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  1. Turtle

    whos got good diesel?

    I use Power Service when they are out of the Howes Diesel Treat, otherwise I'm a Howes guy. Power Service costs more per gallon of fuel, and it doesn't quiet the engine nor get me the increased fuel mileage that Diesel Treat does. I use Meaner Power Cleaner in every tank, as well.
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    Sprinter Cargo Securement

    That pic's not my van, BTW. It's blatantly stolen from US Upfitters, the Inlad people at inlad.com. But it gave me the idea of how to mount mine in here. I like the 2x6 thing with the e-track on it. Gonna do that. I need to take some updated pics of the van and post them here. I have 1-foot...
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    Rolling Hills and Passing

    I'm in a van so it's a little easier, but depending on traffic, I'll just sit out there in the hammer lane, cruise control set, and let the big trucks pass and fall behind me on the right as they see fit. I do that mainly to keep the big trucks from having to mess with changing lanes in order to...
  4. Turtle

    What would you have done?

    I would have prepared my van to leave, and just before I left I would have calmly walked to the front of his van and emptied out a full Gatorade bottle, not full of Gatorade, onto his windshield. hehe Actually, I'd have called the company he was leased to and complained.
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    Sprinter Cargo Securement

    You'll find that for most loads, a single wooden 2x4 or 2x6 load bar across the floor, set inside of those 2x4 e-track fittings, will secure things just fine. Depending on the load, anything high or top heavy, next up is the e-track straps crossed over in the X configuration. I've never used...
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    heating & ac for sprinters

    Yeah, the Sprintergen people pulled back from the Sprinter application and have moved strictly to watercraft applications. There is a Kubota 2.5KW generator (which is essentially what the Sprintergen was supposed to be) that's small enough to go into a Sprinter, but there are drawbacks to using...
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    WI-FI internet?

    Greg, yer preachin' to the choir here. Back in the mid and late 70's I was in a band that cut three albums, all with Epic Records. About a year before the performance copyright was about to expire Sony Music bought out Epic Records and the copyright clock started all over again. Then, Sonny Bono...
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    One of my dumb moves

    Pet peeve is right. Clean windows are one of mine. Never use dish washing liquid, anything with ammonia or alcohol. Either Stoner's Invisible Glass or Sprayway Glass Cleaner (SWP50) and you'll never use the blue stuff again. I buy Sprayway by the case. Sprayway can also be found at Safelite...
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    Fuel tax for vans

    I have a Frequent Fueler Card, but it's the old one, the standalone one, not the one that's also a debit card. I need to get a Fleet One card, tho.
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    WI-FI internet?

    One thing to keep in mind when stealing free WiFi access, especially from near an apartment building, is that it's known as [/b]Unauthorized Access To A Computer Network[/b] and is a Class C (or third-degree) felony. If you do anything else illegal while online it'll get bumped up to a Class B...
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    Fuel tax for vans

    Anyone know how the truck stops can get away with selling fuel at different cash prices and credit card prices? The other day I bought a soft drink at the Flying J, and when it was rung up and the clerk told me the price, I asked if that was the cash or the credit price. She told me it was the...
  12. Turtle

    Front License Plate?

    I want to preface this with the fact that this is not a personal attack. :) "In that case I told the nice agent I will do that as soon as they get the new forms for replacement plates at the SOS." Uhm, I left my Super Sekrit Decoder Ring at the house. This forum drives me crazy in the...
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    Will extreme cold affect my laptop?

    Most laptops have an operating temperature range between 50 and 95 degrees F (meaning that's the temperature you should let the laptop warm to or cool to before using it) And they (most) have a storage range of between -13 to 113 degrees F. But, prolonged exposure to cold at 20 degrees or...
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    Americas-Union

    Well, like I said, what Williams (and others) is saying does have some validity, but it's only a very small slice of the informational pie. If the sky isn't falling, he can't get his message across, therefore, the sky is falling. The fact that it's not falling is irrelevant. It's falling. On...
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    Americas-Union

    Just be careful about gleaning most or all of your information from one source, or from several like sources. Much of the above is Chicken Little type stuff, done for a purpose. Williams even contradicts himself in a few spots there. While some of his information is most definitely worth taking...
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    Americas-Union

    We aren't $51 trillion in actual debt anymore than we were in an actual surplus when Clinton was in office. There is a huge difference between a budget deficit and budget surplus, and actual spending. The actual figure is about $8.6 trillion at the moment, according the US Treasury Department...
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    Personal attacks

    "Part of the problem is that some people take simple disagreement as a personal attack." Ah, yes, the common Liberal (liberalis thinskinius). The same people who's bleeding heart tells them how best to spend my money. The same people who have no tolerance for people who have no tolerance...
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    Batteries

    I've been messing with batteries for years. I'm in a Sprinter, and am in it for 2-3 months at a time, so it's not unlike a good sized sleeper in a big truck, or dry camping, for that matter, as I don't have shore power. I'll add a generator next Spring and a rooftop AC. Currently, I have three...
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    Load One

    Out of Taylor, Michigan, next to Romulus. I've driven by their office a couple of times. They're over there between Telegraph Rd. and the airport. Found this: http://www.focustaylor.com/businesses/feature/load1.htm http://www.focustaylor.com/businesses/load1.htm http://www.load1.com/ Other...
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    Garmin 7200/7500 Anyone Own One?

    The short answer: They state it's made for trucks and RV's because of the screen size, in that in a larger vehicle like that you are more likely to mount it farther away from you, so you'd need the larger screen to see it better. Also, because of the more remote mounting, they come with remote...
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