2014 6.4 Blown/Locked Up

[EastWestHemi]

Worked on a farm back in the day. 99 ram 2500 with the 5.9 magnum. Ran to 220k on 15w40


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did you have to adjust the valve lash on the old 5.9? My brother exclusively towed with his ‘05 dually 5.9 and it blew at 100k miles. It had a hard life of only towing a gooseneck with 15-20k lbs of hay for almost every mile and not easy towing either, difficult mountain towing. I have always assumed it probably needed the valves adjusted and that is why is blew.

 

[pacofortacos]

did you have to adjust the valve lash on the old 5.9? My brother exclusively towed with his ‘05 dually 5.9 and it blew at 100k miles. It had a hard life of only towing a gooseneck with 15-20k lbs of hay for almost every mile and not easy towing either, difficult mountain towing. I have always assumed it probably needed the valves adjusted and that is why is blew.

Wrong 5.9 most likely
His was gasoline (5.9 magnum), your brothers was probably the legendary 5.9 Cummins diesel.
I could be wrong though but I sure wouldn't want to try to move that load with a 5.9 magnum gas motor too often.

Not any valve lash adjustments on the gas motor.

 

[farmallboy]

Wrong 5.9 most likely
His was gasoline (5.9 magnum), your brothers was probably the legendary 5.9 Cummins diesel.
I could be wrong though but I sure wouldn't want to try to move that load with a 5.9 magnum gas motor too often.

Not any valve lash adjustments on the gas motor.

Correct! Magnum.

We moved about 9k but only 5 miles one way.


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[EastWestHemi]

I forgot about the old
Magnum 5.9. Yeah, my brothers was Cummins. My first truck was a red 1998 Ram 1500 sport extended cab with a 318, I swear the dual exhaust on that truck was the best sounding on any truck I’ve ever had.

 

[farmallboy]

I forgot about the old
Magnum 5.9. Yeah, my brothers was Cummins. My first truck was a red 1998 Ram 1500 sport extended cab with a 318, I swear the dual exhaust on that truck was the best sounding on any truck I’ve ever had.

As a 90's kid I had a passion for that 2nd gen body style. Personally I think it was the look of Walkers truck in the later seasons lol. I never owned one somehow but yeah those 318 in that body style loves it


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[Spirit79]

I was talking to an insurance adjuster for a company that sells policies that are sold at dealerships. Not the phone PIAs. I jokingly asked him when my 6.4 will blow up. He said they don’t get claims on 6.4 RAMs. I consider that good news.