On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:38:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Within 5 minutes the car vents were blowing nice, ice cold air and I
felt pretty proud of myself. Rechecked the new diode and it's fine,
so hopefully it will keep working.

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Nice job. It sounds like a classic case of two simultaneous
problems. The first recharge didn't work because the bad diode
wouldn't let the compressor kick in. The compressor has to be
running for a proper recharge in my (limited) experience.

On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:13:35 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

The recharge "kit" refrigerant contains a lubricant and a "seal
conditioner" that is advertised to stop the leaks caused from non-use,
assuming the seal is not destroyed. They also sell replacement seals
and a UV dye and light kit that you can hunt the leak down with.

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If that doesn't work I have an electronic leak detector that I use on
the boat refrigeration systems. It has already paid for itself.

"thumper" wrote in message ...

On 6/7/2013 1:27 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:16:33 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:

I am thinking the Dakota might do
better than that with the trailer because of the V8..

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Frankly I doubt it. My V8 Tundra is about the same size engine and
it gets about 9 mpg pulling a 6,500 pound boat/trailer combo.

I usually get about 11-12 mpg pulling a 4500 lb. boat with a 5.3L and
4.10 rear end. Lots of hills... We could probably graph gross weight
vs mpg with various vehicles and get a fairly continuous curve.


I get 13.5-16 towing my boat, about 4400#. Lots of hills, some mountains.
But my tow vehicle is a 2004 Duramax LLY diesel.

"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message ...

On 6/7/2013 2:28 PM, True North wrote:
On Friday, 7 June 2013 14:18:42 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On 6/7/2013 12:50 PM, John H wrote:

On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:01:20 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:



Drove a BIG F150 last night... hated it. I mean, it has everything I

need but I just don't like driving that huge monstrosity... Think I

would get over it soon enough?



I went from a Toyota 4Runner to a 4WD Silverado 2500HD. Pretty big jump.
Get used to it pretty

quickly - or hit a lot of stuff.



John H.





Yeah, it was funny... I had to let the guy back it back in after the

test drive cause I couldn't find the button for the mirror This one

had the 5.4Triton engine, it did have some balls... But again, the

smaller Dakota with the 4.7 seemed to actually have better

acceleration... with no load.

No backup camera?
First time for me with the Highlander and it's great for close in
work..such as lining up ball to trailer coupler.


Not in my price range... But I really don't need one, like I said
before, I can back 'em up. I hook up my Jeep by myself all the time. I
pull within a foot or two of the ball and jump out. Then I do a visual
of how far I need to come like 11 inches, 14 inches whatever (point A to
point B)... Then I get in the truck (leaving the door open) and look at
the lowest corner of the door and the point it covers on the ground.
Then look at a point exactly the distance behind that point as the
distance from "point A to B" and focus on that point. Then I back my
truck till the corner of the door is at that point, jump out and hook it
up. I usually get within a half inch or so and the hitch drops right on
for me... Of course when you jump out you note if you need to make a
left or right correction too.


You \can buy an after market backup camera for less than $80.

"John H" wrote in message
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On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 18:46:52 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:01:20 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:

Drove a BIG F150 last night... hated it. I mean, it has everything I
need but I just don't like driving that huge monstrosity... Think I
would get over it soon enough?

I went from a Toyota 4Runner to a 4WD Silverado 2500HD. Pretty big jump.
Get used to it pretty
quickly - or hit a lot of stuff.

John H.

I have an F-150 SuperCrew and I love it. Nobody pulls out in front of you
when you are
driving down the road. Mine has a 156 ince wheel base and I can do a 3
point turn in my two
car driveway. Whenever I go somewhere I do stratigic parking, park out
where nobody is.

I've also noticed how courteous drivers have become since I got the
Silverado. It's a remarkable
transformation. I had no idea my purchase of a big pickup would improve the
manners of such a great
many people!


John H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

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I have not noticed extra care. They still cut over in front when merging,
and making the last moment to get the offramp when I am towing. The extra
safety space is too attractive I guess. Especially ****es me off when the
cut in at the last moment and then hit the brakes. I think I need a video
camera on the dash and use that to show their stupidness when I sue them
after running over them.

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

On 6/9/13 10:42 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/9/2013 10:34 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/9/13 10:26 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/9/2013 10:20 AM, BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Saturday, June 8, 2013 9:21:43 AM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 18:46:52 -0400, BAR wrote:



In article ,
says...



On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:01:20 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:



Drove a BIG F150 last night... hated it. I mean, it has
everything I

need but I just don't like driving that huge monstrosity...
Think I

would get over it soon enough?



I went from a Toyota 4Runner to a 4WD Silverado 2500HD. Pretty
big
jump. Get used to it pretty

quickly - or hit a lot of stuff.



John H.



I have an F-150 SuperCrew and I love it. Nobody pulls out in front
of you when you are

driving down the road. Mine has a 156 ince wheel base and I can do
a 3 point turn in my two

car driveway. Whenever I go somewhere I do stratigic parking, park
out where nobody is.



I've also noticed how courteous drivers have become since I got the
Silverado. It's a remarkable

transformation. I had no idea my purchase of a big pickup would
improve the manners of such a great

many people!

Funny... I've notice that people react to the Corvette in different
ways. One of the most aggressive reactions is from guys in pickups!
They want to race me for some reason. Crazy. Young guys in
Mustangs
tend to leave me alone :-)
(I like Mustangs, BTW)

Yeah, and they still have the best "retro remake" in my opinion...

The F-150 Lightening was a Porsche killer.




The newer Mustangs, at least the "GT" models, are great for short
people
with well-padded butts. They ride very hard. The "regular" non-GT
Mustangs are very popular down here in Southern Maryland with high
school girls and recent grads. Yellow is a favorite color of the girly
girl set. Nice looking cars, though.

If I could have any car as an every day driver... it would be a 40 Ford
Coupe... black, whitewalls, no fancy stuff... stock looking at first
glance.. I love it when I see those old things going down the road.


I like the old cars, too. I'm old enough to remember when many of the
pre and post WWII cars were still on the road, and not as restored
antiques. My grandfather, my mother's father, had a 1939 two door Ford
that I think looked exactly like this:

http://tinyurl.com/ot6eoal

He had that car until 1950, when he got a Plymouth that looked like this:

http://tinyurl.com/q52e7ax

Pretty much the color I remember, too. He was an awful driver, scared
everyone to death who rode in those cars with him.

He referred to his cars as a "motor." Not a car, not an auto, but a
"motor." I don't know how that started with him.

My favorite of the old, old cars is a 1956 Ford Fairlane convertible. A
true work of art!

http://tinyurl.com/3493m7


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First car I bought was a 1956 Ford Fairlane Convertible. Was a POS in a lot
of ways, but the heater was fantastic. Replaced that with a 55 Chevy
convertible, with a factory stick shift. Can not own a Corvette as I still
have a great lust for speed, and if I bought another Vette, I would probably
be without a drivers license.

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On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:56:54 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:

On 6/10/2013 9:37 PM, wrote:

You still don't know where the gas went. You will be back.


Maybe not.. A lot of these kits now have "stop leak" built in. Some have
the black light dye too so you can go back and find the leak. A good tip
for Dick might be just to go back and check all the joints...

Just a note, Greg is refering to the fact that the stuff that goes in
there doesn't degrade or "go bad", if it's not working, it's not there
anymore, there is a leak.. At least for freon, etc...

Yup that is what I was talking about. On the F-150 there were several
leaks and we ended up with a compressor, a condenser, all the hoses
and a dryer.
It came with a lifetime guarantee and my wife stayed in their butt
until it was perfect.
A grand seemed like a lot of money but 10 years later it seemed like a
good deal.


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Ford had some bad seals. Factory should have replaced them, but not a
safety issue. My wife's Aerostar had seal problems. so eventually paid
money to have them replaced.