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Ah Ha ...once again i show my semi ignorance,getting to be a habit of late ;)...never was a diesel mech, just thought id try my hand at backyarddiagnosis ( man now theres a word! )...so then its narrowed down to the fuel delivery system , at idle , if i read it right....

Ok ive been thinkin like the backyard mech that i used to be,rackin the ol noggin and this is what ive come up with; bein a diesel once shes runnin shes runnnin cause the cumbustion in the cylinder is caused by "compression" with a glow plug,so im thinkin that its the fuel delivery system...

Dang this is hard to comprehend...why dont they just back engineer the things?...ya know like finding a short in a system ? Just replace one friggen part at a time? I dont get it!... and Chrysler was tryin to buy this co. back in the 60s when it was white freightliner ( but then the...

yup must admit mighty tempting...Weave,1000 posts! :)

Hope all gets workrd out sounds like a computer if when she was bench tested on a good one she was aok...if daimler knows theres " a hundred of em" with problems then why dont they just fix the danged things ?...jeez for the price youd expect to be treated like royalty by the dealers...Cmon...

This Christmas im only asking for one thing ; I would like a Benz, "Coronado" color i would like is white on blue Turqoiz candy apple , with flames with a 24 ft box with 2 rows of e track on the walls and four on the floor,attached pease use the 72 " Highrizecondo sleeper from alumabunk. Steel...

Thx dave...now if they;d make em a bit wider...

Left the radio on last night while i was sleepin and i "think" i heard something about Chrysler cmin out with a fuel cell sprinter in 2004 , sounds like Ol Lee Iacocca maybe might have his hands in part of Chrysler still . Or was i dreamin ?...time will tell

That would work!...hmmmmmm Santa?

well it was bout 6;30 am at 6 mi...unmarked spinter ,and had a trail of 4 wheelers behind her ,dont sound like your the kind to be doin 45 to 50 on the southfield especially when traffics not heavy,,,now thats a rarity...:)....hope yur sprinter works out for ya

brew...i still have that contact for using older vans for local stuff seven days at 1400 bux...that was three weeks ago...your old van if shes still reliable may work...theyr in ferndale i think your from the motor city are you not?...hoping things work out.im rootin for ya!

Sorry to here of your problems...yup your good time stuff may have to go, i had to do it,my credit got trashed to but someone stole my id yrs ago,when no one cared...sold it all ! Had the best millitary arms collection this side of the mississippi ! All gone but a few,even my m14 had to go ...

Was makin my way home this morning abou 6am or so ,on the southfield eway here in the motor city and in front of me was this "truck" ,looked like it was all it could do to ,to maintain 50 mph ,the driver was all crouched over the wheel. you know the "profile",had a cell phone in his ear ,traffic...

Weave...man , i can only imagine what your Pa went thru , that wouldve drove me insane !... I had a plymouth laser who had the same problem with eating valves , but when she was ok she was the best! ,bo do i miss her ! What a ride she was actually looking at another one hereabouts , best dang...

PLEASE, PLEASE make sure that the tires are the SAME PLY (identicle) and weight rating...ESPECIALLY dont mix steel and nylon ply together,your life may depend on this !!! , no exageration either. If you blow out on the front because of the dealer mix and matchin em the tire dealer can be held...

Fastman...glad things worked out ! GMC does make a good product (usually) i like mine...RICH ,thats a good idea, also with a ck, instead of a card you can stop payment, if a problem comes up quick enough...ok back to preppin to get on the road,wont be long now.....he he he...:)

LISTEN TO TEACEL !...Thiers no excuse for the dealer giving you this truck in this condition it should have been spotted by the dealer before you took delivery !!!! It could be a myriad of things from a bad Rear end yoke,to the drive shaft ,or u joints, even a bad transmission ! Keep us posted...

Brew...yeah i went thier about a weekago myself,i was kinda impressed with the bulkhead installation seemed fairly sturdy! Which is something ya want if your in (God forbid) a wreck...my worst fear is a loose 55 gal. drum cmin loose headin towards your back still doin 55 mph! While your stopped...

Weave..yup your right on bout that,reminded me i "heard" that Dodgem bought "white",now i dont know if thats just the "white" Arm of frieghtliner or the whole shebang...i remember back in sixties something ,bout the time of the beach boys first album,my pop came home(God rest his soul) madder...