Checking Engine Hours... how do ya?

[tdinut]

Had my truck a year ...

and just noticed the trip button on the dash . I guess I was too focused on the overhead computer. Which, by the way, hit 21. 5 mpg tonight coming home from work. It's about . 5 to 1 mpg high. Better than I thought I could get. 17,865 mi. with 416 hr = 42. 94 mph avg. . I love this site. Thanks guys.



Joe

 

[Grunt]

79,506 miles in 1750 hrs equals 45. 43 mph on mine

 

[steved]

OK, now that we figured out the "hours", what are the oil change intervals for a 5. 9L CTD based on hours?? I would assume we would find this is some sort of equipment (and not our truck)...

I think I remember 500 hours?

steved

 

[ChrisPeterson]

its 250 hrs to an oil change in the 7120 magnums(tractors), with the 8. 3 liter cummins in them, at work. I cant get it to work in my truck must be to old

 

[JoelMartin]

38485 miles,1269 hours=30. 33 One cool option i never knew about!

 

[steved]

I tried this, doesn't seem to work on my 04. 5... it just trips back to the total miles...



steved

 

[MAshley]

I would be cautious saying that a low MPH truck is a bad truck to buy, there are items, like exhaust brakes, and high idle feature that would keep the engine at a safe temperature for as long as one would want to run the motor. I have an air compressor and have used it on occasion for hrs, High idle, and there is really no issue other then I'm using a really over powered motor to run an air compressor but I need it so I used it. Also there are plenty of Hot shot drivers that park and sleep with the motor on for heat or AC. Would you say they have a bad motor because there Average MPH is low…



If they drove and left there motor on the entire time, averaged 60 MPH for every hr they can drive which is 60 Hrs in a 7 day period at the point of getting to 66 Hrs 5. 25 to get to 66 hrs so there breaking the law they park and shut of the motor They still wouldn't have a 35 MPH average.



Hot Shot drive example



Driving 11 hrs and then off sleeping 10 hrs per Hours of service.

Days 5. 25



Hrs on Engine 126

Millage 3,600

Miles per day Average 685. 71

Engine HRS per day Average 24. 00

Average MPH 28. 57

















This is my truck real life experience





Purchased Date 10/4/2005

Today 6/5/2007

Days of ownership 609



Hrs on Engine 1,567

Millage 41,773

Miles per day Average 68. 59

Engine HRS per day Average 2. 57

Average MPH 26. 66



I would recomend the HR meter be used to verify millage and get an idea of how the truck might have been used.

 

[JoelMartin]

This is my truck real life experience





Purchased Date 10/4/2005

Today 6/5/2007

Days of ownership 609



Hrs on Engine 1,567

Millage 41,773

Miles per day Average 68. 59

Engine HRS per day Average 2. 57

Average MPH 26. 66

Just thought it was interesting that my truck real life experience was similar to yours.

Purchase Date 8/2005 Hrs on Engine 1,407 Milage 43,160 Average MPH 30. 67

 

[JoelMartin]

I tried this, doesn't seem to work on my 04. 5... it just trips back to the total miles...



steved

Make sure you have your key on the whole way. Hope this helps.

 

[driverno8]

75,410 Miles

1979 Hours

=

38. 11mph

 

[wcjp]

Did mine today.



Averaged about 29. 1mph.



Friend was looking at a used 06'. It averaged 51. 1mph. Truck had about 115K miles.

 

[Mrudolph]

60906mi / 1193hr = 51. 05

 

[Kerm]

159,257miles

3943hrs

40. 38 mph