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A friend of mine who has a Transit asked me to post this picture of his Transits driveshaft doohickey that someone mentioned in an earlier thread about these going bad. This has 61,000 miles on it. After he read someone mentioning about this problem, he crawled under his Transit to inspect and...

Just wondering, why hasn't Webasto been as strong in the market as Espar is? Does anyone own a Webasto? Care to share the experience? Quality? Dependability and cost? Service? Are there any other brands as well out there? Thinking of a replacement soon.

So I am in Franklin, Ky, and after the Wal-Mart run I decide to stop at this transmission shop close by, to see how much they charge to do a transmission flush, and what all is included. $225.00, he says, but since it hasn't been done in like 175,000 miles to the best of my knowledge, (Van had...

Chrysler Group, LLC announced that pricing for the Ram ProMaster lineup will start at $26,030 plus destination for cutaway model, with pricing escalating to the mid $30,000 range at the high end of the three-model lineup. Aside from the cutaway, the ProMaster will be offered as a chassis cab and...

Bought them last year from J.C.Whitney, but they do not carry them anymore.E-bay doesn't have them, any one know where I can get them?

I just read, a little behind in my reading, in the May issue of Light and Medium Truck magazine, In the story titled "On The Exhibit Floor", Claus Tritt, General manager of Daimler vans, LLC, stated the introduction of a 4 cylinder diesel Sprinter and a new transmission in 2013.The reason was...

Okay, so I Polyurethaned the wood floor using oil-based clear.It stunk, as can be expected.Dad told me use water-based next time.I want to sand the floor down, and redo it, to freshen it up a bit.So my question is this: Will water-based be as durable as oil-based? will it chip, flake, peel...

So now I have a gasser, and am looking to do as many improvements to it as possible to get the best mpg out of it.The oil filler cap says 5w20 on it for the oil weight to be used.But wanting to try synthetic, as I am told will improve mpg's and extend oil life, do I use the same, 5w20, or go...

Good morning ! I was on my way to get unloaded on Friday, when my dash volt gauge started to signs of dropping.I also have one of those cigarette lighter plug in igital readout volt gauge thingys as well, which has proven pretty accurate over the years.Anyway, got unloaded, (did not turn off...

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting The Enemy and Jenny over here and noticed they had new Michelin tires on their van, until he informed me they had 90,000 miles on them.They had unbelieveable tread depth and were wearing nice and flat across.Does anybody else have this kind of luck with...

I just received an E-mail from Light and medium duty truck magazine saying GM is recalling 5,000 2010 heavy duty cargo vans for an alternator problem and not to drive them until the problem is corrected.Go to Transport Topics or Light and Medium duty truck magazine for the rest of the story.I...

Recently the local news channel did a story on tires, and the age of them, even though they are being sold as new.There are a set of numbers on tires,along the bead of the tire,(where the tire meets the rim)that starts with the letters "DOT".The last 4 numbers in that group of numbers,That may...

I know this really isnt the place for this, but I was on Cleveland, Ohio Craigslist and found a guy that has a new pair of michelin tires, All new factory filters(air, oil, trans,) and a rv type windshild cover and side window cover.all for $275.00 Just hought someone might need these. they are...

I found this website and am amazed of what I have learned from his videos and experience.It was referred to me from my Ford dealer back home in reference to aftermarket filters.Worth the time to watch the oil filter video, especially you guys with the 6.0 engines.

My girlfreinds son wants to use transmission fluid as an engine flush, as advice from a relative.What are everyone's thoughts and theories on this? Although the detergent in the transmission fluid sounds like a good idea, I don't think this is a good idea.

I just got done replacing the front stabilizer bar bushings on my 2003 Ford E-350 van. And let me tell you, what a difference it made!! It took about 2 hrs to do this, and worth every minute of it.Autozone has a Polyurethane swaybar set for $25.99, made by energy suspension out of California...

I was in Fremont, Ohio yesterday and saw this 2009 Ford van on the lot.It was a gasser,E-350, extended wheelbase.The conversion was done by a company in Georgia by the name of Vision mfg, Danielsville, Ga.It was called the armadillo.This van was at Advantage Ford.The price was $46,840 the way it...

I just got done changing the fuel filter on my Ford E-350 with a 7.3 for the first time.I am very dissapointed in Ford/International for where they put it.Mine happens to be at the front of the engine, on top.So all of the air intake had to come off including a few other things that were in the...

Does anyone remember the name of the website that was posted here awile ago? It was a company that sold aftermarket van parts for both the interior and exterior as well as mechanical. I have been searching through past threads and cannot seem to find it. Thanks in advance for any help.

I dont know if anyone is in the market for something like this, but I thought i'd share this with you all. Go to RealWheels Truck, Car and SUV Parts and Accessories and look at their stainless wheel covers for the sprinters. Real nice looking covers that match the vent holes perfect on factory...