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You'll run out of room in your spare parts locker purdy darn quick trying to anticipate what you might need for an on the road breakdown. There are many old time truckers who will tell you that an old truck costs the same as a new truck. The only thing different is when and how you make the payments. This guy has pretty good reviews if you're interested in getting a price. I don't know if he works on Volvo ECMs. https://truckecm.com I'll ask around and find out if any of my buddies can recommend a Volvo guy. I wouldn't be at all concerned about putting a refurbished ECM in your truck as long as the tuner is a reputable business.

It's extremely difficult to argue with that logic.

Is there enough room within the enclosure of the fridge in order to locate the second compressor?

So, $7,000 for a refrigerator??

I was just reading an article about the many advantages of the traditional absorption/DC/AC refrigerator over the residential refrigerators now making their way into many of our RVs. For those of you who have made the transition to the residential refrigerator, what are your thoughts? I suspect that for you full-timers, the larger capacity residential unit may be the attention-getter.

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Power steering pump and fuel pump running off the same shaft? Replace the entire assembly.

Unfortunately, it's happening everywhere.

I wouldn't willy nilly unplug sensors related to the aftertreatment system because the software that controls your ECM is "looking" for specific engine operating parameters in order to run properly. Now, if you'd like to reprogram the ECM for a diet, shall we say, your best bet is to go north of the border where writing those kind of computer programs won't result in an appointment with the feds. And that's the last I'll say on that topic. 😉

Someday, we'll see zippy ties in the Library of Congress. I guarantee it.

There's a little diddy in there somewhere...

...and square off the cut for any excess or ye shall be cut in the future.

Only 10K pounds? Yikes.

Don't forget, many of those Super pickups are cab and chassis configurations. Flexibility required when doing without pucks and such.

Celect or Celect plus: pins 27, 25 and 9 in the actuator harness plug, to battery ground.

I believe that's the recommendation because any defect (say a lip or gouge in the rotor) will cause some deformity in the pad. If the rotors are that new, and they're free of any imperfection, I don't believe it would be necessary to change the pair.

Move to Eastern Oregon where soon enough you may become an Idahoan. You won't have to worry about grooved highways. 😄

I award the Worst Section of Interstate to I-20 through Shreveport, LA. After that stretch, you need to stop and check lug nuts, engine mounts, shoe laces and belt buckles.

Even pot holes are bigger in Texas.

Ya know, the only reason your story has a happy ending is because your brother owns a Ford.

Well then, I think you very much need to find a way to start building a rainy day fund for your truck. EVERYTHING associated with an HDT ccosts more than what you may be accustomed to and things will break. Best of luck to you.

Uh, no. Not even close. Just smile at the Service Advisor and hand your credit card to him.

I'll never dissuade anyone from educating themselves in subject matter they'd like to learn more about. However, you shouldn't have great expectations about what you'll learn in a CDL licensing program. The purpose of CDL driving schools is to teach for the CDL test; that's IT. The school considers itself a success if you pass the test. No one goes to a commercial driving school to learn how to become a professional driver. Witness some of the "professional" drivers on the road today. The task of real driver training is left to the company that will hire the newly minted driver. Depending upon the quality of the school, you may see little seat time because of the number of students in the class. As @Lou Schneidersaid above, there are some definite advantages to a course in terms of basic learning aids. The Performance Driving Experience provides significantly more "road" time.

Thank you, sir. Will do. I'm going to give that Rose of Sharon a go this weekend.

GP...we've wanted to visit Waco Lake for awhile. Is there a particular COE campground that you would recommend?