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chefdennis

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Heat blizzard.... so hence the cooler when i get home...id have them do it, but i have one on the shelf in the shed....i just never got to installing it....he did say that the mileage i got was not bad at all, not great, but not bad either....hey, i can'tcomplain, the weather here is nice, they had there "shop gopher" take me to breakfest and i had a good walk back to the shop...ill get moving again tonight and hopefully get a load to the Toledo area, if not, its a long DH with a few late nights in the parking lots of our friendly "Flyin J"....:D
 
chefdennis

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Blizzard, i have been using AmsOil synthic lubs all the way though my van, the owner here is also filling the new trans with it and said it is NOT a waste of money and while you can extend the drain and change intervals, you still need to be aware that is still can overheat and breakdown, so adding the external cooler is a good idea.....

lol, the price here just jumped a bit, the trans lines need to be replaced and while i was checking the trans fluid yesterday, i broke the "dipstick" off at the locking lever.....i got it all out, but it needs replaced....so there is a few more bucks.....
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
chefdennis said:
Heat blizzard.... so hence the cooler when i get home...id have them do it, but i have one on the shelf in the shed....i just never got to installing it....he did say that the mileage i got was not bad at all, not great, but not bad either....hey, i can'tcomplain, the weather here is nice, they had there "shop gopher" take me to breakfest and i had a good walk back to the shop...ill get moving again tonight and hopefully get a load to the Toledo area, if not, its a long DH with a few late nights in the parking lots of our friendly "Flyin J"....:D
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Somewhere I read that a transmission guy once said if transmission temps could be kept under 175 degrees they'd last forever.My van has an external trans cooler on it from the factory, pretty big, actually.I'll put a gauge on it along with an pyrometer gauge and turbo boost gauge, just to see what is going on.Sorry to hear about your trans and lost load. It never happens at a conveinent time.
 
chefdennis

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Blizzard wrote:

It never happens at a conveinent time.
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LOL, yea like at home in my driveway!! while i can R&R the trans myself, its been too many years since i have opened one up myself, so it would still have to go to a shop for that part...and then, i ain't as young as i once was, so chances are, the whole job would have been done at a buddies shop....but such is life as we in this business know it...the chances of breaking down on the road are a awful lot higher then while we are out of service at home...... oh well.....
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
Thinking about having mine rebuilt at 300k, just to be safe.At home.

Just saw 8 mexicans pile out of a vw bug here...LOL.An old bug at that !! And the mexican women here...GEEEEEZZZ!! Taotally hot !! now I know why TJP has been here so long..
 
highway star

highway star

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Guido, FWIW, I got about 480k out of the original trans in my E350 and I'm at about that same mileage on the rebuild. It was rebuilt at the trans shop. The original went with no warning at all. No hard shifts, ect. The rebuild is shifting a bit hard now.
 
gsmacker

gsmacker

Seasoned Expediter
This thread has turned into "watch Chef go and how long will TJ stay in Laredo. Im still sittin in Houston, but loads are startin to move. Gotta get home, wife wants me home for a few days. Not only did her car die, hospice has been called in for her grandmother (lung cancer and never smoked a day in her life neither did her husband, wasnt around smoke) but she was doing good living out her time and gettin in her goodbyes but then took a turn for worse.....
 
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Poorboy

Expert Expediter
gsmacker said:
This thread has turned into "watch Chef go and how long will TJ stay in Laredo. Im still sittin in Houston, but loads are startin to move. Gotta get home, wife wants me home for a few days. Not only did her car die, hospice has been called in for her grandmother (lung cancer and never smoked a day in her life neither did her husband, wasnt around smoke) but she was doing good living out her time and gettin in her goodbyes but then took a turn for worse.....
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That doesn't Matter, I Find some of it Quite Humorous at Times:) That's what this world needs is More Humor! Goodluck with your Wife's Grandmother, She will be in My Prayers! :D
 
ebsprintin

ebsprintin

Veteran Expediter
St Louis. Hard break. I took the van to the shop to check on transmission. It turns out to be a broken rear axle. It's not supposed to work this way. I'm supposed to be in service to grab chefdennis' loads when he is out of service. It's quite a lucrative way of running. Don't laugh. No loads this week and two hours after going out of service for maintenance--two load offers. Then I sign on here to see that Dennis is making loads available.

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Dakota

Dakota

Veteran Expediter
guido4475 said:
Thinking about having mine rebuilt at 300k, just to be safe.At home.

Just saw 8 mexicans pile out of a vw bug here...LOL.An old bug at that !! And the mexican women here...GEEEEEZZZ!! Taotally hot !! now I know why TJP has been here so long..
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All original bugs(no new beetle crap) are old last one was made in 1979 31 years ago
I own two a '69 and a '70
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Been in Walton 5 hrs now....may have to move!!:eek:

Showered, shaved, powered my butt..ready to roll..:)
 
highway star

highway star

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Looks like I'll be back in service tomorrow afternoon. I think I'll keep my personal hygiene to myself.
 
greywolf184

greywolf184

Seasoned Expediter
Driver
Jan. was a good month for us, but Feb. is definately starting off slow. Just left New Brunfels, Tx. heading to Ga. but sat there 1st out since Sunday.:eek:
 
xiggi

xiggi

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Ran A load from Laredo to El Paso Tuesday night. Had a good dinner at Chilli's this evening with a couple in another sprinter. Hope tomorrow brings something good.

Looks like another storm heading for the Midwest and east coast. Everyone that way be safe.
 
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