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The guy who is working on it now seems to agree with the low refrigerant level theory. I probably ran it last year for too long without enough- now I have to pay the price. I was using the proper 134A, I just recharged too little too late. He is going to flush out and inspect everything else...

Well, low and behold I went to use my A/C this week and it didn't work, even after I carfully cycled it a few times this past winter to keep things fresh. The system refrigerant level was low, and I recharged it to the proper level, and it worked for about an hour, and died again. Took it to...

Things have been runnning steadily and a bit better now that the war is coming to a close. I have had my truck shut down in the shop this weekend for the first time in about a year for various things, just getting it ready for the hopefully busy summer ahead. I think it is going to be a very...

You hear a lot of crying about truck dealers and their monkey-shines, right? Some independant repair shops can be rip-off artists too. A question on the newbies forum brought up a good thing for me to share. Make friends with a TRAILER shop in your local area. These guys can do a lot more...

I have noticed this too on just about every diesel I have seen with wastegated turbos. Hy old Cummins with the Holset turbo had a little mechanical arm on the wastegate that liked to rust up a lot, but it never did jam or stop working. After this nasty winter, I noticed the wastegate on my...

Yes, very true. My own shop compressor has a 60 gallon tank, and a water separator/regulator on the line that takes a lot of the water out when in use. But, when I drain the tank at the end of the day, still a good 3-4 ounces of water comes out the bottom. I have seen giant compressors out...

The air ride onboard scales work well, and I have seen some accurate to within 100 lbs. I believe they are expensive though, around $700-800. I suppose that would be worth it if you are one who continuously racks up scale tickets, but I have only received 1 in 5+ years with a $100 fine (in OH...

Fr8 Shaker has it right on the money- the place where it counts. I myself thought of doing a survey of anyone, especially hubby-wife teams with no trucking experience who went out and bought the $100k truck to start out in and succeded. But, I don't have to do that because I'm pretty sure at...

RE: E-Trac suppliers + Chevy(gas) - VS - Ford(dies That monthly cost is what will make or break you, and where the diesel will get a bit better MPG than the gas van, it won't be enough savings to make up for the additional monthly cost plus the little aggravations that go along with running a...

Hi Alfred, When you talk to Thompson, a good co. for Canadian expediters, their recruiter will tell you what specifications are required to run freight for them. I have ran for them before, but it was a long time ago, and I do remember they required trucks with air ride at that time, but that...

The moisture is there with the air that is used to inflate the tire. The air around us contains water vapor, and when it is humid out, there is a lot of that. Good shop air compressors have water separators, or dryers. And yes, are the things you hear pop or hiss on big trucks with air brakes...

RE: Fuel Saver Pro +27% increase gas mileage =Anyo There is absolutely nothing that can be snapped over a fuel line that will do what that says. It would be like putting golf balls in your fuel tank to improve MPG and balance your tires at the same time. Or the herbal "stop smoking" pills. I...

Fact of the matter is Rich's grandaughter could have come up with BETTER rules than this:-) -Weave-

A-Team, have you considered talking to the Housworth's? They seem to be very respectable people from what I have heard, and that is very hard to find in the trucking business. Probably good people to drive for and get your feet wet in the business, who also understand you might want to be a...

I wish there were a simple solution to this, but it takes some experience with the truck you have, and can be tricky. Best thing to do is determine where the center of your rear axle is in relation to the inside of your box, and mark some lines inside the box- this will become the balancing...

RE: E-Trac suppliers + Chevy(gas) - VS - Ford(dies As you are starting out new, I would go with the Chevy gas job at close to $10k less bucks. It's certainly a relaible steed that will make you good money and last a long time if you treat it half way right. If things flop, it will be easy to...

It starts Jan 1, 2004, and goes like this: 11 hours driving, 15 on duty, and 10 required off after that. 70 hour rule stays the same, but hours reset to 0 after 36 consecutive hours off. Yes Rich, I totally agree this will do NOTHING to improve highway safety! STUPIDx(

I am going to have my truck at Steve's Equipment tomorrow, and I will talk to Dave Pagano, Western New York's guru on truck tires and alignments. I will ask him about golf balls for balancing, and see what he knows about that- maybe it's true? I also read an article in Land Line where someone...

I wish that post could just keep being re-posted automatically on a regular basis- I agree with it all the way. -Weave-

The centramatics are excellent, I had them on my old FL70 and will add them to my new truck when I replace its steers. They are only made for big truck wheels, but automatically adjust the static balance. I have heard this golf ball thing a few times. Just taking an educated stab, those golf...