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  1. RLENT

    Feedback needed for Sprinter

    Now that you mention this I remember ...... I had a loose clamp on the lower hose at the radiator ..... never saw it drippin' ..... but I happened to look at the hose while I was under there one time and noticed there were "deposits" on the hose itself and was slightly wet. I replaced the...
  2. RLENT

    Feedback needed for Sprinter

    Hey whatcha talkin' 'bout ? ..... ours is orange ..... !!!! And, when you say "green stuff" .... aren't ya talking about that green jiggly stuff that comes out of a can of SPAM ? Yeah, sure - you betcha ! Good down to -100F I hear ..... Anyways, don't be fartin' on my Newtons .....
  3. RLENT

    Feedback needed for Sprinter

    Actually, distilled water is what is recommended in my '06 service manual: "The use of aluminum cylinder blocks, cylinder heads and water pumps requires special corrosion protection. Only Mopar Antifreeze/Coolant, 5 Year/100,000 Mile Formula (glycol base coolant with corrosion inhibitors...
  4. RLENT

    Feedback needed for Sprinter

    I think it's less effective at cooling too when you run it at 100% isn't it ? (could have my facts mixed on that ..... hafta look again) When I had the dealer do my flush and fill last week I took them in 3 gallons of distilled water for them to use - there were only 2 in the van when I got...
  5. RLENT

    Feedback needed for Sprinter

    Well, that's good then. :D Just keep an eye on it. Indeed. Maybe nothing ...... mine's done that a couple of times ..... and I believe Turtle's has too (although I think he did replace the water pump ...... Ken ?) Mine doesn't do it all the time ...... last time was months ago (probably at...
  6. RLENT

    Feedback needed for Sprinter

    Ken, Yeah ...... mine makes me nervous .... and I'm only at 154K. I did however check mine out when I changed out the serpentine belt @ 123K - grabbed it with my hand and rotated and tried to feel whether there was any play or any roughness. I had a new, spare belt tensioner at the time I did...
  7. RLENT

    Its Termination time Get the Raid

    58% of 95% ....... D and E units would get higher (62% of 95% I think) Highest one I ever got was $137.10 ...... but I did drive 116 miles to the shipper on that one ..... :cool:
  8. RLENT

    How Do You Pay Expenses

    I mostly use a Chase Freedom Card Mastercard (which is paid on weekly, as settlement money comes in), because it provides a 3% rewards on the top couple of categories of purchases, and 1% on the remainder. All transactions are identified/coded on the statements (Vehicle Expenses, etc.) If you...
  9. RLENT

    NEXT!! Retailers Want a piece of BAILOUT!

    Sales tax included ?
  10. RLENT

    Man sues after "POLICE" t-shirt arrest

    Yup, probably so ..... yet another example of "authority" run amok ....... and utter lack of common sense on the part of a (purported) "public servant" ..... One can safe assume (since it isn't reported in the story) that the offender wasn't in a full uniform, wasn't displaying any badge or...
  11. RLENT

    Flying J Files Bankruptcy

    Mebbe somebody forgot to tell somebody 'bout socking it away for a rainy day in that TAB bank thingie .....
  12. RLENT

    Bon voyage, Jihad Cindy McKinney

    Yup, I know it was ...... as was my reply to you .... I was just yanking yer chain .... :D
  13. RLENT

    Israel attacks Gaza, 195 reported killed

    Despite my post to the contrary over in the chef's Cynthia McKinney thread, mebbe we will get some them pirates up there 'round Gaza: A short path, from Gaza to Somalia
  14. RLENT

    Bon voyage, Jihad Cindy McKinney

    Just a quick geographic recap for ya here chef ..... although I realize a world traveler such as yourself probably doesn't need it: Gaza is on the coast of the Mediterranean, and the island of Cyprus (where the donated supplies are from) is out in the middle of the Med' ....... Somalia, where...
  15. RLENT

    From the Religion Of Peace

    Unfortunately, with your thread title, you tar all of the people of a given faith (1 to 1.8 billion of them) with the acts of a (relative) few. Using the same (rather flawed) kind of logic, one could say that anyone who has served in the US Armed Forces is a butcher and a terrorist - simply by...
  16. RLENT

    Canada canada speed limiters,what to do

    I'm on it kiddo :D
  17. RLENT

    Most companies don't plan to cut jobs in 1st quarter

    chef, Dunno .. whatcha think - maybe if the MSM would report more this kinda thing - rather than peddling their standard issue "doom and gloom" (along with all the rest of the chaos, corruption, blood and carnage) .... then maybe the folks might start to have a little hope ? .... and things...
  18. RLENT

    power source

    Ahhhh ....... the terrapin's work is never done ... I'm thinkin' ya ought to write all this stuff up, stick it in a PDF, put up a website with the PDF on it and charge a buck to read or download it ..... you'd probably get rich ...... :p
  19. RLENT

    NEXT!! Retailers Want a piece of BAILOUT!

    Huh ? "The country's largest retail trade association asked President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday to add a series of sales tax-exempt shopping days" How 'zactly is the government not collecting sales taxes on purchases ..... picking the taxpayers pocket ? Seems to me that if you were paying a...
  20. RLENT

    Batteries and Crankinig Amps

    :D Like Turtle said it is device designed to pump oil thru the motor to eliminate dry starts. The device can either be a motorized pump or an accumulator tank (usually ranging from 1 to 3 quarts - although I'd imagine that larger sizes are available for bigger motors) The accumulator tank is...
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