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    Feedback on 6.4 with 8 speed tranny

    How many miles were on your truck when this happened?
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    Feedback on 6.4 with 8 speed tranny

    Thats just it, I know that I have no need to tow anything bigger than what I currently have. We had a 5th wheel toyhauler and it was great but where we go camping I'd never be able to get it in there. One thing I really miss about the diesel was the exhaust brake when towing since we are...
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    Feedback on 6.4 with 8 speed tranny

    Funny thing is I had 2016 3500 diesel with the Aisin but I hardly ever drove it because we had 5 cars so I sold it. I didn't realize how much I actually used all of it's capabilities till I sold it. What are they bantering about with regards to the CP4? I'm sure the 6.4 would cover all I do...
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    Buy Now?...Or wait post pandemic

    I'm waiting, the prices will come back down and the rebates will start again in a year or two. You don't NEED a new truck, you WANT a new truck, I'm in the same boat. I have to tell myself every morning "Self, just wait..."
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    Feedback on 6.4 with 8 speed tranny

    Thanks to all who responded. You're experience is very similar to my own with regards to trailer weight and truck and I don't feel comfortable towing long distances out west because of how hard it has to work. I have 3.92s and smaller and lighter trailer (27", 5000 lbs dry) but living in...
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    Feedback on 6.4 with 8 speed tranny

    I'm looking at a 2021 2500 with the 6.4 and 8 speed tranny and I wanted hear from folks who have that setup with the 8 speed and how it tows and mileage. I have a 2016 1500 with the 5.7 and 8 speed but I need a bit more of a buffer when it comes towing than what I currently have.
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    Hemi Time Bomb

    I use Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w-30 with a dose of Moly B and a Wix oil filter with the anti drain back valve. Change the oil @ 5000 miles and I never leave it idling, I don't do that with anything I own. When I bought it with 30000 miles on it I could hear a tick at start up if it sat a day...
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    5.7 hemi metal shards

    Sounds like the engine is in good running condition except for the low oil pressure. Maybe try a new oil pressure sending unit and see if it's erroneous. Its entirely possible those shavings have been in there since day one from the factory as it shouldn't be too hard to find the source of...
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    How do you level 8hp70 for fluid change/fill?

    How many miles are you guys changing your fluid at? I see some at 50K and others over 100K have never touched theirs.
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    Towing temps?

    I'm curious what others are seeing as far as coolant temps and 8 speed transmission temps. I have a 16 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman that has the 3.92's, 8 speed tranny and tow a 5000 travel trailer and when I tow I'm in tow/haul mode. I came from a Ram 3500 that didn't even breathe pulling the same...
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    Change coil spring or add airlift on ram 1500

    I have a truck like yours and pull a 5500 lbs camper. I put the HD Air Lift bags on mine and they help somewhat with squat but the biggest thing you need to do is get a weight distributing hitch and learn how to set it up correctly. When I don't use the weight dist bars just to move the...
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    3.92 or sell

    I'm curious what the original poster did as far as buying a new truck...
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    AlfaOBD

    Has anyone been able to disable the auto park feature with the Alfa OBD? Ive read a few people discussed it but nothing definitive came out of their posts. I don't want to have to plug in a cheap Chinese seat belt extender to fool it, I just want it off.
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    AlfaOBD

    Found it! Thanks
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    AlfaOBD

    I've seen a few guys on here who have been able to turn on their security system using the Alfa OBD but I can't find it anywhere in the list of what we can do on the page 1 of this thread and I have gone through Alfa OBD looking with no success. I've used Alfa to correct my tire size and lower...
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