Tips for my new Cummins diesel
From : jb
Q: bad use of words... i should have said deisel fuel instead of gasoline. as i said this is my first diesel and ive got to pay attention to my use of words. thanks for the feedback. jb wrote hello everyone i just purchased a new 2006 2500 with a 5.9 cummins diesel. im going to use it to tow our travel trailer. ive never owned a deisel before and was wanting to know if anyone can give me some tips on the engine. is there a better manufacturer of gasoline than others can anyone recommend a place that is reasonable for oil changes anything advise is better than what i have now which is nothing. i always read the owners manual but id like to hear from someone whos owned one or two for some practical advise. thank you in advance. .
Replies:
From : tbone
not to get too deep into this but the cost of drilling for oil and producing gas has gotten way cheaper than the 70s. there are more factors than i care to post but you do the research. xclimation wrote i really dont have time to respond to this but i am amazed that you work in the industry; and naive to a lot of things. namely basic economics. you did respond but youre still clueless! gas is cheaper today than it was in the 70s when inflation is figured in. it would have to hit around $4 to feel the same pain as people did in the 70s. .
From : tom lawrence
ahem!! three fer three with the marlin this year and one fer one with the dodge... and you were saying..... marlin! gasp winchester all the way!!! vbg whats wrong with marlin i wish i still had my old marlin 444 i loved shooting that thing not a damned thing wrong with marlin. i just like fucken with you guys..... remember im sweet and innocent... bg denny look here wabbit!! you want to be stuffed and on some ones mantel .
From : tbone
azwiley1 wrote azwiley1 wrote i run the sylvania silver star bulbs in my truck and have never had a complaint. fyi white or blue light is brighter then yellow. check out sylvanias web site. its an illusion white or blue doesnt mean brighter. i had sylvania silverstar bulbs for a while too. first i was impressed by the whiteness compared to standard bulbs later by the *extremely* short life. junk! well i can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly that when i put the silverstars in my truck i had better clearity and illumination at night in areas where there was little to no light. as for longevity i just replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. but whatever to each his own. my first silver star burnout came after just one year and i hardly used them. there used to be a chart somewhere i think on sylvanias own site that listed life expectancy of their various bulbs. the silver stars hours were much less than xtravision or any of the other bulbs. i believe you are correct.... it seems i also saw somewhere that sylvania warns you that the silverstars arent as long lived as their other bulbs but four years aint bad for the extra light output. mike .
From : tom lawrence
the one on the left has been replaced twice due to deer strikes. mike just because theres a deer near the highway or on it doesnt mean you have to hit the poor thing mike!! dont ya love it cant hit with a gun but giveem a truck and look out. roy ahem!! three fer three with the marlin this year and one fer one with the dodge... and you were saying..... ;^ mike ---------------------------- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs. .
From : joseph myers
gary g i havent seen or heard from that old man in a long time. used to get the occasional email but nothing not even a reply to one i sent a few weeks ago. he jumped in here about 8 months ago. not for very long though. .
From : azwiley1
azwiley1 wrote i run the sylvania silver star bulbs in my truck and have never had a complaint. fyi white or blue light is brighter then yellow. check out sylvanias web site. its an illusion white or blue doesnt mean brighter. i had sylvania silverstar bulbs for a while too. first i was impressed by the whiteness compared to standard bulbs later by the *extremely* short life. junk! well i can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly that when i put the silverstars in my truck i had better clearity and illumination at night in areas where there was little to no light. as for longevity i just replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. but whatever to each his own. amen on the silverstars! i am pleased with their performance and longevity. the one of the right sde is the original bulb since new four+ years and the one on the left has been replaced twice due to deer strikes. mike i went to walmart hoping for ge night hawk they had none so i settled for sylvania xtravision. http//www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/blue/good/good.html is worth reading. http//www.sylvania.com/consumerproducts/automotivelighting/ i picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. the bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and dont throw near enough light. i need to find some good bright yellow halogen bulbs. what bulbs do you folks recommend ideally id like to find something as bright or brighter than the typical ford f150. you dont say what year or model truck you have. the 4-bulb sport headlights were a great swap for my 01 ram 1500 much nicer than the original 2-bulb setup. .
From : jb
on mon 22 jan 2007 174049 -0500 chris thompson kf4drr-nospam@alltel.net wrote what makes you qualified to examine alignment specs i used to do them 2wd and 4wd and i know them and still know how to read and do the numbers unlike you. al my 4x4 have tracked great and none of them were set to factory specs to do it either nor will you find funny worn front tires on them either. you can let me help this guy or be the arse you are the choice is yours. some kids never grow up. ----------------- thesnoman.com .
From : azwiley1
on mon 22 jan 2007 154300 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on mon 22 jan 2007 105102 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote on sun 21 jan 2007 210436 -0700 azwiley1 azwiley1@cox.net wrote if the unthinkable happened bears over the colts in the sb you doubted me why look i trust ya on electronics what more do ya want g no excuses some sloppy play. ouch!!!! was a pretty damn good game though. a 21 -3 come back. hell the bears game was pretty good for the first 1/2 it was a fun game to watch unless you are a pats fan i suppose but it was exciting. it was that. i think the game with the chargers the week before finally took its toll during the last half of the game. the pats were on their heels most of it. brady and a couple of the other players have said the chargers game was the toughest they had been involved in. also 6 of the pats had the flue. but no excuse. they lost!! there is always next year yeah and i heard some people knocking brady for the loss on sports radio today. where the hell are they from. that guy is a warrior he did a great job. as i said before he has my respect as a very greaat field general. i think we saw the best two qbs in football fight it out. thats odd that they want to string up brady. what about caldwell with the 2!! dropped passes. easy catchs. id bet he isnt here next year. or how about the penalty for two many men on the field that was big. i had forgotten about that. it was huge. yup we saw the best teams as well as the best qbs. that was the sb imho. the sb will have trouble matching that game i agree. we can only hope that it does though. go colts! .