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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Inward Cargo Manifest and Inventory

    Well except for rumor and such I've seen NO official notice of this requirement and twice now I've asked at the booth and neither one has heard of this....this said you could ask 12 different DHS officers this question and get 12 different answers. One thing they are doing is turning trucks...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    2006 SPRINTER

    5w30 is still for sale Jack...I was thinking when the engine got older about going up to the 5w30...whatta think?
  3. OntarioVanMan

    2006 SPRINTER

    I have used Mobile 1- 0W40 fully synthetic since the beginning NO additives. Bout $5.80 +T a quart at Auto Zone. Oil Filter at AZ as well about $11.00 +T Auto Zone has a customer card 5 $20 purchases and you receive a $20 gift card back...so when I buy the oil and filter I split the order into...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    permit?

    Greg Thanks alot! And YES we can do interstate as we work for a US based and plated company now....
  5. OntarioVanMan

    permit?

    Where would one go to Apply and purchase the MPSC sticker from Michigan? I just won an issue with my carrier whether it was a plate or a running authority..Plate meant I'd have to pay for it...Authority they'd have to pay for it! Cheapo's that they are...I told them I'd rather NOT do Michigan...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Looking for companies that don't require a Hazmat

    RE: Looking for companies that don't require a Haz I heard a truck stop rumor that P2 requires hazmat but doesn't pay the drivers O/O any extra for hazmat loads? true or false?
  7. OntarioVanMan

    GMC 3500 with 16' Box or a Sprinter, which is bett

    RE: GMC 3500 with 16' Box or a Sprinter, which is Danny? $1000 a month? A lttle blown up there? Mines about $800 with ins. included. Weigh. wieght, weight..why such a emphasize on weight? you all know that weight when your talking vans is all not that relevent. IMO. How many times have you...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Panther IPO

    IPO's traditioally are over priced everyone wants a peice of the action which pushes up asking price...better to wait till the price settles down.
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Our Longest Run of ALL TIME

    RE: CUSTOMS RE: Our Longest Run of ALL TIME Make sure if you land at Port Abasque that Fedex has calculated the extra 1000 miles you'll have to drive around the island! Good travelling!
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Our Longest Run of ALL TIME

    RE: CUSTOMS RE: Our Longest Run of ALL TIME RE: Ferry,,,the ferry to St.Johns is closed till June due to iceburgs in the strait...they take you into Port Abasque the 5-7hr ride. and then drive about 540 miles all the way around island. We did this trip on May 24th weekend. We had no...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Remote Start for diesel

    I finally found a maker. I was talking to my daughters latest beau and he has a Ram 2500 dually P/U and vroom it starts up! I says hey How'd ya do that? so he shows me his remote switch...after about 20 minutes of jawin the truck shuts off...apparently it can be also programmed for the amount of...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Remote Start for Diesel

    I finally found a maker. I was talking to my daughters latest beau and he has a Ram 2500 dually P/U and vroom it starts up! I says hey How'd ya do that? so he shows me his remote switch...after about 20 minutes of jawin the truck shuts off...apparently it can be also programmed for the amount of...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Just curious about Sprinter mileage.

    Since Dec 29th till today...approx. 36,000 miles averaging about 21-22 mpg ...running great, no problems.
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Getting my bearings

    Rolling stock is on the right track. My Dodge van(now retired) I went thru about 4 or 5 inside bearings. Done all of the above and then someone in here mentioned his van did the same thing! SPINDLES!!! My spindles were 5-6 thou undersized---- wear. Replaced them and not a problem again!
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Great Day In Canada

    Yeah Larry...been in S. Dakota since September 05. Running for Dynamex East instead of Dynamex Canada now, got me a sprinter and running the U.S.
  16. OntarioVanMan

    idle stick?

    >Well I am glad I have a GM product, high idle is selectable >I have three settings) not the 2000 RPM like the Sprinter. I >am wondering if there is a way to lower the idle speed to >1250 or even 1500 RPM. Ask the dealer tech if its a computer program and have him reprogram it. I did that...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    only crap loads the last 2 weeks with panther

    >In the Metro Detroit area i have noticed a few trucks that >have been siting up in parking lots and such for a few days. >The main 2 that i see sitting for extended periods of time >is Express-1 and Panther-II. I talked with some of these guys and they are like 20th and 25th!!! We're in...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    scales in michigan, and cargo vans

    A sprinters GVW is 8550 single axle The duallys around 9000gvw. So I guess sprinters would have to scale?
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Interesting Sprinter page

    Thanks crazy!:)
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Oil changes

    I have a Dodge 3/4T 1999 gaser 318 with about 509k engine never touched it is in retirement now. (backup truck) I am about the same as msinger for doing oil changes around 10000k's depending on how much city and idling. About twicw a year an engine flush.
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