Recent content by Jeff Kleb

I drive big rigs (80,000 lbs GCWR) and heavy-duty (52,000 lbs GVWR) straight trucks from the Richmond area to Northern and Northwestern VA. On the road all day, but am home every night. I get paid commission by the size of my haul - so heavier is usually better. My cargo is beer or wine...

Mileage Driven I drive about 80 to 90 thousand miles a year. About 20k in my personal vehicles and roughly 70k per year in my company truck.

GI Bill There are many aspects to the Montgomery GI Bill -- and perhaps it has changed over the years. I joined the Army Reserve as an enlisted man and was able to get some of my college costs defrayed, was later able to "cross enroll" in ROTC when I was a full time student at a state...

Much of the problem - and it is BOTH parties who are to blame - is that we keep piling more government programs atop of existing programs.....regardless of their efficacy. We also fail to ask if it is constitutional or not. Sure, many of these things are 'popular' - but why is that? Because...

Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox: I'm for it, although I can't completely get behind their ruthless capitalistic views. The truth is that much of what BOTH parties advocate is anything BUT ruthless capitalism. At best, it is crony capitalism -- where the power of government is corrupted...

Epa Typically, MOST diesel trucks never have EPA mileage estimates done because they are over 7,500 pounds gross vehicle weight and are exempt. The Ram 2500, Sierra/Silverado 2500HD and the F-Series Super Duty fall into this group. Since many are used for work purposes, they generally do a...

As for the 'breathers' vs the PCV? Leave it as is.....and also KEEP the carburetor. Nothing like the sound of a 4bbl gasping for air!

Beautiful Truck Dammit.....I think I am in love. That thing is freaking cool to the max!! :clap2::dance: A "383" is always thought of as a Dodge/Plymouth engine (which it was in the late 1960s) -- but a Chevy 383 (if I remember correctly) is a small-block 350 with a crankshaft from a 400...

Diesel Truck I applaud Chrysler for trying to fill a niche in the light truck market, but I am very skeptical of the MPG numbers they are claiming. Also, as mentioned above, it is not so easy to 'bypass' or delete that emissions equipment - especially if you have state-mandated exhaust...

I strongly suggest a thorough reading of the United States Constitution, which is available on-line and at any library. Pay particular attention to Article I (powers of Congress), Article II (powers of the executive branch/President) and Article III (Judical Branch - the SCOTUS). After that...

Yes, the STATES are sovereign governments -- and the federal government derives its power from the STATES......not the other way around as most people wrongly believe. The federal government has NO business in education - save for service academies, public schools on federal reservations (i.e...

The New Republican Party Um, you can pretty much find MOST of the aforementioned positive traits in the Libertarian Party. Welcome aboard! Libertarian Party | Maximum Freedom, Minimum Government {official site}

Fuel Prices Unleaded regular is $2.97 at the local convenience store - prior to any discounts. Hard to believe that anything under three bucks is now considered "cheap" by most people. I remember how everyone freaked out when it crossed the $2.00 threshold!

Ziebart Unless you really live in the rust belt or next to the ocean, I doubt that the Ziebart (or other similar service) is really worth it with today's vehicles. Most new cars have such good resistance to corrosion and they don't use as much "steel" as cars of thirty or forty years ago did...

EcoBoost The "EcoBoost" name is just something used exclusively by Ford - like GM has a trademark on the "EcoTech" engine; or whatever they call it. The EcoBoost engine refers to the optional twin-turbo V6 offered by Ford in the F-Series half-ton truck AND the Ford Taurus SHO sedan. One of...