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6.7 Cummins failure
does some of the pictures show the crankshaft with a busted rod or what happened to the engine? looks like a major failure for sure.. at least you get a new motor and it sucks this take so long to do. would be nice to get a "bill of rights" that requires the manf to replace the truck with a...- carl newton
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- Forum: General Discussions
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Differential cover question
quick question the the PML diff covers,, do they have a magnetic drain plug to catch metal stuff. EDIT,, was looking on the PML website and see " included magnetic drain plug".. NICE..- carl newton
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- Forum: Engine and Performance
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Transmission Shudder, Dealer can't fix
is this transmission issues a "know problem/issue" with the 2015 transmission? I am figuring this is not the asian trans..- carl newton
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- Forum: Heavy Duty
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Ordered a new 2020 1500 can I track the build
Elkman... truer word were never spoken.. I, like you, have figured out how the load of high debt can you your worst nightmare.. Having a "new" truck, car, etc can be fun but the expense is not the best way to wealth over time only debt. It 's said a "new" vehicle etc loses 15% or more, of...- carl newton
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question about transmission(s)
looking to do a upgrade in a year or so going from a 2003 7.3L ford with the 4r100,, (4 speed that is know to be a weak link), to a ram 2500 HD diesel 4x4 truck.. I doing some reading it seem the Asian trans is the best with the 6.7, year 2105 to 2018, and was wondering how you tell which...- carl newton
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- Forum: Engine and Performance
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Oil changes dealer scam
I remember reading an article some years ago by or in a consumer report. They went to a taxi company in NYC to do this long term test. the bottom line was going 7500 miles, when the conventional theory and oil manf "guidelines" was to change every 3000 miles, resulted in no more wear than unit...- carl newton
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Why the hate?
have a 03 ford 7.3L SD with 186K event free miles thus far. Drove a 1995 chev G-20 van with 302 v-8 till it had 275K miles, drove a chev astro 3.8 v-6 cargo till 250K. Currently have a ford 2000 e-250 with 108K and it has been totally reliable truck. THey all are good and bad depending on the...- carl newton
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4X4 Drivetrain Question
I have been wondering about this issues as well.. On the fords you have a hub you can unlock or let free wheel where as on teh Ram and chev/gmc you do not. I saw a video from a guy that makes a replacement front hub for the rams with a locking hub. http://therammaninc.com/ In reading some...- carl newton
- Post #22
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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For my 2015 6.7 Cummins do I need fuel additive?
a lot of guys in the ford powerstroke sphere especially the 6.0L diesel engine use the Archoil product to help with injector stiction issues. This is especially more helpful when operating in cold climates and to help with injector longevity. I believe the newer engines, are designed to be...- carl newton
- Post #18
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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When to engage 4WD?
So this thread has me wondering about the difference between the ford with locking front hub and the Ram ( along with Chev GMC) and if the locking hub or more the ability to unlock the hub, is better for the longevity of the front transfer etc. I saw a video where a guy was telling about...- carl newton
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- Forum: General Discussions
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2015 cummins
there is a guy on youtube that does hotshot deliveries and they get 300k to 500k miles on stock ram trucks.- carl newton
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Looking to make the jump for Ford to Ram diesel looking for advise!!!
thanks for the info.. looking forward to getting ,back, intot he cummins world.. was OTR driver in the 80's and drove 290 cummins with 10 speed.- carl newton
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Looking to make the jump for Ford to Ram diesel looking for advise!!!
So currently have a 2003 Lariat ford F-150 SD Crew with 7.3L engine. with 188K miles Have done some minor updates/grades to get it ready to go full time rv pulling a 30 ft airstream next year. bought it 3 yrs ago and we have been pulling the AS around the east coast NC and Mts with no issues...- carl newton
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