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Good to know. Thats how I'm trying to think of it too. Just drive! Thanks for the advice.
No. High idle can only be used when in park, intended for pre and post trip use.
If you turn it on when parked it will stay on until you shift into gear or turn it off, regardless of temp.
Does not seem to be a question, but sure, the exhaust brake make bring up RPM. Should not kick it up to 1,000 or above when parked pre or post trip which is the high idle range.
Your foot, a rock, a stick pressed against the seat and the petal.
Thank you, very helpful. I appreciate the advice.
.....Fresh out of rocks
Agreed, temperamental whiney diesel motors are alot of responsibility. Don't do this! Don't do that! Just thought what hell, why not get a diesel truck?! But, if I knew what I know now, maybe I would have made a different decision based on needs of a truck.....But you want to know my personal reasons I'm buying this workhorse??? No reason, except I needed to get out from purchasing my Hemi because I was getting buried! @ 20%! So I gave it back after a couple years and walked outside to view new trucks.......there was only one truck on the lot....mine!
Those number values on the dash are not actual readings from sensors, they're arrived from algorithms in the ECM.
Not wanting to sound mean or anything but if you paid 80k for a tradesman you sure made a salesman happy. They are about 55k new if you check around some.
Warm it up, drive it, enjoy it. Eventually you'll probably think about camping or boating, then you'll have the perfect truck for towing. Don't over think it.
I haven't worked the truck at all really . I'm probably under requirements
Both fuel filters are good for up to 15,000 miles, oil change interval is 12 months or up to 15,000 miles depending on how its used ( along with if your using a high % of Bio diesel) and the oil your using ( dyno or synthetic like Rotella T-6 and yes you can use 5w40 T-6 in your engine year round, IMHO if you using a lot of 20% Bio diesel use synthetic oil not dyno unless you like 5-7500 mile oil change intervals) as for warm up being your in warm CA let it idle for 1-2 minutes then drive at moderate speed for the first 1-2 miles, what's hard on your engine is not lettings it get up to full operating temps ( it can take 7-10 miles of driving to get it up to operating temp), as for engine break-in the easy way it to keep 1000 to 1500 of weight in the bed for 5K or tow a 7500 lb loaded trailer for 3-4K either way will help work the engine, diesel engine like to work hard, as for exhaust break unless hauling or towing I would put it on auto that way it will let you coast some when you take your foot of go fast pedal but if your on your brakes a lot to stop then try full exhaust brake. The above is MHO, YMMV...
I thought of loading the truck to achieve the break in recommendation. Thank you for all the advice. Day by day I'm starting to understand the Tradesman. Wow 12 months, 15,000 miles! That's a change in mileage for sure. I also hear its good to get the 1st oil change around 5000 miles?? Since I have the Tradesman in my driveway, I've decided to keep it. Problem is, my occupation doesn't need heavy payloads. 5000 miles is along time for me. I believe I average 20,000 a year. I'm only now learning about the Cummins motor. I've heard about the diesel trucks and their reliability, but never owned one. Truck doesn't have 300 miles yet. Curious what to do about my choice I've made. I mean, for instance, ther was only one new truck on the lot! Mine.
Confusion leads many to buy a diesel.
I just got a 2022 Bighorn in March, I will do first oil change around 3K, I will be putting synthetic oil in as I've had very good luck using it in my 2006 for the 15.5 years I owned it, if you had the time and $$$ you could help break in your engine quickly with a 72 hours run by putting 2,000 weight in the bed and run it non stop ( except to refuel and eat) one way for 30 hours and then do the same on the return trip, I did this in my 06 never did use oil and it ran like a top until I sold it back in Jan.. One nice thing about having a Cummins in your truck is the higher resale value when you go to sell it, so long as its been taken care of and well maintained. So far with mine I have noticed that it is getting over 15 mpg mixed driving and it only has 1220 miles, I hand calculated over 18 MPG on trip home from dealer in Idaho driving speeds from 55 to 75 MPH...
