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Micro-fleet here, just 3 trucks now. Two GM 3500 vans and my RAM. All get whatever synthetic is on sale at WM.

The temps are fine. Most late model GM vans run the trans fluid through a radiator type cooler which means the fluid temp is at least close to radiator temp. You want that fluid hot, 200 is actually textbook...

Muffler bearing and weeblefeltzer must also be checked. Ignore at your own risk!

He will be greatly missed. Definitely the GOAT!

Interesting times. Home prices here in the Tampa bay area are going nuts, extremely high prices driven by the flight from the big cities. Our biz is set for a record December, can't really understand it but we like it!!!

I strongly recommend you consider a Buick! Find an old Regal or Century with the 3800 big V6. I bought one a little over a year ago for 1000.00 and sold it 3 months later for triple that. We have run them to ridiculous high mileage. Great for a younger driver and safe, too.

I have said for ages that magnets have some obvious shortcomings when it comes to auto engines. High temps cause them to lose their attraction for ferrous debris, and many of the particles are NOT iron. I have always worried if you have a magnet with a chunk of particles attached and you run...

Note that many modern water softeners only regen in exactly the same manner as a Kinetico model does. Ours has been extremely reliable and effective on a fairly high level of iron in our water. There are specific types of salt for these issues, too. If your water is at manageable levels a WS is...

I use a 20 gallon plastic pail with a regular liner. No rotors obviously but good for most other junk. Rotors and heavy metal stuff go to the local scrap yard once a year or so. We run a small fleet here so our trash output is rather high...

We have great opinions of many tires but the Michelin defender series completely transformed our RAM compared to the lousy LRR Goodyears that came on it. Wet traction and ride quality were the biggest changes! Then factor in how long they last (60k miles now and still in great shape) and they...

With all the wicked oil destroying tech in that engine I cannot imagine going 10k miles per OCI. It would take a few oil analysis to make me comfortable...

Last year I picked up a new fleet van at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut and drove back to Florida. I truly intended to sleep in a rest area in NC but was so excited I could not. So I hiked a couple of laps around the facilities and then drove the rest of the way in. Takes a...

Having had a set of 4 Pilot Sport 4S summers on my car now for well over a year I can say they are amazing in Florida. Driving in the rain is a real pleasure now and dry roads are AWESOME. And they're supposed to wear well! I would expect nothing less of their all season version.

Ed I just upgraded my Wife's 14 Ram to some awesome Alpine 6 X 9's, it was super easy, the fit is perfect (they came with the right spacers), and they are amazingly strong performers, too! 39 bucks a pair on Ebay, a really ridiculous deal. Since my wonderful son handled the install I didn't do...

Originally Posted by 4WD Originally Posted by SteveSRT8 Is anyone else tired of the Toyota fan-ism? Jeez, these folks are sold hard on that name! We might have to bring in Dr Phil … my way or highway is getting thick here … Anyway appreciate you and Dave bringing reality into these...

Originally Posted by bbhero If you find a combination that works really well in your application... Then that is a very good deal... And that could well be different brand than one may well expect at times. Nothing wrong with that. This. Since brake pads seem to have more flavors than ice...

Totally agree with the comments about Sir Jackie. Amazing talent! And I too loved the IMSA series because of the amazing mechanical diversity of the engineering across manufacturers. Some very cool designs. Kudos to those Hendricks Teams for amazing achievements in much simpler platforms.

Haw, we did this at a good friends wedding. Surprisingly effective....

Gas here is still very cheap, usually 1.6x per gallon or so. Does vary wildly by location as we saw 1.59 last week. But, as stated above, it has to go up sooner or later...

Is anyone else tired of the Toyota fan-ism? Jeez, these folks are sold hard on that name!