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My very first load ever in this Sprinter, a forklift operator who had never loaded a van before, rammed into it with such force that the steel step bumper is now quite dented, and the whole thing is a little off. The gray plastic bumper cover hides most of it, but you can still see it. It's not...

It's probably alternator whine, especially if it rises and falls with engine RPM's. But it might be anything electrical. More than likely, a simple in-line noise filter in the radio's positive lead will cure it. It might be RF being picked up by the antenna, and if that's the case you will need...

OK, that ridiculous rut rock-n-roll is gone, and high crosswinds and passing big trucks no longer jerk the steering wheel out of my hands, covered it, covered it, covered it. Last night I finally had the opportunity to put the anti-sway bar and Koni shocks to the real test: that squirrelly...

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NLMI freight is pure auction, lowest bidder with an acceptable delivery ranking gets the freight. The TEANA members could tell NLMI whatever they want, then bid accordingly, and they'd be losing most of the bids to some of the more prominent MIA carriers from the TEANA Members List. A certain...

Lay the e-track down so that it's exactly 48" between the outer edges of them. Then, measure the distance between the inner edges and cut the plywood to fit. Then lay the plywood down and the e-track on each side, to ensure that everything fits, then drive self-tapping screws into everything...

Precisely :)

I'm a Panther solo, and I'll generally go ahead and deliver early if I can, for the above mentioned reasons. The quicker you deliver, the quicker you can get your next load, etc. Also, often the consignee (and customer, if different) is very appreciative of the speedy service. On the other hand...

"...if I had a contractor that had done the average 120K a year prior to having this type of difficulty, and, we had to have a discussion about "who's tab is it?", over a $500 towing bill, that Contractor and I would have a discussion about why I won't place anymore of "our" (the Contractors and...

I got a weird one that's happened twice now. The cargo lights don't come on when I open the rear doors, but they do when I open the side sliding door. They never have come on when I opened the rear doors, so I never thought much about it, but since they come on in other Sprinters, it's probably...

It's my understanding that Panther won't pay the tow to the consignee. Hopefully, I'll never break down, cause I'm with Panther. It might be my truck, but it's the carrier's freight to be delivered. They merely subcontracted me to deliver it for them. If I can't deliver it, for whatever reason...

2005 models, the ones with the new EGR valves, you can idle those a long time. Days, even. It's best to use an idle stick and run the RPM's up to 1100-1200 or so, however. Just cut a piece of wood long enough to jam between the gad pedal (diesel pedal?) and the underside of the dash. You can...

I haven't really been keeping up with the MY 2007's and the various requirements, but I'm pretty sure that the no ash 5W-40 is a 229.51 oil, which the 2007's require, and I don't think they have a 0W-40 oil that's 229.51, yet, at least not one that's available in the US. I think the no ash 5W-40...

RE: EXchange Rates (was) Heads Up On Husky Fuel St What amazes me is how Americans will drop everything and rush to the aid of others all around the world, yet can't seem to find New Orleans on a globe.

If the GPS is one of those less-than $100 receivers used via a laptop, like with MS or DeLorme, then the vehicle odometer is probably correct. The laptop GPS devices are often off by as much as 3 MPH. If the GPS is a Garmin, then it's the correct one. Sprinters have a quirk where the...

I'm a Dave Ramsey guy, too. I have one credit card, but hardly ever use it. I run on a debit card for the truck account, as well as one for my personal account. Other than the truck payment, I don't even write checks anymore. I have written one check all year on my personal account. Everything...

Just 2 days in beautiful downtown Houston (well, the Flying J east of town) ago I ran into another Sprinter owner who was proudly boasting about his rigid PM schedule. He changes the oil every 3000-5000 miles, and uses only SuperTech synthetic motor oil from Wal Mart. It's about $12 for a...

Greg, I forgot to answer about the Spinner II or the bypass filter. Whoops. I considered it, and did quite a bit of research. One thing a bypass filter does is remove the microscopic particles of engine wear. The vast majority of metal loss with the Sprinter's aluminum engine happens within...

Greg, there are many fundamental differences between European and American motor oil. Mainly, European engines tend to be smaller, and American engines tend to be larger with much larger displacements, so the oils will be different. In a nutshell, though, American oils are designed for better...

Greg, the Euro Sprinters are actually set for 20,000 kilometers as the recommendation (12,427 miles), which is pretty much what you'll get when you change the oil by the ASSYST computer. If you have a service tech reprogram your computer for metric, when the ASSYST is reset it'll reset to...