on with them >but most times have to fight for a higher rate when we can >take more than a normal...
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    what is UPS doing?

    Be safe and never pretend to be something you're not. So I gotta ask - your profile shows you to be of the male gender and that your first name is "mary" ....... typo ?
  15. RLENT

    tall load

    I only have limited experience with swaybars on smaller vehicles - dunno if they are quite the same on larger vehicles or not (you would think so - but hey - who knows ?) - so take whatever I have to say with a grain of salt. I installed a heavier duty rear anti-sway bar on my Sprinter...
  16. RLENT

    Panther bashing at truck stops?

    Geez, nothing like raining on someone's parade ..... betcha he feels better now .............
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    Front-end alignment

    Marty, I love it - it has made driving the Sprinter much less fatiguing when there is significant crosswinds and when semi's go flying by. Before I installed it I was getting pushed around all over the place due to the Sprinters high profile catching the wind and inadequate stock swaybar. I...
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    Sprinter Engine issues !!

    No problem. My son had to have that sensor replaced at around 140K on his 2004 ..... so I'm trying to figure out whether or not that since there is a TSB on it that it would/should/could be covered by DC. He had to pay over $700 to have it replaced by the dealer. I had to have it replaced on...
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    Sprinter Engine issues !!

    No - I think what they are saying is the malfunction indicator lamp illuminates as a consequence of a failure of the air intake temp sensor. If you know otherwise please refer me to the source of the data.
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    EO Graduate

    I'm certainly no expert ..... but I remember reading a post (or posts) on EO that one should give a new carrier 2 to 3 months before making any decision to jump ship. A little better than a month ago things slowed down a little for me and I started getting nervous ...... and thinking ...
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