Just turned 100

[2019_RPX_LTD]

1/4 tank is lowest recommended fuel level.
Adequate fuel is needed to cool the in-tank fuel pump motor. It will fail from heat degraded insulation if you run low fuel a lot.
Gotta drop tank to replace. Not fun.
Plus low fuel will tend to plug screen with crap no longer floating around.

Where is that recommended? I have the extended 500+ page 2019 owner's manual and can find no such recommendation, nor warning about burning out the fuel pump.

 

[HEMIMANN]

Where is that recommended? I have the extended 500+ page 2019 owner's manual and can find no such recommendation, nor warning about burning out the fuel pump.

I'm not going to read decades old industry standards to you.
Believe whatever you want.

 

[2019_RPX_LTD]

I'm not going to read decades old industry standards to you.
Believe whatever you want.

Thanks for confirming what I thought.

 

[Wild one]

Where is that recommended? I have the extended 500+ page 2019 owner's manual and can find no such recommendation, nor warning about burning out the fuel pump.

Heres another little tidbit i bet you didn't know either.The hi-po cars like the Demons / Super Stocks / 1320's etc. cut engine power and lose their line lock /transmission brake features etc,as soon as the low fuel light comes on.And nowhere will you find that in the owners manual either,but it's still a fact of life,even though the manual doesn't tell you.
The manual also tells you the transmission is a fill for life fluid,and doesn't need servicing,but ZF tells you to service the transmission between 50,000 and 80,000 miles or every 8 years.

 

[Marshall]

I looked at my 2014 , I am getting close to 100 km, wife’s 2008 is 83km or so, I haven’t figured out miles.
should outlast us

 

[Chukbacca]

You can gat a 100,000 license frame from Ram. Just contact them.

On a whim I contacted them today. Apparently the high mileage club no longer exists…the rep then tried telling me about incentives to buy a new rig

 

[BadHemi2014]

I get annoyed at the 'read your manual' advice. The manual doesn't tell you ****. On one of our vehicles, the manual has dozens of pages on how to wear a seatbelt but doesn't tell you how to reset the change oil message. Useless!

 

[EdGs]

I get annoyed at the 'read your manual' advice. The manual doesn't tell you ****. On one of our vehicles, the manual has dozens of pages on how to wear a seatbelt but doesn't tell you how to reset the change oil message. Useless!

Used to be, the manual told you how the adjust the valves.

Now, it tells you not to drink the battery acid.

 

[Daw14]

Used to be, the manual told you how the adjust the valves.

Now, it tells you not to drink the battery acid.

Pretty sad ,what’s become of the world .
But even more so the lack of common sense, or brains.

 

[Marshall]

I get annoyed at the 'read your manual' advice. The manual doesn't tell you ****. On one of our vehicles, the manual has dozens of pages on how to wear a seatbelt but doesn't tell you how to reset the change oil message. Useless!

That reminds me to check mine, just did the oil, getting old and I thought I was close to 100k, but I was getting close to 90k, Younger then I thought, Not much mileage on the oil , but it had been in there long enough. Mainly short trips these days
BTW My local Ram dealer I bought from is cheaper to change oil then the new fast oil change place.
Surprised the hell out of me.

BTW , with the new sealed battery, its pretty hard for the idiots to get the acid out, not that worry about that stuff.
Back in the good old days , that's why mother kept the rug beater handy. WE learned.
Mine you I never needed it.
Happy Valentines day everyone.

 

[Jeepwalker]

I've moved on from the less filling battery acid to a more robust dark Gear lube. Less initial 'kick' but a smoother taste which stays with you longer!

Problem is when I come home at night the Mrs, is like, "Is THAT GEAR LUBE I smell on your breath AGAIN!!!!?"

 

[Marshall]

I've moved on from the less filling battery acid to a more robust dark Gear lube. Less initial 'kick' but a smoother taste which stays with you longer!

Problem is when I come home at night the Mrs, is like, "Is THAT GEAR LUBE I smell on your breath AGAIN!!!!?"

Better then ear full of it, but sure cleans the wax out good.
Glad I did that before $4k hearing aids, but those damn thing hear everything but Wife. WTH?
Gear oil is great on the hair, and cheaper that the crap at the drug stores.
G96 gun lube works in place of Old Spice as well.

 

[EdGs]

OAT coolant tastes like sh*t, too.

Caught a nice splash of it when I loosened the draincock just a little too far when I did my 100k service.

Haven't had a sample of the 8+9 speed unicorn shizz yet.....lol, only a couple k more 'til service.

 

[Jeepwalker]

Apparently the high mileage club no longer exists…

Even if the High Mileage Club still existed, I don't think 100,000 miles ought to be the entry pont. That's like the 9th place trophy's they give little kids on a youth soccer team. That's 'assumed mileage' for the past 25 years. I would think 250,000 mi would be the absolute lowest entry point to get into a legitimate "high-mileage-club". Call it the Quarter-million-mile Club. It should be a number that takes some effort and extra-ordinary maintenance to achieve. Nearly any well-maintained Ram ought to reach 250k miles w/o a whole lot of maintenance. 300k takes more effort/luck. 500K miles should get a free embroidered Mopar jacket.

Almost every Ram ought to breeze to 100k w/o hardly any excess maintenance (Forget about cam/lifter/warping manifold issues..that's just bad luck/life). And attain 200k with minimal (but some) maintenance. Almost every vehicle I've ever owned has gone over 200k. Some past 300k. And I've known guys who've gotten their vehicle past 400k. 250k requires more work/effort/maintenance/dedication to attain, so that means something if your truck/vehicle reaches that milestone. Not just sitting behind the wheel longer.

That's just my opinion..which means nothing. What mileage do you think the minimum should be to get into a modern High-Mileage Club?

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[Chukbacca]

Even if the High Mileage Club still existed, I don't think 100,000 miles ought to be the entry pont. That's like the 9th place trophy's they give little kids on a youth soccer team. That's 'assumed mileage' for the past 25 years. I would think 250,000 mi would be the absolute lowest entry point to get into a legitimate "high-mileage-club". Call it the Quarter-million-mile Club. It should be a number that takes some effort and extra-ordinary maintenance to achieve. Nearly any well-maintained Ram ought to reach 250k miles w/o a whole lot of maintenance. 300k takes more effort/luck. 500K miles should get a free embroidered Mopar jacket.

Almost every Ram ought to breeze to 100k w/o hardly any excess maintenance (Forget about cam/lifter/warping manifold issues..that's just bad luck/life). And attain 200k with minimal (but some) maintenance. Almost every vehicle I've ever owned has gone over 200k. Some past 300k. And I've known guys who've gotten their vehicle past 400k. 250k requires more work/effort/maintenance/dedication to attain, so that means something if your truck/vehicle reaches that milestone. Not just sitting behind the wheel longer.

That's just my opinion..which means nothing. What mileage do you think the minimum should be to get into a modern High-Mileage Club?

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Oh…I’m sure I don’t know. I was just in for a free license plate frame

 

[nlambert182]

Thanks for confirming what I thought.

Just because it isn't spelled out for you in a manual doesn't make it any less true. Some things should be so common sensical that they don't have to be spelled out for anyone. Fuel pumps are electric motors that generate heat. It also uses the fuel as lubrication. When you run a pump low and it is no longer submersed in a liquid that is cooler than the air around it it begins to heat up. This causes the motor to get hot, and heat causes components to wear faster and break down. This has been the norm since the invention of submersible electric fuel pumps. In-line (frame mounted) electric pumps use massive heat sinks to dissipate heat and the fuel flowing through them to help keep them cool.

You don't have to believe anyone here, but go ask ANY mechanic.

Sadly, we've gotten away from common sense, and thus, the need to tell people not to drink battery acid.

 

[Jeepwalker]

Fortunately the Ram pumps are located at the bottom of the tank, not at the middle like on past trucks. Should be splashed with fuel quite a bit, making the issue not as critical as it use to be. But true-enough, not all the pump is at the very bottom. Keeping 1/4 tank fuel not a bad idea.

 

[rvance]

I get annoyed at the 'read your manual' advice. The manual doesn't tell you ****. On one of our vehicles, the manual has dozens of pages on how to wear a seatbelt but doesn't tell you how to reset the change oil message. Useless!

It tells you to not drink the battery fluid.

 

[Jeepwalker]

In all seriousness... for my 2012 and some other years in that time-frame, Ram published an expanded owners manual you could get for your trucks (I have one), or download the PDF. The manual is appx 1.75" thick over 300 pages as I recall. It does have quite a bit more info. Esp like how to use the 4x4 and off road driving techniques, more info on tires, towing, etc. And a lot more warnings too! LOL. I don't know if they still have those available for the later Classics to download??

If not, anyone know what yr they stopped doing those thicker manuals?

 

[Randy Grant]

Congrats on 100,000 . Are you gonna try for another 100,000?

Not on that tank