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  1. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    800-1200. But considering what I already spent, its getting to the point where I'll drive this for quite a while to feel like I got my money's worth You can get a year old Transit former rental around me for as low as $25,000
  2. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Of course. And, of course I was hoping for anything but the rack It hasn't gotten worse. If I remember right it felt like something popped and hasn't changed since. Passed safety after u joint, but my feelings on mechanics are well known
  3. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Already replaced. I just don't know what's normal on the Sprinter, I thought I remembered light steering at first...it's heavy enough to be a two hander even on the hwy
  4. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Question. On my maiden ride, my sprinter had light (normal) power steering, 3 hours into my 6 hour drive home it went stiff and has been ever since. Would the pump fix it? I don't even remember what it should be like, and the pulley is free turning, no bearing damage...
  5. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    10 more days to a serious paycheck.... Doubled my income going back to carrier, after doubling my income by leaving carrier. Life is strange
  6. brokcanadian

    DEF fluid is dead!

    They said it will be out in US by September. Are they wrong? Hmm that autoweek article mentions compact SCR. I'll have to research more Didn't they have an oilfield fire in California that burned for months? And they're worried about a handful of diesel vans? Edit: after scanning the info in...
  7. brokcanadian

    DEF fluid is dead!

    Along with the pollution control breakdowns that afflict newer Sprinter and others. This hit me sideways, it's from a manufacturer that I made a complete break with, old or new vehicle (a junior tech forgot to fill the antifreeze in our MPV at a recall service, we were phoned to come pick it...
  8. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Didn't I mention the turbo resonator and hoses? Funny, that subject came up in conversation.
  9. brokcanadian

    Uber Freight

    Well spit it out, UBER. Do you have cargo van loads and what are the rates? That being secret sets off my bull**** alarms I am pro-app and eagerly awaiting a finished product. Kind of useless to me when my company keeps me loaded every day at above bid board rates tho
  10. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Congrats to all in the 6500 mile club this week :eek: I'm afraid to post what I'm doing. I put the "ME" in TEAM Let's just say I'm still gainfully employed...
  11. brokcanadian

    distance record

    Makes me want to try the Promaster, despite the second job trying to figure out how to fix it. Well, almost...
  12. brokcanadian

    Color spectrums for long night runs

    I found the light thing interesting. One van, I made all the interior lights red (even the dash lights) and had far better night vision than before. Of course, a newer van with the brighter halogen reflector lights kinda made a bigger difference than red interior bulbs. So I find the light...
  13. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Time to get a code reader, and try not to get confused and call it a Sprinter
  14. brokcanadian

    2012 Mercedes Sprinter 144" 3.0 Diesel Opinions

    Yeah, I used to agree. Bought my 2005 Sprinter for that reason. And yes, I still think its better than the new one. But after replacing the transmission control board, e brake cables, steering u joint, engine wiring harness, alternator, starter, fan clutch, blower motor, egr (well kinda sorta)...
  15. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Good timing to fix this then (not hot in Ontario...yet...) Think it was broken. Turned down a $700 run yesterday, but grass cut, buick and sprinter fixed, laundry and dishes done, kids know my name again, and allowed to sleep in the house! Wife was sick and instead of telling me she just put...
  16. brokcanadian

    Can you get a commercial ticket in a Sprinter?

    He started a thread on Sprinter Source too. Yes it was speeding that brought things on. I basically told him the same things
  17. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Wife-o-meter says I have over $10,000 into mine in a year, but that includes purchase price. I bought it as a basket case stuck in second gear Training to own one of the newer vans. My E350 Ford needed nothing for 1 million miles in engine or transmission.
  18. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    I feel a little better now. After spending $1700 myself (no labor cost) it worked great for a few thousand miles and now it falls on its face below 2000 rpm with clouds of black smoke. My guesstimate, along with the under and overboost codes, is a cracked seam on the turbo resonator. Holds 70mph...
  19. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    More like :censoredsign::censoredsign::censoredsign::censoredsign::censoredsign::censoredsign:
  20. brokcanadian

    MAY all your dreams come true!

    Well I'm still going. Apparently I'm newly single I'd post what she told me for posterity but it would be a page full of those "censored" thingies
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