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  1. westmicher

    Honda Generator Add On Tank

    I dont know how well sharing the supply for an Espar will work... they are fussy about their fuel line... Sent from my SM-G955U using EO Forums mobile app
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    Buying used PM with 330k miles?

    Electric radiator fans cannot take idling... even with no idling the bearings go bad, about $1,000 IF YOU CAN GET A NEW FAN SET BECAUSE THEY ARE, ALMOST ALWAYS, OUT OF REPAIR PARTS! Radiators leak between the metal radiator and plastic tank... dissimilar materials expand differently and cause...
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    Buying used PM with 330k miles?

    Never buy a diesel Promaster... they are constantly going down and dealers are not experienced enough to fix them. Gas versions are, unfortunately, all prone to the same issues. Chrysler knows about them but does not re-engineer them, except for the failure prone rocker arm needle bearings...
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    Buying used PM with 330k miles?

    I can tell you from experience (I own a herd of Promasters) that they have several major engineering deficiencies that any of them could (actually, WILL) fail and cost you between $2,000 to $6,000, depending on where you are when the failure occurs. If you dont have at least $6,000 CASH in...
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    Frito Lay Sprinter - Is this a 16 or 18 ft box?

    Just my 2 cents worth but if I was the guy buying vans to haul potato chips (which are MUCH LIGHTER than expedite freight!) I wouldn't be so concerned with the box weight. My main concern would be keeping the unit cost down on the largest commercially made box I could find... I'm sure this van...
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    2019 Sprinter prices staying same, going up or down?

    I hate it when I ask a specific question and responses do not answer the specific question! So here's mine... forget the $printer, go buy a guitar and form a rock band, get drunk every night and chase groupies! Does that answer your question? Sent from my SM-G955U using EO Forums mobile app
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    Front Wheel Drive Van Question

    Not really. We have quite a few of them and it's no problem. Keep in mind the rear wheels are very close to the back so cargo weight is distributed to the front tires as well.
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    Espar of Michigan/espar parts

    I heard the installer is in the middle of a huge contract right now.
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    Cargo Van Promaster (Gas) ticking sound from engine

    I buy all of my vehicles, business & personal, from Zeigler Chrysler, Dodge, Ram in Plainwell, Michigan. My sales guy is Bill Ball and the Service Manager is D.J. I definitely benefit from doing so much business there. Regardless, these guys are GREAT! You can't go wrong with them. Tell them...
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    Cargo Van Promaster (Gas) ticking sound from engine

    From experience with our fleet, your mileage seems to be pretty low for this kind of problem BUT over 250,000 miles we have had one engine that had a bad lifter or camshaft (I don't know if the chicken or the egg came first) that we replaced all the lifters and the cam for $590 OR it could be...
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    Westmicher's New XLT 10 Project Begins!

    A Transit Cutaway 178" WB 9950 GVW
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    Westmicher's New XLT 10 Project Begins!

    This truck is still on the road & making money. Specific to the method we used to attach the skin, which was the proper double-faced tape... after almost 4 years not one seam has let go! I would be very, very skeptical of welding (using heat anyway) to attach aluminum to steel... they just don't...
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    Cargo Van New GM entry

    Our first Promaster, a 2014 3500, just had its first new set of brakes this week @ 275,000 miles. I think that is normal brake life for Promasters.
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    Promaster box truck

    Negative on the 4,903 curb weight for the cutaway Promaster... it is actually 4,228 lb. curb weight... even according to the literature you provided
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    Cargo Van Buying New Van

    We have 6 Promaster 3500 extended vans. The 2014 had to have a flex plate & radiator @ 235,000 miles but otherwise is still running well. It has had to have at least 10 headlight bulbs but I think that is primarily because the headlight bulbs are VERY difficult to change without touching them on...
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    Ford Vs Ram

    My RAM pickup is the best riding, most awesome truck I've had... and I've owned Fords and Chevy too!
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    Cargo Van Dodge ProMaster

    I just don't understand why a few vans have so much issues... I have a herd of Promasters and none of them have had any mechanical or rust issues at all... just one tire blow out among all of them. ???
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    Generators and Airconditioners

    Paul Harvey was a very good man...
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    Generators and Airconditioners

    We use a simple curtain on a spring loaded shower rod to reduce the cooled space to about 1/2 of the van... which makes it very cool inside.
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    Generators and Airconditioners

    I tried a no name China made "1,200 " watt generator and it wouldn't start a 5,000 BTU air conditioner on "high cool" but probably would with a hard start capacitor. I don't know if the output was really 1,200 watts... but a 1,600 / 2,000 generator has enough headroom to run a 700 watt microwave...
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