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RE: Its here 1/2 ton Shootout!
I seem to remember the old man's F-250 having that axle combination in 1976.
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rsh_757
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11/18/08 08:45pm |
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RE: Diesel vs gas......................
has the only 8.1 on the planet that does not suffer from piston slap or resale value loss.
That is what i said...one or the other....
Woodrow, don't mind him. His main purpose in life is too point out how great he is and how slow everyone else is. Of course, Diesel in my area of the state is around the same price as mid-grade gas.
Chaos has been leaving this guys fingertips for YEARS. I think he actually wanted to keep his diesel excursion and was forced to sell it for passenger requirements, so he tries his hardest to make it look like he is happy and it was the best decision a guy could make. We all know that the 8.1 makes about as uch noise as a current diesel does and that it gets about 8.1 miles to the gallon when under load. Of course, there is a little torque sacrifice too, but not PSD's.. I bet HIS 8.1 has more torque than his old PSD.
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rsh_757
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11/03/08 04:15pm |
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RE: 2010 Dodge Ram 2500/3500 full crew cab 8 foot bed spy shots
That is awesome. Something like that just might get me to buy one. Maybe by the time the kids' legs will have grown long enough to make an argument with the war dept.
That wheelbase is nice!!!!
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rsh_757
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11/03/08 03:49pm |
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RE: GM asking us to void warranty on chipped trucks.
Wow, my dealer installed my programmer for me. EGT probe and everything. I wonder what the Maker would think about that?
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rsh_757
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10/23/08 08:50am |
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RE: Dodge Ram 2500
Mine is the second picture with the rods laid out on the display stand, not the ones hanging on the peg board. The peg board pic is definitely pre 6.0.
Well dang man... wrong image.
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rsh_757
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10/13/08 08:50pm |
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RE: Dodge Ram 2500
Of course the ones in those pictures are way off, the D-Max actually looks the same as the 6.2 rod but the 6.0 and newer Ford rod has an off-set cap like the cummins to take the stress off of the bolts and put it on the cap itself.
Actually, if you do your research, the pic I posted is in fact correct. As for the offset cap on the Cummins and Powerstroke, they are designed this way because the journal size is to big for the bore. Angling the cap allows for the connecting rod's removal through the cylinder bore.
My research? I just looked at a 6.0 torn down in April, your picture shows the powerstroke straight up (like from a 7.3), which puts tension on the fasteners .vs shear stress. No size difference between the 7.3 and 6.0 rod, just the cap angle. That picture is old school, period. Are you saying that that non-angled part doesnt fit through the cylinder bore. The width isn't changing at all, just the angle.
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rsh_757
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10/13/08 02:35pm |
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RE: Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger,
I hope they don’t turn the rugged Dodge trucks into the sissified GM/Chevy trucks!!
I am with him!! Keep that IFS off my 4WD truck!
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rsh_757
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10/13/08 09:28am |
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RE: Ford 6 Speed Automatic Tows 9200lbs? - How So?
Toyota goes the other way with the new Tundras. IIRC they've got a 4.31 rear axle ratio, and double-overdrive in the 6 speed transmission.
You are correct. The 2007 and up Tundra's also has a 10.5" ring gear if you have the 5.7 engine.
Vince
This is not "also", this is BECAUSE. :)
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rsh_757
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10/13/08 07:56am |
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RE: Ford 6 Speed Automatic Tows 9200lbs? - How So?
The gears in a 3.31 axle are actually STRONGER than a 3.73, because the teeth are larger and deeper. A 4.88 ratio has very shallow, small teeth compared to a 3.08. It's all a matter of degrees.
It does? You must be under the assumption that the differential is the exact same size. I don't know, maybe it is with that Ford, but normally, the heavier the truck, the bigger the pumpkin to go with it and that means the bigger the ring gear.
Besides, the axle will fail before that ring gear does!
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rsh_757
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10/13/08 07:55am |
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RE: Dodge Ram 2500
I have a 96 7.3 Powerstroke so take it for what it's worth. I hate Dodge. Rented 2 brand new ones(gas) and the truck was garbage. But you are talking about a Cummins. As a whole, though not every year, best diesel on the market. The way I look at it is it's a great engine wrappred in a peice of s***. It's still a Cummins. I sure wish I could by a Ford or Chevy with a Cummins in it, if that tells you anything. Good luck to you.
P.S. this is not to start a Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge thread. JMHO.
This is CLASSIC. hahahahahaha, such a broad observation, but "take it for what it's worth" hahahahahaha!!
Anyways, the 6 banger Cummins and the 8's of Ford and Chevy are all basically equal in one way or another. The medium duty rating of the cummins is the difference, but that doesn't mean the rest of the truck can take the same abuse. I have seen all the rod size difference examinations and such to know that it probably doesn't even matter. Of course the ones in those pictures are way off, the D-Max actually looks the same as the 6.2 rod but the 6.0 and newer Ford rod has an off-set cap like the cummins to take the stress off of the bolts and put it on the cap itself. Probably means zero in the real world. I can't remember ever seeing anyone claim that their Powerstroke or Duramax lost that kind of a rod.
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rsh_757
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10/12/08 10:06am |
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RE: Final Results Chrysler/48RE Drama
I really came down on the 48RE as being a junk transmission. I will retract that statement as far as my son's truck. The failure was created by a human not the transmission itself. As far as how Chrysler and the Stealership responded to the issue no change there, I could not in good faith recommend a Chrysler product after this experience.
I think if you based recommendations on dealer/maker response in general you wouldn't be able to provide one in good faith for any of them. There are bad dealers and support people spread out all over the place. It is very hit and miss. Sometimes it comes down to the very people working there. Being an owner of three different types of vehicle I can attest to this without a doubt.
I keep waiting for my 48RE to fail, many people have told me it would, I have read tons of posts about how they are junk and the weak link in my pickup, because it isn't a six speed, because it doesn't lock out overdrive (which I like) and how they have a long history of failure based on internet postings referring to "Friends" or "family" who actually own one. Guess, I will just keep waiting. :)
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rsh_757
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10/12/08 09:30am |
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RE: What are the advantages of Apple over PC?
One more post on this disaster.
There are many users who will do anything to not give MS a dime. They believe that it is some kind of evil, I see it everyday and that is how much of this perception is created. To add, MS has to take the wrath of the guy who built and loaded his Pc on his own without having the real skills to do so. I would bet the numbers of issues blamed on MS are twice that on the home builder vs. Today's pre-built and loaded machine. Mac doesn't have to deal with that population and it plays favorable to them.
Don't get me wrong, I like my mac, but the public is getting bad info on the real picture here. My mac has NEvER broke down, but then neither has my wife's 4 year old Dell or sons 2 year old Sony. A kid even!!!
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rsh_757
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09/26/08 04:38pm |
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RE: What are the advantages of Apple over PC?
3rd, security, stability. The story goes that Mac's are just as insecure as Windows but no one writes viruses for them. This is a lie. The fact is that Mac OS X is built on UNIX which is the industry standard for security and stability. UNIX is designed from the very core to prevent the spread of viruses, as is the Mac. It is more likely to see malware, but getting it on your machine is also unlikely. Macs do not run IE, instead they run Safari or Firefox. Both are extremely secure browsers and do a good job of preventing malware from ever getting to your machine. Someone would have to physically install malware on your machine!
As for stability, again, UNIX based. That is part of the reason MS has been trying to make a move to mimicing UNIX - and you can see it very clearly in Vista. I use my Macbook Pro very heavily and can count on one hand the number of times it has required a reboot (from a crash) on one hand.
J
You're kidding me right? Oh and now Safari is secure? It is one of the Mac's biggest weaknesses and has known security problems. Firefox? Great if you are an IT guy and want to get more descriptive error messages and also want to be different. Not to mention you it doesn't accept NT authentication for certain websites. Of course you are then limited by those developers who chose not to develop around firefox even claiming that their site or web app is compatible with it only to find out later that it isn't. Until recently, one couldn't even open MSN with Firefox or view Hotmail. Of course, you can tell Firefox to open those incompatible sites with IE, but really, whats the point? Look, there might not be a lot of things I am 100 percent sure on, but this one I understand and have for years.
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rsh_757
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09/26/08 04:06pm |
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RE: What are the advantages of Apple over PC?
Unix has an advantage of requiring less overhead so that more resources can be applied to applications it is running. For instance in my area, we are doing a ton of "Virtual" server building instead of spending the money on a physical box for something that may not require it. The host device (known as ESX) that these multiple virtual servers reside on is really built with a pseudo form of Linux, which like unix does not suck the life out of the machine, because really, it isn't doing much except serving up these virtual boxes. Many of our Oracle databases are run on unix still. They do a great job of it, but in reality, most users wouldn't know the first thing to do with a real Unix box. Add a gui to it and give it some toys and it will become the pig that any other robust OS is. DOS was smoking quick and reliable in it's time because of the same reasons.
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rsh_757
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09/26/08 03:55pm |
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RE: What are the advantages of Apple over PC?
Dealing with PC/Macs/servers/Web servers/networking/application support is my area of expertise. I am an enterprise designer and have a lot of history coordinating technical insertion for a large aerospace company. I have seen it all, new and old, bad and good. I have seen enough BS commercials and assumptions about one system or another to fill the Pacific.
As far as PC vs. Mac goes, it used to be geared to what a user was doing. Graphics, web development, games or documentation. While the Mac of yesteryear was capable of producing better graphics results and provided a nice easy OS for kids to play on, the PC was business and games if you knew what you were doing. Owning a Mac used to basically disconnect a user from sharing and networking with PC clients. Both OS's have been doing more to come close to one another and for now, are pretty much capable of doing the same things. Windows has become easier to use for those who never used computers and Mac has become more friendly with TCP/IP and MS based programs. Too add, graphics work is no longer favored by the Mac, anything you can do on a Mac, you can do on a PC in regard to that type of design. It has been that way for sometime now, but the opinions are still out there.
First off, A Mac is no more secure than today's PC. It is just as vulnerable to viruses, hijacks, spyware and malicious users. The primary reason that Mac's had the impression of being more stable is because nobody was building malware for a Mac, why would anybody do that for a system that just isn't that common. Those butcher get more bang for their buck by gearing towards windows based machines that EVERYONE owns. In advanced Computing Security courses hacking a box was one of the first things we learned to do. Easiest to hack was the Linux, second was the Mac and 3rd was the PC. This included modifying security features on the device and destructive actions.
Pricing favors the PC, it always has and always will. Sure, you can get a Mac for a similar price as a PC, but that PC will kick that Mac to the curb in regard to performance and software packaging. Simply said, if you want a Mac to perform and have the same set of tools as a higher end PC, you are going to pay nearly double. I guarantee it.
Mac is getting better about playing well with software and more companies are building software to work with the Mac, one will still find though, that the Mac version of software is going to be more expensive. Mac claims to play well with MS Office these days and it is a selling point for the Mac, but as a consumer, are you going to want to buy a Mac that has a version of Office on it that was converted to function on a Mac or are you going to want to own the the OS that Office was originally designed for?
You can get whatever kind of Windows based machine you want. IBM, Gateway, Dell, HP, Sony, Toshiba, whatever.. The list goes on and on, the competition between the models really keeps pricing down. You buy a Mac and that is what you are getting, a Mac. Period. Just try and build a custom one from parts like many can do with a PC. Then price it out.
Reliability - With a long history of support, I can honestly say that most computer problems are acutally generated by the user. This is commonly due to a user not keeping a PC up to date, downloading malware that is attached to some "tool" or "free" application that basically provides a user with some neat feature only along with that feature, a computer gets a hi-jack program that is either designed to re-direct a web browser or change defaults that ultimately annoy the end user. Don't even get me started on peer to peer sharing. This is mostly of what I have dealt with in my past support days. Sure, Hard drives give out every once in a while, but that is why we always tell users to use backup tools so that nothing is lost. Of course, many users never do this, so when they blame the PC.
The Mac is just as vulnerable to a Hard drive failure as a PC, what is worse, if you need to attempt a data retrieval from a Mac, you MUST have a second Mac to attach that drive to. The file systems aren't buddies and getting that data back sometimes requires attaching a drive to a healthy system. Newer Windows systems can read any other windows drive as long as 3rd party encryption software is blocking it. I can't begin to tell you how much money I have saved people in the past by "slaving" a drive to get their history off of it rather than sending it to a recovery store that may or may not get your data back.
I will give the nod to Mac for general hardware reliability. With a PC, you could be getting just about anything. The only way to know for sure that you have the best of the best is build one yourself. I do it, but I also purchase pre-built machines for the family to use. Amazingly, those pre-built machines, including our one Mac have been more reliabile than the machine that I built with top grade hardware. Oh well, you can't win them all. Mac pretty much uses the same hardware and remains consistent. Still capable of failing though.
Mac also gets the nod for ease of use, especially with children or older people. While PC is gaining ground, Mac is still everyone's "buddy". It also carries this "cool" factor with the kids. That is due to the novelty of owning a Mac and just being "different" most of these kids have NO idea of why they think a Mac is better for them vs. a PC other than their friends said so.
OK, this went longer than I wanted. My Mac is a great machine, it does everything I need it to, but to do it, I paid a lot more and didn't get anything more in return when it comes down to it. These days, I consider machines to be disposable. With a 4-5 year life span, I am gonna buy the one that gives me more bang for the buck. The commericials with the Mac guy poking at the PC "nerd" guy are just plain worthless. Any experienced IT support person would tell you the same thing. Again, trying to use the "cool" factor.
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rsh_757
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09/26/08 02:06pm |
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RE: 2005 Cummins Injector
I am not sure but the injectors could be covered under the powertrain warranty that runs to 100,000 miles.
I would look into what is covered in the powertrain warranty. If it is not covered under warranty then I would consider an independent diesel shop.
A local diesel performance shop sells new Bosch CRD injectors for about $400 each and you can get a set of six 50 hp injectors for about $3000 plus installation and your cores. If you just change out the nozzles the 50 hp set is only $850 plus nozzle cores and installation.
2005 Dodges were the last of the 7/70 engine-drivetrain warranty, and then the 100k one started after 2006, I believe.
My 05 has the 100,000 powertrain warranty and injectors are covered. They should warranty it clogged or not. Who are they to say it is clogged without actually checking it out? I still say forget them anyways, go with a heavy dose of power service and drive it like you stole it up a few hills.
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rsh_757
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09/26/08 11:46am |
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RE: Diesel less $$$ than gas?
Diesel is now the same price as regular gas in Bonney Lake WA at Safeway. 3.62 yesterday. That is like a over a dollar less a gallon in the last two months.
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rsh_757
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09/24/08 06:05pm |
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RE: Diesel Truck
The was no problems with the 2005 Duramax, just ask Franklinman.....
Exactly!! It used to go something like this.
From Franky:
"The 2005 Duramax is the strongest, most powerful towing machine ever built. If you buy one you will own the most reliable, efficient and fastest truck offered in the WORLD. It is warrantied for 1,000,000,000 million miles and all of them make it that far, just ask all the million mile 2005 Duramax owners! They will tell you the same thing"
I think that guy got banned or something, sometimes I think Supercharged is the gas version of him, maybe like "Bizarro world Franklinman1999"
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rsh_757
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09/24/08 03:23pm |
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RE: 2009 ram heavy-duty gets new hemi
I'd love to see a test of the following gassers:
Chevy 2500 Crew 4x4 6.0 V8 6spd auto 4.10 gears
Ford 250 Crew 4x4 6.8 V10 5spd auto 4.30 gears
Dodge 250 (New hemi) 5.7 5spd auto 4.56 gears
Toyota Tundra Crewmax 5.7 auto 4.30 gears
Then for some comparison to older used vehicles pulling the same load:
Chevy 2500 crew 4x4 8.1 5spd Allison auto 4.10 gears
Ford-same as above, but about 2-3 years older
Dodge-same as in linked test, but with 4.56 gears (maybe a Power Wagon?)
Dodge with the old V10
Older bodystyle crew Tundra with 4.7 V8 and lowest gears offered
Then for giggles throw in a Chevy with a Vortec 454 and 4.10 gears and a 2002 Ford with a 7.3 Powerstroke
That test would give an awesome new vs. used comparison test
But why the Tundra? It is not a 2500 series pickup no matter what the toy advocates would have you believe. It doesn't have the weight of the 2500 series rigs from having a heavier frame, axles and accesories to support that weight.
Dodge did the right thing here, they provided an option for more power and torque without having to fork up for a disel. Everybody else increases HP and torque numbers, why not Dodge also?
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rsh_757
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09/21/08 10:06pm |
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RE: Should I buy a new truck
I am fighting the urge as we speak, I just still can't see getting rid of my current TV though. The thing has been flawless.
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rsh_757
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09/15/08 03:43pm |
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