On a North American slop bucket one can afford to do something like that....a Sprinter....not so much...
January 2015
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On a North American slop bucket one can afford to do something like that....a Sprinter....not so much...
on a happier note...
It is estimated Americans throw away approx 3.8 BILLION pennies a year.....and I...OVM am on a mission to save them.....
Thought they were dimes...
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Haven't decided what to do yet.... Considering pulling it into our pole barn and rebuilding it if possible have a local machine shop willing to look at what's left of I pull it for em.... And my van is edgy it's not a rust bucket ... But due for tires and a new driver seat on top of a motor... And that's assuming the other 700k+ mile components hold together ..
Sent from my flying circus
Sent from my flying circus
a lot of that is just Make-up...cosmetic...just need a good drive line...
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Wouldn't let the price of tires or a seat be your deciding factor. But I suppose it one more thing to look at.. Here's hoping you get back out here soon.
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
on a happier note...
It is estimated Americans throw away approx 3.8 BILLION pennies a year.....and I...OVM am on a mission to save them.....
That leaves you 1.9 because I never step over one either.
That leaves you 1.9 because I never step over one either.
I am doing my best to give them all a warm home....
2 more adopted this morning....
This gig has been keeping us busy! Lagrange GA. to Hazleton PA., Cuyahoga Falls, OH to Dublin VA, York PA. to Massillon, OH., Salem, VA. to Muncie, IN.
Been through a lot country and places that the bike will have to see this summer!
Been through a lot country and places that the bike will have to see this summer!
Wayne Rodd there in Toledo LOVES engine jobs....maybe you could work out something with him????
Yes, and QC unplug. Had a deep cell test on the battery done and it check out excellent, to my dismay. IDK, maybe I misjudged how cold it's been even with the engine block heater running, just seems odd. Wondering if a starter that wasn't 100% would cause a lack of cranking ability? Pretty clueless on that.
the slightest drop in amperage a sprinter won't start...its idiot proofed so you don't sit there and burn out the starter.... 2 yrs is about the average time of my battery life....
It probably would have started if you boosted it off your aux battery...
tknight
Veteran Expediter
A bad ground or even a little corrosion woul cause a slow starter I clean mine prior to winter every year in my battery maintainence
In my m2 I discovered a terminal block located behind the batteries with all sorts of green connections a little wire brushing and some cleaning sprayed with a red protection coating and slow starts are now a thing of the past I'd go there first before battery's I they check ok
In my m2 I discovered a terminal block located behind the batteries with all sorts of green connections a little wire brushing and some cleaning sprayed with a red protection coating and slow starts are now a thing of the past I'd go there first before battery's I they check ok
f4ftrucker
Rookie Expediter
Aurora Il to Lowell Mass.
Told you 80/90 hoe lol
Told you 80/90 hoe lol
that's probably why dispatched called around 3pm. Well Im OOS until I call in. will probably finish insulating my van and installing specially ordered wall panels.
Anyway folks, I have seen a ford 250 or 350, hauling at least 20ft trailer with Panthers logos on it. Whats that all about.
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littlejoe
Veteran Expediter
Mass recruiting? ????
New NASCAR race car????
Future home on the road for burnt out expeditors???
Dont get me going! !!!!
Murraycroexp
Veteran Expediter
I think 2 years is about the longest "safe life" of any battery in expediting. That's a lot of miles and a lot of revs by the alternator. My last battery was bought in Laredo August of 12 and by fall of 14 it was starting to slow a little. It made it through the winter but a few "fan on too long" or "GPS on all night" sessions made for some SLOW starts. We still have that battery (swapped into Sally's van) and the starts are getting slower and slower. It's time. Past time.
Moral? Plan on 2 years. Isolate it if you run a battery bank. Don't take too many chances.
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