My fiancee called me from work as a waitress at a truckstop, someone's pickup had died, and she wondered if I could help. Tunred out to be a PSD. The idler pulley had broken. There was a mechanic there who said that it was normal at 70K. I asked him if he knew anything about Dodges puking stuff at 150K. "The only thing I know about Dodges is they're underpowered. " Uh huh. HTen why did I pass so many PSDs in my 92 STOCK pickup this sumer pulling a bigger trailer than they were? I told him the 2000 I drove wouldnt even hold OD up the hill outside Windsor at 60. He said it was normal for the autos. Both my first Gen trucks will pull Vail Pass at 70+ in high gear. He mentioned being impressed with the Duramax, saying it pulled a 7K trailer up Vail Pass at60 mph. Woooo WOoooo. Big Fri*kin deal. I asked what gear it was in, and he said drive. I just shut up and turned my head. This was a blithering idiot, and he worked in the shop at Johnson's Corner. My truck pulled the horse and trailer down to Monument at 65+ (4. 10s
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)and did just fine with a 3 horse steel trailer with a 1000# horse. Didnt even know it was back there, till we got south of Castle Rock, then I had to get boost over 10 psi. According to one guy I worked for, that is a big a$$ load. Maybe for a PSD.
While on the subject of underpowered vehicles, why are none of the car magazines not impressed with the Cummins? They are so impressed with the Duramax and Allison. ANd the PSD. I am not impressed with either one, outran a D-max in my fiancee's 84 626. That's right, a 2 bbl, 5 speed, Mazda with 155K.
Keep on Rammin. I plan to get another after horseshoeing school. Selling the 93 and going on the leftover money from the sale.
Daniel Puckett
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Daniel's current truck: 1993 W350 club cab, 5 speed, treadplate aluminum flatbed, 4. 10 rear end, straight pipes, K&N, "slightly" tweaked pump. ISSPRO color coded pyrometer and 50psi boost guage. NRA Life Member (since age 12) and d@mned proud of it. IRBCTS.
[This message has been edited by ddpcfc (edited 02-09-2001). ]