Another dumb newby ? Does the "Clatter" get

[Shaun]

no,it well not get quieter.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Mine Mule got quieter as it put on miles when it was new. Put the noise level has been the same for some time now.

Had a customer with a 2005 he was running to Tennesse (to new home) with horse trailer loaded with furntiure and shop tools (3-4-trips) his got louder but the 3rd generations seem to stay quite unless worked hard.

 

[DrDiesel]

LOL!! anyway its brand new so that rules out a bunch of the stuff listed in an earlier post. Really I was just wondering if, in general, diesels get louder or quieter as they put on milage... .

How many miles on Brand New. If your fuel filter is approaching 10K it can and will start to make more noise due to restriction of fuel.

Trust me I know first hand. My fuel filter`s where delayed in shipment, @ 13,000 miles my truck started to get an extended crank problem. I had to buy a dealer filter and install it NOW. :{ The truck ran better, the noise was reduced and the extended crank slowly disappeared... . :{

So the moral of my story is... . Always change your fuel filter every 10K... , even on a NEW truck

 

[J.BURCHFIELD]

I change the fuel filter @ 50 K and examination of the old filter shows that it could have gone longer. I drain a little fuel from the filter every 10K and see if there is any water. So far none. Buy fuel only from places doing a lot of business. Your chance of water in the fuel will be much less. I do not belive there was restriction of fuel, I believe it was water. I don't know everything but between 1966 and 1982 I was driving 18 wheelers every day. I owned my own for 10 years. I had problems with water in fuel and I solved it by putting a drain valve on the bottom of my tanks and draining the water every morning before start up. I was always surprised at how much water I would get. Cold night air outside of the tanks and warm air inside the tanks would cause condensation (sweat) that would roll down the sides of the tanks and settle on the bottom. When it gets deep enough to get sucked into the fuel filter and you get a couple of inches in the fuel filter your engine dies. Alcohol based additives that displace water work but I have seen it over done and good bye engine. In my opinion it is best to drain out the water, if any. Sometimes there won't be any water when the outside and inside temperature isn't much different. We had metal tanks, aluminum or steel. Our Rams are plastic and I think that could reduce the condensation. We had 100 gallon tanks and our Rams are 35 so that may contribute to why I have not seen any water. REGARDS.

 

[CBeeman]

I have a friend the has an 03. It has about 120k miles on it. call me crazy but i think it is louder now than when he brought it home.