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From : Annonymous

Q: hi again yes i have an equalizing hitch a reese dual cam setup installed by a dealer i keep the tire pressure in both truck and tt at max when towing tt loaded properly i have to admit i didnt weigh the tounge weight on my trips but try to keep the heavy stuff toward the front of the tt. it has been suggested to me that i may be pulling up too much on the equalizing hitch and making the rear of the truck too light i got to try that out on the next trip. the dealer of the tt told and showed me the tt should be level when pulling. i do that but mabey thats not as critical as they suggest. in wet weather i dont have to give it much throttle to spin the tires. i guess i got more to do on this. as deisels go- i used to drive otr for a while my friends are truck drivers my wifes brother is a driver over 20 yrs they all have deisels in their personal vehicles and wouldnt have it any other way. with 8 mpg on the 488 and around 15-18 mpg on the cummins it looks like its still worth it to go diesel. mabey 2003 or newer seeing as the earlier engines had some lift pump issues not quit up on that tho. anyway thanks for the reply tom. based upon your response id say that you are not allowing enough weight on the hitch. the level trailer is not the criteria that you should use in determining your equalizer bar settings. i would get out the instructions that came with the hitch and set it up per those. you may need to experiment a little with the tongue weights to get a stable combo but the addition of duals in imho not the way to go. mike tom before i would consider the addition of duals i would investigate the cause of your combos instability. a 2500 w/v-10 and tt pkg should tow your 27 tt quite nicely. is your tongue weight correct with respect to overall tt weight are you using a load equalizing hitch are you using some sort of sway damping device are your tire pressures correct is your tt loaded properly all these and more! will contribute to an unstable combo. with regard to the high price of diesel fuel it is a seasonal thing since diesel is now competing with home heating oil for refinery capacity. as soon as spring arrives i suspect you will see diesel prices drop significantly. hope this helps!! chryco service manager member sae ok here goes i want the dual wheels for pulling a 27 foot tt with slide to obtain more stability when towing which is about all i use the truck for. not worried about weight hauling as much as more stability. yes it is a v-10 and allready has a tow package. thought of trading it in on a diesel 3500 till i got a load of the price of diesel fuel now. what a rip. they see that ppl are going to diesel so they raise the price. i guess thats how it is when your low on the food chain. yeah i know that just happens to be a fluke and im nuts. anyway thats what i want to put on the dual wheels for stabillity. thanks for the replys tom i am interested in putting dual wheels on my 1999 2500 4x4 has anyone here done this are there kits available im shure you wouldnt be interested in why so ill leave that alone. i was told there were adtapters available at one time but i cant find anything on that as of yet. anyway any help is appericated thanks tom .

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From : nosey

calf.... wrote greetings group i just had a webasto blue heat diesel fired heater installed on my 02 dodge cummins 2500 pick up last week. it puts out 17000 btus which does a nice job warming the engine and cab. the past 2 winters when down around 20 below the truck started hard and took quite a while to warm up. so far the coldest it has been is 10 above and am not sure what itll do when really frigid but impressed with it so far. a defrosted windshield warm cab quick easy starts with wait to start light out within a couple seconds and able to run the heater with engine running makes for a pretty comfortable cold weather package. the fuel line travels inside the frame rail and is tapped into the vent line of the fuel tank. it gets its power from the vehicle batteries which makes it a totally self-sufficient system. heater fan set on low and cab heat knob set to defrost itll turn the blower on when it fires. a three-event timer is installed with mine which has to be set for each use only one event to a time and i set it to run for an hour. now so long as the fuel doesnt gel.... o i thought id share this with the group as there were discussions on heaters in past posts. calf... ps. wife is almost a bit jealous as she is still scraping and brushing thanks for the report. how much did this cost .

From : tom debbie heintz

on mon 17 jan 2005 095709 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote on fri 14 jan 2005 172557 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote thanks!!! amazin what you can learn here if you just tell us the make model and year.... oh yeah and color! ;^ mike and the type of seats and bun warmers with corresponding current draw.. smartass! ;^ m maybe smart but not as warm as those with sissy seats.. | mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : maxpower

michaelhorsman wrote i have a 2003 sprinter with the mercedes diesel engine. last winter im in minnesotai had no problems with gelled fuel. this year its in the shop today for the third time to be warmed and started. i blamed the first two times on bad blended fuel but this time i dont get it. i put in power service emergency anti gel topped off the fuel tank with a grade of diesel that claims its good to 36 below it was 20 below today. it was cold over the weekend 15 below and the truck started and ran fine until today monday. any suggestions out there anybody believe in-line heaters if the fuel filter works ok in normal temps does that mean it doesnt need replacing i mean would a fuel filter be the problem even if it works ok in temps above cloud point any input would be appreciated. thanks! are you sure it is gelled from the cold and not microbial contamination it doesnt happen often but when it does its a nasty clean up job. jerry .