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On my 2000 GM i did not replace the wheel bearings at all. I sold the van with 500k on it. So yes they will last Greg. I live in canada so lots of road salt etc here so for me it was a good van. Now I recently replaced the fronts on my Sprinter but they did take a beating so definitely an...

I had a salesman at a KW dealer tell me that the PX-6 engine should be run at over 2200 rpm when cruising. I was a little surprised at that as the max rpm is not much more. So I kinda left there soon afterwards. I know smaller diesels run at that speed on the highway and the 1900-2000 range...

For those doing body work of any type on the Sprinter. When preping an area for paint make sure it is clean as well as the area around the fixed, preped part for paint. make sure you remove all the crap from sanding the metal etc and if doing any cutting remove all chips of metal. These all...

Well had my sprinter over two years now. Has over 200000 miles. Few problems so far so has been quite reliable. Fuel economy is good as i can get 650 miles out of a 26 gallon tank. Now maintenance is a wee bit expensive but not a lot more than the GM i had before. So there are some quirks...

After reading all these comments I'm glad I moved to a smaller carrier. At least dispatch here has a memory if I do a crappy one there are rewards down the road. So do some shortties even the luzer loads and later i get a gravy or two. So maybe not today or tomorrow but definitely during the...

You know all these years of building transmissions and they haven't built one that works the way we drivers want. I'm positive the guys who desgin these things have never driven one in slow hour traffic on a highway through a city. For me it always was clutch when cold and slide it...

Well Greg we're not quite that bad yet. Only ten stat holidays in Ontario so far. I've lived in both Quebec and France. Yes the French in France do have a lot of holidays and most enjoy more weeks off for vacation than the average north american. Quebec is waiting for their independance so...

Today is the 18th of Feb and the first Family Day. The Ont gov't when it was re-elected in Oct last year made this holiday (one of the few election promises kept). So we are supposed to be enjoying a day off. Quite afew businesses have closed for the day and others are just keeping things...

Buy good quality fuel and never let it sit overnight with less than quarter tank. I try to have mine running everyday and if it is really cold (-20 or more) I plug in an oil heater and block the wind from under the motor as best as possible. has helped a lot as this year it does seem to be...

I'v e had a K&N for about a year and a half. No real increase in power or fuel economy. It does sound louder for air intake. Haven't experienced any problems as yet. hopefully no MAF (mass air flow sensor) as here they want over $700 for one plus labor. I've put on over 100,00 miles with...

Well the cops have had a hard time of it this past week and a half. So much snow coming and so many accidents they really haven't been able to get the clampdown on truckers going worth beans. Forecast says more snow coming so problem for coppers doing speed traps and looking for problems on...

Thanks greg for the info re hids. i know there are conversion kits out there for them so a thought for the near future. Paul56 thanks for that info re KWs I actually was in their dealer looking but at the t300 series. Got sticker shock, it was reasonable.... So my search continues...

The Ontario Provincial Police are at it again against truckers. This time it's for the month (Feb) and they are after speeding, non signalling, following too close, unsafe loading, low trie pressures, you name the problem they are looking for you to get a ticket. Mostly though it is a move to...

I have been looking at trucks to buy for the last few months (becomig fleet owner). One thing that has bothered me has been some of the lighting systems on many of the trucks. They seem .... well sort of lacking. Now reason I say this is that in most trucks we sit higher and farther back...

Similar here. I'm booked available over 300 days a year, but actual work of course is a few less (few not meaning 3 only). Another driver (i won't mention company) I know who worked at same place I did a few years ago, works less than 230 days a year and does even better than I do. Some how...

Currently run a sprinter and have over 200,000 on it. Very few breakdowns. Only one that required a tow and that was under warranty. Otherwise all repairs have been sameday (non dealer garage), and only the tensioner break was a worrisome due to no water pump as I drove to a garage (not far)...

FOr the most part I use the Michelins LTX M/S although the sprinter came with the A/S. I didn't like the wet handling of the a/s so replaced with m/s. Otherwise for you guys running in snow there is something to putting on snows. I've had a hard time getting around in the sprinter in deep...

There are different levels of mixture for biodiesel just like ethanol in gas. There were some problems with early b100 (100% bio) diesel fuels as they cleaned out the lines and tank and caused plugged fuel filters (usually first two tanks, change filters). So were a little extra costs...

I run a sprinter but an 05 model. So far have had very few problems. Curreent mileage is over 200,000 miles. Great fuel economy and have hauled over 3000lbs in it (wasn't over weight) and still going. However on the flip side. A fella with my old carrier had more problems than you did. He...

Ok so some old foggies (fuddy duddies, which half of us are approaching) can do this thing. For most of us we do not have all day to spend figuring out which button does what.... Ok so some of us do as we wait for a call. However there are some who don't as we do not have access from the...