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Your FE in that case was 9.87. There’s nothing subjective about a long-distance average. That literally is the definition. (“I need 100-gallons per 1,000-miles of vacation-travel”). As in my post befote that, test to find the potential high and that acquired number is thereafter the benchmark...

Glad to know that. DS hasn’t steered me wrong in 25-years. .

Load Rating is now accompanied by Load Index Older terms still in use, but L-I can bring comparison differences a bit more clear as use is defined. Load Range E doesn’t correspond with a load index. Load range refers to a tires ability to withstand more air pressure while the index refers to...

With any vehicle, new or used: How long will you keep it? How many miles in that time-frame? Make an honest assessment and work the numbers. Adapt these tools to your situation: https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/true-cost-to-own-tco.html...

What I see is warranty provision. Has to be an installation cutoff point on the product (shelf life). https://www.donaldson.com/content/dam/donaldson/engine-hydraulics-bulk/literature/australasia/aftermarket/Engine-Aftermarket-Australia-Warranty.pdf Donaldson won’t accept warranty claims past...

Someone in background is pushing this. It’s always so. Why is what I don’t wish to dwell upon. I’m sure that the strangulation of Packard into nothingness versus it being re-born as the American version of Mercedes-Benz was the same. The tech leader with the most demanding customers is what it...

I hadn’t given it too much thought. I buy from Dodge or Fleetpride for the most part. Glad to see this. .

Welcome! Safety precedence is Steering, then Brakes Reliability is Electrical, then Cooling, then Fuel. Research is a folder full of notes. Each topic has aspects to cover. Attention to details is the separation of men from boys. Download a copy of FSM (field service manual). “Best Parts”...

After 13.2V the Fourth Stage is Storage/De-sulfation Mode on a P-D with “Charge Wizard”. NOCO or some other may be better in some fashion, but after 12-years I’ve not seen degradation of battery life (2X T-105 Trojan) in having swapped in a P-D at the outset of ownership. I went to current...

I bought least expensive on-line six months ago. $100/pair at RockAuto, roughly. Replacing TYC seen from circa 2012. Last buffed out about a year prior. New pair seem fine. JW SPEAKER Aim Guide...

Not saying it’s what happened, but 15-MPH is consistent with having missed a downshift. I imagine we’ve all done it (to remove any sting). Much more fun when it’s an overloaded 18-whlr and one’s a self-conscious new guy. Having to come to a full stop and start over is nerve-wracking. Sure glad...