Recent Content by DBithell

complaints so far - only 2 attachment points per license plate, gas tank is only 19 gallons limits range... . NO CELS, nada. turn the key and go - what a concept... . WHOOHOO!!! ok - miss the TQ of the 6. 7.

if you have dpf back - what difference does any muffler make??? you WANT to hear the whistle - means the VGT slide isn't clogged up. all good. when you don't hear the whistle turbo is clogging.

chrysler - recalling 1. 2m Rams 2008-2012, 2500 & 3500, tie rod ends may have been installed improperly. owners will get letter in Dec, work begins in Jan. USA Today - yesterday. fyi.

chrysler - recalling 1. 2m Rams 2008-2012, 2500 & 3500, tie rod ends may have been installed improperly. owners will get letter in Dec, work begins in Jan. USA Today - yesterday. fyi.

toyota fj, from 2500 megacab. downsized just a bit.

Have learned a lot from TDR and its membership over the past 6 years. Helped me understand if not solve a pressing problem on many occasions. Bought 2008 6. 7 new, my first diesel. It was quite the experience from the get go - the simply drive it CD... . Have never needed to know more about...

was talking to diesel expert (big rig regional sales manager) last night about EGR. He claimed that the amount (of exhaust) being pumped back into the engine has greatly been decreased thanks to SCR. Claimed something like 50% 2007ish to 13% now. Truth?

tommy - your last sentence says it all. "if it weren't for the emissions... . "

crispyboy - you really do have it correct. those really are your two choices. 1) gasser or 2) black market fix. sucks.

My Ram/Dodge hasn't been in the shop for almost 2 years! Do the maintenance myself. So has gotten much much better after we made it through the first couple of years of frequent problems - sensors, cels, dpf, re flashes, turbo, cpi, radio, a/c, and probably forgetting a couple of things. Still...

Thanks. Excellent point. Not questions to you but stuff I'm wondering now. Wonder how long it has been around there? I don't know. Did the wonderful EGR technology start there too? How long ago was that? How does their duty cycle differ from in the US? What has their experience been?

OK - guess my start to this thread was WHY??? 1/2 ton diesel???? with all it's epa mandated garbage. Which will no doubt create MASSIVE problems given the duty cycle of a 1/2 ton... . Harvey who is a Cummins authority cannot possibly disagree??? What is the duty cycle of a Cummins???? Long haul...

half ton diesel - WHY? "customers craving this" V6 3L turbo, egr, dpf, manufactured by italy's vm motori, owned by fiat/chyrsler & gm. What would the duty cycle need to be for this to be trouble free? since it's so much smaller than 6. 7 will be ok to get groceries? OK... will be interesting.

depends on what you're doing. if running/working it hard - it can.

first thing I'd try is disconnect the batteries, clean the terminals, and reconnect. had the lightening bolt a couple summers ago on my '08. swore the terminals were tight. bought battery cleaning kit, felt pads all that and noticed one was just every so slightly loose. no more lighting bolt...