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I payed my rent not long ago, it’s bullcshit to pay so much. The freeloaders don’t pay cshit!

drive a 12v but with a strait pipe.

i add transmission fluid to mine.

Yep.

Jim.......i had both of my diesels deleted ....16 and an 18......just for that reason....have never gone into limp mode....yet.......70,000 combined miles........bob

"i add transmission fluid to mine."

A diesel mechanic on one of the Dodge diesel websites I used to look at all the time( Dieselram.com maybe) said that auto trans fluid can screw up your injectors over time because it has plastic in it to increase clutch friction. I mix 112 oz Diesel Kleen (big bottle + one small bottle) with a gallon of 2 synthetic cycle oil and add .7 oz for each gallon of diesel when I fill up. I can't remember where I came up with that mixture but it's supposed to work as good or better than most of the expensive diesel additives.

Was told to periodically use Marvel Mystery Oil for pump lubrication and for keeping the entire system clean.

2002 Duramax LB 7.

Just ordered a 2020 F350 with 7.3 L gasser with standard 10 speed transmission and 4.30 gears. Will tow/haul what I need and since I will only tow/haul 15% of the time, it made no sense to spend an extra 10K on the diesel plus pay another $0.70 at the pump. Fuel economy on the gasser has been improving over the years but not so much on the diesel as emissions controls have been added.

[quote=victoro]"i add transmission fluid to mine."

My diesel mechanic told me to use ATF. It’s full of detergents that will keep your injectors clean and lubed. I’ve been running ATF in my own trucks for 18 years now and have far fewer injector issues than most of the fellow owner operators that I know. I run old tractors. My current one is a 2002 daycab with 1,058,578 miles on it this afternoon when I parked. I’ve owned three tractors over the years and outside of a six pack of injectors for an in frame rebuild I’ve bought a total of three injectors between three tractors. Two of them on the current one within the first month I owned it. I bought it with @957,000 miles so who knows what condition those were. From my personal experience ATF is a great additive for diesel. All of my experience is with series 60’s and a N14.

I have been using the stanadyne additive in the 6.7 cummins. So far no problems..

Stanadyne is good.

Skip the other home brew bs.

Everything the government regulates strongly gets more expensive, there is less of it, and it has less quality. If this keeps up, we will have to ask permission to use our vehicles, turn up the heat in our houses, or burn a wood stove..

I haven't found the the study yet about mixing Power Service and 2 cycle oil yet but I do remember that 2 cycle oil is a much better pump/injector lubricant than Marvel Mystery Oil. I was using Marvel Mystery oil before I read the study and I kept all the bottles. I fill those with the 2 cycle/PS mixture after I mix it, it comes in handy when traveling. I found my old Dodge notes: 118 oz of PS(big bottle/small bottle) will treat 350 gallons of diesel and a gallon pf 2 cycle oil (128 oz) will treat 350 gallons of diesel.

Synthetic?

"Synthetic?"

Sometimes when it's on sale but usually just a good brand outboard motor 2 cycle oil.

Depending I'd fight that.

Its BS from the fact you could have a farm truck that stayed farm only actually. Then you decide to make it legal for road, update the plates and switch to taxed fuel. I'd tell em to F themselves.

But your friend admitted and the bullshit won... Its like a thread on DUI for backing a truck onto the street to pull back in and move it over... yeah yeah technically but still its .gov going WAY out of line once again. Getting you used to the coming communism

I've been using Howes because it's cheap. I'm not sure how good it is, but several of the local logging outfit's seem to use it without issue.

#1 reason I buy pre 2007.5 Rams

If gov't comes for my wood stove, people are gonna die....


Agreed.... A good option for those who only tow a couple times or so per year.. I have to double-check the cost difference between the new 7.3 gas and the 6.7L PSD on a new truck... Might save one a few thou, but IF one tows a bunch with it, they'll lose that over time via lower gas mileage... When I had my last big-block gas truck, I was lucky to get 5 mpg when towing something in the range of 10K#...


(added) - just checked, 7.3 is $1700 over the standard engine, but the 6.7 is $12K OVER the standard engine.. Big savings on the 7.3...

I have to disagree with your assumption. I pull with big gas, 6.4l Hemi and I get -1mpg less that the diesels I owned. I had 15 new 2500 Ram 's in a row. Most of them were diesels.