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From : nathan w collier
Q: snoman wrote tbone wrote tbone wrote iirc the problem with using high octane fuel stems from the computer. it seems that the longer burn time of higher octane fuel fools the computer into thinking that the engine is running rich and causes it to lean the engine out. running lean itself is not a particularly good thing for the engine and will be reflected in a loss of power not to mention heat which could cause detonation another bad thing for the engine. this could not be further from the truth and does not warrant further comment. and those that cannot or do not explain there answers are usually full of shit. no only those that claim thing that are without merit like premium being harmfull. i could go into a long explaination why but you have already made up your mind so it is would be a wasted effort but i would explain why to anyone else that honestly wants to know why. classic! .
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From : nosey
in which city is the dealer located i had a friend who was a tru blue chryco so bought an 80 dodge pu. the north vancouver dealer constantly either lied to him or failed to fix the problems. on top of that the charged him several times for part of the repairs that should have been covered i was present for some of these occasions. eventually he sold that truck bought another new dodge and continued to get the same treatment. he no longer drives dodges. ive had treatment that was almost as bad from 2 surrey gm dealers although the $ involved were much less. ottawa - southbank dodge like i said im very happy with the ram and with all the other dealer services ive had done but this one... joe .
From : nosey
snipped the long tale maybe ill send him this rant and suggest that im going to forward it to the 5-star people and see if that gets a reaction. i still like the truck a lot but ill get my service done elsewhere. cheers joe 04 ram 3500 ctd is you service writer named brent actually no lie dean martin .
From : mac davis
snipped the long tale maybe ill send him this rant and suggest that im going to forward it to the 5-star people and see if that gets a reaction. i still like the truck a lot but ill get my service done elsewhere. cheers joe 04 ram 3500 ctd is you service writer named brent -- regards slick willy 73 cb 450 95 xj 600 03 flstf - parted ways in late july 04 flhrci - entering geezerdom at a mere 32 ... remove the bendover to reply .
From : mac davis
on sat 11 jun 2005 220331 -0600 nathan w. collier montanajeeper@aol.com wrote gary ill soon be travelling over 2000 miles to tow over 9000 pounds total loaded weight of trailer back to billings. 2000 miles is a looong way in 3rd gear. is there anything i can do on my 01.5 cummins that will enable me to safely use overdrive would a fan blown external cooler do the trick anything i could do on my 04.5 cummins ......this is why my 02 dually purchase pending will have a 6 speed. the cummins doesnt like 85mph in 3rd gear. thanks imho from my non-deisel towing if you can do 85 mph you can leave it in od... now at 60 id lock it out unless you were on flat ground and it wasnt taking a lot of throttle to maintain speed.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : dale yonz
on sun 12 jun 2005 182600 -0600 nathan w. collier montanajeeper@aol.com wrote i cruise at about 65mph with my 12000 lb fiver in overdrive youre pulling 12k on the 3.54 gears how does it do any mountain driving i bought the trailer in benson az right after i got the truck and towed it back home to norfolk. lowest speed i saw was about 40 mph north/east bound on the big hill going north out of las cruces nm towards alamogordo. ditto for going westbound over blacks mountain in north carolina on i-40. caught the wife napping in oklahoma so i opened it up and it runs real nice at 85 with the trailer on the flats. most of the stuff since then has been up and down the east coast with a few trips to tennessee. i get around 13-13.5 towing at 65 mph. im happy with the combo but intend to trade off both when i retire in a couple years and start my retirement with two fresh vehicles for full-timing. greg 98 3500 qc 4x2 cummins isb auto 3.541 driftwood with leather and all the heavy duty options. 89 nu-wa champagne edition 34 foot fifth wheel. .
From : mike simmons
whats your goal i mean how will you be different from the many i guess the difference would be that im doing it purely for fun with no monetary consideration....that and i hope to inject a little fun into the site as with my other sites. -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .
From : transurgeon
on sun 12 jun 2005 141626 gmt transurgeon nobulltrans@mchsi.dotcom wrote nate; the problem is lubrication to the od section the od kinda sucks hind tit in that unit..............it gets the leftovers from cooler flow after the pressure regulator sends fluid to control and clutch pack circuits plus the cooler flow is hot fluid in spite of the cooler now your truck should have a very good cooler alongside the ac condenser on the drivers side its as good as any aftermarket plus it is situated for good air-flow but still thats a long way to tow in od but no i would keep it in 3rd since then the netire od gear-set rotates as a locked unit...........the only place i would try od and its your call would be across il in ia and eastern sd or nd if you go that route as soon as you hit hills or even rolling terrain get back in 3rd hey if youre worried about taking extra time the spare bedroom is available stop by were 120 miles south of i-80 and then you can catch i-72 east to contunue east; or take i-72 to here then head up to the quad cites and i-80 going west gary i appreciate your answer gary. the to tow in overdrive question is probably the biggest single debate on tdr almost like our k&n . at my local dealer at one in vegas at one in pahrump and at two others in big cities out here in the west i spoke to the tranny guy about this. all of them sufggested that i tow with overdrive locked out. they all said the only thing id lose is a little mileage that i couldnt hurt the engine. they all felt that overdrive in either the 47re or the 48re wont hold up to towing. they all felt tha the 48re was a significant improvement over the 47re but not necessarily in the overdrive area. the owner of dtt tranny specialistics for diesels in washington also agreed. so i tow with overdrive locked out. but only due to what i have been told i am not a tranny tech or mechanically inclined in that area so i rely on the advise of others. i still read a lot of threads on tdr from guys with 47res and 48res that have towed big trailers with overdrive on for thousands of miles without any apparent problems at all though so the debate goes on. gary ill soon be travelling over 2000 miles to tow over 9000 pounds total loaded weight of trailer back to billings. 2000 miles is a looong way in 3rd gear. is there anything i can do on my 01.5 cummins that will enable me to safely use overdrive would a fan blown external cooler do the trick anything i could do on my 04.5 cummins ......this is why my 02 dually purchase pending will have a 6 speed. the cummins doesnt like 85mph in 3rd gear. thanks -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .
From : mike simmons
gary ill soon be travelling over 2000 miles to tow over 9000 pounds total loaded weight of trailer back to billings. 2000 miles is a looong way in 3rd gear. is there anything i can do on my 01.5 cummins that will enable me to safely use overdrive would a fan blown external cooler do the trick anything i could do on my 04.5 cummins nate i know gary is a advocate for aux coolers and stuff but with the cummins i doubt you will have the need. ive moved a plow over a hundred miles in 85 degree weather and the temp and trans did just fine. one thing that dc didnt screw up was the cooling on the cummins gas engines may be a different story. roy i should add that the plow was on the front of the truck not in the bed. roy .
From : azwiley1
gary ill soon be travelling over 2000 miles to tow over 9000 pounds total loaded weight of trailer back to billings. 2000 miles is a looong way in 3rd gear. is there anything i can do on my 01.5 cummins that will enable me to safely use overdrive would a fan blown external cooler do the trick anything i could do on my 04.5 cummins ......this is why my 02 dually purchase pending will have a 6 speed. the cummins doesnt like 85mph in 3rd gear. thanks -- nathan w. collier your six speed ctd wont like 85 in fifth either al 2004 600 ctd six speed 4x4. .
From : badger
gary ill soon be travelling over 2000 miles to tow over 9000 pounds total loaded weight of trailer back to billings. 2000 miles is a looong way in 3rd gear. is there anything i can do on my 01.5 cummins that will enable me to safely use overdrive would a fan blown external cooler do the trick anything i could do on my 04.5 cummins .......this is why my 02 dually purchase pending will have a 6 speed. the cummins doesnt like 85mph in 3rd gear. thanks -- nathan w. collier http//7slotgrille.com http//utilityoffroad.com .
From : nathan w collier
i have an 03 dodge ram 1500 quad-cab 4x4 with the 4.7l engine. i was wanting to know if someone could point me to a web page that would provide towing capacities for this truck especially as it relates to 5th wheel towing. tia hawkeye65 .