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Three more chunks of $2900 to equal last year's repair costs. (So this means I'm ahead?) Fuel economy may have dropped off a wee bit (in the range of just under one mpg), but no other performance issues when the light was on. Hard to nail the mpg, since I was romping around trying to force a...

Limestone Public Library. Athens, AL. eb

For averaging your maintenance costs, I would come up with a general number regardless of the vehicle's starting mileage. We put so many miles on our vehicles in this line of work that only a few months wipe out the difference in starting point. Just be realistic about long you expect the...

This: http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/garage-beta-test-forum/49139-sprinter-gremlin.html#post462437 and body damage from a deerstrike. eb

The past two years I've had a recurring check engine light that kicked out no error codes or error codes that made no sense. It finally came on hard and steady in April of this year, and the error code indicated that the diesel particulate filter was failing to regenerate. Problem was that the...

Lebanon, TN and in service for a change. Wish I could have seen everyone at the expo, but last week was my first week back in service, and I needed the loads. Two and a half months in the shop hurts the bottom line. eb

Yes, mac19, but that is all. It's like a baby step. But not much of a baby step considering we lost the vehicle availability page on the company website. It's like a trade for something weaker. note: the mac19 tells how many units are near a particular zip code, and it gives your board...

Like: Allowed to run free. Like: I like the added effort being made to find freight out of Laredo. Dislike: I pay for the qualcomm system, but the company still calls to see where I am. A wasteful redundancy. The company sees me 30-60 minutes behind where I am. Fleetvision can see me in...

Now we're getting somewhere. I don't know of anyone who makes those, but this is the kind of project I would try to make on my own. I'd start by making templates from sheets of cardboard, transfer the shape to plywood. Maybe add a frame for more rigi.. **** that bottom tab, thought I lost...

There are a lot of ideas already posted, so could you tell us what you would find helpful? Space, weight, ease of use, comfort, and cost seem to be the major variables. Do you have other requirements? Of ideas that are already posted are there ideas close to what you are looking for? What...

Just added this to the cargo van setup guide. http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/truck-talk/44065-cargo-van-setup-guide.html eb

Here is another trick to look for in your contract. Does it say "100% fsc", or "100% of fsc program"? Now try to find that "program". That's a game some of us get to play. eb

Yes and maybe. Yes and yes? eb

If you do a search for "fantastic fan" or "fantastic vent" with or without quote marks, you'll find more information on the subject than you will get answers in this thread. Just those search terms also bring up many of the classic discussions on the installation and technical tips related to...

I think one amp is very respectable considering how much air it moves. A way to picture it--say your battery has 150 amp-hour of usable power. The one amp fan is going to run 150 hours before needing to recharge. Since I'm charging off my solar panels, the sun comes up long before I deplete...

But don't expect that two drivers will get double the miles. eb

The low setting of the fantastic vent draws 1 amp. I have a second fanless fantastic vent at the rear. I push air out with the fan and the passive vent is the intake. I cut electrostatic air conditioner filter material and HEPA filter material to fit the passive vent. I always keep the...

Also try googling california clean idle and look at the official information. There does appear to be a way to get the engine tagged, but just because there is a procedure doesn't mean you can get approval. It's probably something like drilling for oil in the gulf. eb

It appears the fuel prices at the top of the page are reversed between diesel and gasoline. eb

I'm not a fan of trying to cover any kind of debt with a cargo van/sprinter income. Why not sell the car? You won't be driving it much. Last year I had $12,000 in repairs on my sprinter (this does not include routine service). Could you handle a streak like that? Cargo vans and sprinters...