RELENT.. I don't know yet how to pick and copy certain phrases so I will respond without quoteing whole response.
I was refering to Ford and Chevy as a gas engine, never had much experinance with diesal until Duramax. I had 100,000 miles about on mine with no trouble but that is not that much as expediting goes, so don't know true longevity. The stealership was Stoops in Indy and they gave me more trouble on everything and were rude as heck about it so guess they gave me a bad taste about Sprinters too since I could not just take anywhere.
My rearend was for rearend only, and took 10 days. Said cause came from overseas and I was not making any money waiting, over something as easy to me as a rearend.
Agreed, Fed ex ground is a lot of starting and stopping and gunning it to keep times and a 8 hr or so window to do it in. I used to do it for temperary income. My cousin does all his own work but must have picked a bad one or a bad driver abusing it. I can't change my own oil, a bit to disabled and large tum tum for getting underneath. I had 3 places that did oil changes that did not know about the 2 oil ring gaskets on filter and when started oil would leak out. I would get redone and no charge but did not take back for their lack of knowledge.
I describe to many things that don't go my way as Junk, like time I bought the new dodge pickup in 04 and had nothing but trouble. I hated Dodge after that but got a new one in 06 and loved it.
Well I learned a lot by the feed back instead of my personal but not nessesarily correct thoughts on Sprinters. Thats what this forum is about is to learn something. I remember when I got my first in 03 and thought I was one of the lucky ones but a few bad experiences ruined it for me. Oh, forgot that guy that had engine replaced had one of the first out, it was an 02. Later, going back to bed..
