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[frogman68]

If you want no frills, might I recommend a bicycle?

If you are going to go there why  not just a cheap pair of sneakers 

[Stewart G Griffin]

It's funny you mention that because i did more research last night and i found that in conjunction with the train and bus lines we have here, i can actually get to my other job which is 27 miles away with the help of a bike.  And i'm actually going to put that in place as a backup plan.

So actually, i can survive without a car, technically.  It's just that i feel i need a car for other things-visiting friends, anything else i would need to do etc.

[frogman68]

I would love to walk/ride a bike to work. The train is 14 to 15 miles from the house (and on MARC it has to be foldable)

[Stewart G Griffin]

Yeah, i'm definitely getting a foldable and will use MARC as part of the plan.  i know metro allows a regular bike on the trains but that's only during non-rush hours, so that won't fly with me.

PT.4

1)Will changing the idle speed to 800,900, or even 1000 be harmful to the torque converter?

a) And, if so, would using a heavy duty transmission cooler remedy this?

[eventhorizon66]

We're talking about the truck again, right?  Do you know that your problem is rpm related?  It could be dependent on the throttle position instead.  Raise your idle speed to find out.  I really don't think that raising your idle speed to 1000 rpm will hurt anything other than gas mileage.

The point of my last comment was that all automobiles are technically complex machines.  True, some are more complex than others, but they will all require repair at one point or another.