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    Tires causing wander

    There's one thing I really hate to have to do and that is getting new tires. This past Friday I had to get new rear tires--- the old ones were worn. The front tires are reasonably new, so they stayed on. Now, the problem is that every time I get new tires the vehicle handling gets squirrelly...
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    "Security" light is lit.

    OK... I've had this problem off and on for some time, right now I want a handle on how big a problem this is. The "security" light illuminates on my dashboard while driving. At the moment it doesn't seem to cause anything beyond a bit of anxiety-- and aggravation because I just spent money...
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    Unusual tire problems

    At least, I sure hope it's unusual-- even though it's plagued me for the past several months. I have a problem that sure looks like belt-separation in the tires. The tire will start out nice and round, just like a tire is supposed to be--- then down the road a few thousand miles it will develop...
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    Sprinter (and other diesel) turbo maintenance.

    I have a question, caused by my own past experience and by watching You-Tube videos of runaway engines. The question is, is there a schedule of any kind for maintenance and/or replacement of the turbocharger? It seems to me this expensive little puppy causes an enormous problem when it fails...
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    How much power are you using?

    I got to thinking about this when I stopped for a few minutes this morning at a truck stop in Fort Wayne. There was a Panther van with a generator-- it looked like a Honda generator, but it was mostly covered so I couldn't be sure. The unit was running, and I noticed the Qualcomm unit on the...
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    Wet weather blues

    It rained yesterday, also today it's raining. I went out to start my van this morning and it wouldn't fire. Or it did, ran like garbage for a few seconds and then shut down. After getting the doghouse off, my landlord brought out his heater and we aimed that at the distributor and the coil...
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