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Guys, I just shut my Cummins off for the first time in 27 Hours!!!
I got laid off Friday and dont have to go back til next Monday, so Saturday I just up and decided I would go to Gatesville Texas (from western maryland)to meet another young punk like me with a Cummins that I talk on the Yahoo messenger every night with but never met each other so what the heck? He has a nice '91 250LE 4X4. but, anyway, this was a 25 hour drive! I stopped on the way down and slept for a couple hours. On the way back, I ran 'er straight up only stopping for fuel (which I just left it run) I ran the guts out of 'er up and back and didn't have a single glitch! I am proud of my baby. These trucks are just amazing, and I now have 130,000 miles on it.

On this trip I also had the pleasure of meeting another TDR member "deezul1". The three of us got together to meet each other and tinkered with our trucks and ripped on them a bit. I had a blast!

by the way, John, you have a nice truck and you rip on 'er pretty good for an old guy! just kidding. Thanks for letting us use the garage and tools.
next time, you guys come up here to Maryland!

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Mine: '93 250 LE 4x4 5spd 4:10 Pwr win/loc/mir,cruise,strait piped,diamond plate tool box, CB, 16x10" AR rims, 285/75/16 Bf goodrich, US Gear E-Brake,Fuller Roadranger shifter, PW injectors, K&N. "wirenut_21529" on Yahoo Messenger
Moms:'96 Ford B-Series school bus (5. 9 Cummins!)I'm gonna Bomb it!
Dads:'94 GMC 2500 6. 5L Turbo

 

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I hear you Wirenut. My Dad and I did an around the clock trip once. Just stopping for pit stops and fuel. I love the sound of the turbo spining up when you put your foot into it.
Gene
92 350 4x4

 

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Hey Wirenut
I enjoyed meeting you and havin you guys over and the OL nieghborhood wont be the same after an onslought of Ram Diesels run amok. Only you kids could drive 27 hours straight and not die from tired butt. Glad you made it home ok.
John

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96 SLT Laramie CC 5spd, 3. 54, no muff, no cat 80gal fuel capacity.
Member NRA/USPSA

 

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I don't know how I made it either John, a lot of sodas and cigarettes I geuss. I had a blast too. Hope your nieghbors dont hate you too much now. There is probably still a cloud of black smoke above Waco. Dont worry, I will be back some day to play, I will have to see your new rig when you get it. You guys are always welcome up here if you feel like driving!

 

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I'm with ya. Just drove from VT to GA non-stop to move the step daughter down to college. Truck stayed running while filling with fuel. I am jealous of you southern states people. Much better fuel then VT, better price to at this time. My 92 run like a top the whole way down and back. Way back stopped in Myrtle Beach & Altantic City (only too lose money). Did all of this in 4 days. Averaged about 17 mpg on the highway which I am not complaining about. The harder you work these Cummins, the better they go. Turned 120,000 on the way.

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Scott
92 Ram, club cab, LE package, 4x4, 3. 54 gears, auto, 285x75x16 Cooper Discovery A/T, running boards, sunvisor, bug deflector, Tonneau cover, Full cap, DynoMax muffler, 5" Chrome Tip, 16 cm Turbo, Boost Gauge

 

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I have many times driven from Seattle, Washington to Boulder, Colorado in a day and a half. But I have never left the motor running when fueling up. Do most of you do this?

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1990(140,000 miles), 3. 54 gears, W250 5spd(replaced on guarantee), new head gasket at 98,000 miles, Reunel winch bumper, extra front and rear leaves, K&M air filter, Stanadyne fuel filter and Performance Formula Fuel Conditioner, Borgeson steering assembly and modified steering box to stiffen the steering, balanced drive shafts fore and aft, passenger-side rubber mat loose to mop up the water that leaks into the cab, CB and 2 meters(KB7VEJ), above the cab aluminum canopy with kayak/canoe rack. It’s a keeper.

 

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Yes. I leave it running.

 

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I figure runnin 'er hard like that, then right off the interstate, by the time I let it sit and idle to cool down I could already get a tank in. So I just let 'er run.

My friends still can't believe I drove the whole way to Texas just to meet a fellow 1st gener.

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Mine: '93 250 LE 4x4 5spd 4:10 Pwr win/loc/mir,cruise,strait piped,diamond plate tool box, CB, 16x10" AR rims, 285/75/16 Bf goodrich, US Gear E-Brake,Fuller Roadranger shifter, PW injectors, K&N. "wirenut_21529" on Yahoo Messenger
Moms:'96 Ford B-Series school bus (5. 9 Cummins!)I'm gonna Bomb it!
Dads:'94 GMC 2500 6. 5L Turbo

 

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Dale, I at times have not shut down my rig for 4 days at times. I run 10 hrs a day, Sleep 8 another 10 hrs of solid running. I have an air operated high idle switch. When I idle for extended times I use the high Idle. Fueling with motor running is no problem. Just extended idleing for hrs at a time. Sure it burns the fuel, but I'd rather sleep with the AC on than save fuel. #ad
Mike

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92 Std cab. LE. 215 P-pump reman cummins motor. 5-speed, 3. 54, 105 gal Aux tank in bed. Borgeson shaft, Banks Power pack. 12cm Hot end housing w/wastegate. 4" Exh, Pyro & boost guage, oil temp guage. E-brake. Galaxy DX99V, Used as a Hotshot/express Reg. at 36,000 lbs in 48 states. http://hometown. aol.com/hotshothauler/myhomepage/business.html