Recent content by cpetku

Same concept as the ramcharger (picture of lightning with a generator in tow). Difference is appearance...

You got lucky. Lately the installation cost for a generator that size is about 8K (without the generator) in my neck of the woods. But before I derail this topic, I currently use a 15KW PTO generator for backup. The 7.2KW's are a little light for my taste, but in the case of an emergency it...

Since some are looking to add the brake controller, can you comment on the RF hub and rear window frame when you do this? Did Stellantis address the vulnerability for the HUB or just put the brake controller at the same risk of being damaged if the window is open or if the frame leaks?

Depends on the age of the vehicle, I've been burned by a faulty fuel sender before. I just replaced the cork float in my Model A a couple weeks ago since the ethanol caused it to saturate and sink. Thank god I could simply take the cap off and look inside the tank to see if it was full...

I guess you're getting a multi-colored truck. He, She, He'd, Him?

Choose 20" or night edition. As in life, some options are simply mutually exclusive. Marry one sister or the other, you'r not allowed to have both. Ever hear you cant have your cake and eat it too? All of these are options that you choose from...

Oh well, since we can't use age old words to describe rear ends and boxes, what if Tungston (with HO) owners/orderers identify as RHO owners/orderers? Does this mean that their truck can use the RHO lanes on the unpaved roads? If you like this give it a thumbs up for the old meaning. If you...

If you can't reproduce it as a bug, sell it as a safety feature...

After our company was acquired, my VP's limited HR skills resulted in appointing all of his direct reports as Global Chief Engineer of ... for the product line he had responsibility of. I hated the title as it implied too much, but my peers embraced it. Since I had direct reports as well, I...

And, they announced reductions in Italy. While I like the concept of the Ramcharger, I'm starting to wonder how stable long term support will be. Oh well, they have a year to get my confidence back up. GM lost it with about a two year delay in the Silverado EV. Hopefully RAM doesn't balk as...

Right, that was last October and it showed up incorrectly on a news feed I was looking at this morning. However, Engineers support production and who knows what confusion Stellantis has caused this week. From experience, if there is a repeating issue with a component during assembly, it gets...

Or slowdowns based upon recent layoffs

You got your vehicles wrong. The "Model A" with a simple oil slinger for the rear main (no seal) is what needs a catch can. Sorry, no hemi in that...

Call me a dinosaur, I remember the very early in-cabin oil level detection systems, they weren't visual. We just kept our ears open for the tappets to start singing. My model A has a mechanical fuel level indicating system (cork float and fulcrum) where the fuel is even visible from the...

Personally I don't trust the Oil Quality sensors. Had a friend that relied upon one with her EcoTeck engine (GM) only to have the dealer tell her that it didn't work reliably and to change the oil every xxxx miles. Later she found out that advice was also bad since that engine design burned...