Promasters back

"cbell04" (cbell04) 07/02/2018 at 15:22 • Filed to: None

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Got the promaster back. 2 hours and 90 miles later my orange glowing friend came back.

benjrblant > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:25

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It’s a Pro Master at making Mergio some cash!

jimz > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:25

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LOREM IPSUM > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:25

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Someone should gather the service manager and tech together, and kick them squarely in the promaster.

Ssfancyfresh > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:27

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When do you give up and just get a transit?

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:33

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I forgot, is it still under warranty?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:33

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I’m imagining kind of a The Ring static gif with the CEL popping up.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:33

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misc discount: -$29.44

wat a deel

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:39

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Holy crap.  My F355’s last problem wasn’t even this expensive.

cbell04 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/02/2018 at 15:39

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I loved that little nugget of info

E90M3 > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 07/02/2018 at 15:42

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That moment when a van is more expensive than a Ferrari. 

Cé hé sin > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 15:55

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I don’t think the Fiat Ducato is nearly  as troublesome as your van. What’s actually going wrong with it?

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 07/02/2018 at 16:04

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The Fiat has 4 cylinder diesel engines and manual gearboxes though. No Chrysler V6 gas engine mated to a slushbox.

My uneducated guess is that something went wrong in redesigning the big higher displacement Chrysler drivetrain for the smaller displacement 4-cylinder-diesel -only van body.

fhrblig > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 16:07

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I guess this is what I get to look forward to, though I've gone 22k miles so far without an issue since the beginning of March.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 16:07

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Someone in my neighborhood has a new Winnebago RV based on a Promaster and your posts were the first thing I thought of.  No way would I trust driving across the country in one. 

punkgoose17 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 07/02/2018 at 16:07

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I asked last time. It is not under warranty. I don’t think he is the one footing the bill though. I think his place of employment is.

RallyWrench > Ssfancyfresh 07/02/2018 at 16:09

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Funny aside: My local Mercedes-Benz and Chevy dealer’s parts runner is n ot a Metris, not a Sprinter, not an Express... it’s a Ford Transit. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > punkgoose17 07/02/2018 at 16:17

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Rip his employer.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 07/02/2018 at 16:22

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Yes, it may well have. I think the van above has a large petrol engine.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > duurtlang 07/02/2018 at 16:43

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What’s even more crazy is that the 3.6 is actually known to be quite a good engine. 

duurtlang > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/02/2018 at 16:58

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Which is why I, as uneducated as I am about this subject, suspect something went wrong in the translation of that drive train to this van. Maybe something related to heat? I suspect the drivetrain is physically considerably larger and will generate considerably more heat than the original Fiat 4 cylinder diesel. In a very tightly packed engine compartment, more tightly packed than initially designed, this seems like a big risk.

Bt again, this is just mere speculation.

shop-teacher > RallyWrench 07/02/2018 at 17:34

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Now that is surprising!

shop-teacher > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 17:36

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Wow.  What a pile.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > cbell04 07/02/2018 at 18:00

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It’s a little yellow light... and I think it’s misshapen.