Sadly, they're going to reproduce.get on a bender like these 2 lol
rob
Sadly, they're going to reproduce.get on a bender like these 2 lol
rob
Not on that day. He's too busy screwing the pavement.Sadly, they're going to reproduce.
I had a former colleague who had leased a Promaster van. I drove it from Phoenix to Dallas and back, and it was the most uncomfortable vehicle I have ever driven. I could not get the seat/steering wheel/pedal configuration into anything resembling normal, and cruise control was my only saving grace on that trip.Am keeping my eye out for those too, but hesitant with the repair costs, as they are more complicated.
I wondered about that, so thanks. Maybe designed for Italian delivery drivers?I had a former colleague who had leased a Promaster van. I drove it from Phoenix to Dallas and back, and it was the most uncomfortable vehicle I have ever driven. I could not get the seat/steering wheel/pedal configuration into anything resembling normal, and cruise control was my only saving grace on that trip.
Have one, and they are great pullers, but what the heck with the defueling on shifts. The Aisin is basically a Allison, and is suppose to be able to handle all the torque. Yes, my first RAM, and frustrating without doing mods to correct. Maybe if I put one of those big "C" stickers in the rear window, 6" lift, and 37" tires, it would be better.The RAM diesel trucks are great trailer pullers, but that's a different category.
I just got rid of my 6.0 diesel Ford. It is the most maintenance intensive motor I have ever dealt with, and I was done with it. When it worked, it was a great vehicle (I went all over the country with it) but the fear of the unknown (whats going to break next?) made the 6 years and 100K miles I racked up enough to call it quits when I needed to replace the oil cooler less than a year after doing it (and it's not an easy swap, you have to disassemble most of the top of the motor to get to it).Have one, and they are great pullers, but what the heck with the defueling on shifts. The Aisin is basically a Allison, and is suppose to be able to handle all the torque. Yes, my first RAM, and frustrating without doing mods to correct. Maybe if I put one of those big "C" stickers in the rear window, 6" lift, and 37" tires, it would be better.
(Yes, the Duramax defuels, but nowhere near the amount of the RAM.)
The DPF on my car has the diesel squirted directly into it. It smokes like hell too when the cleaning cycle starts and you're supposed to let it complete the cycle before you switch off the engine. The snag is you get no warning that it is going to do it or a chance to cancel it, so if it kicks in just as I'm arriving at work then I'm not sitting there waiting. It's a PITA...The system used to regenerate it is based basically on injecting more diesel, (closing the intake butterfly so that it does not accelerate) .... that excess diesel ends up in the particle filter, where it “cooks” the soot. so that it falls to the ground instead of flying through the air ... but (and here is the problem) ... that excess diesel, not only goes to the particle filter, it also runs between the rings towards the crankcase, causing the oil level to rise. If the vehicle is used at medium / high power ... the temperature of the exhaust gases plus the almost complete combustion, make it not so necessary to regenerate the filter. But if it is used at low power or in the city, it is where they have the most problems
yes ... it's another regeneration system. Instead of using the injectors of the same engine, it has other injectors that inject the diesel directly into the particulate filter. This system is safe for the engine, the downside is that when it regenerates, it smokes as if you had broken the engine. ... but both, when they start the regeneration process, you can't stop the engine. you have to wait for it to finish. If you stop it in the middle of the process, the bonded / cooked charcoal sticks to the filter, and clogs it .....The DPF on my car has the diesel squirted directly into it. It smokes like hell too when the cleaning cycle starts and you're supposed to let it complete the cycle before you switch off the engine. The snag is you get no warning that it is going to do it or a chance to cancel it, so if it kicks in just as I'm arriving at work then I'm not sitting there waiting. It's a PITA...
The 6.0 was one of the worst, and Ford ignored the problem. I am surprised you made it with that many miles. It's a great motor if you bullet proof it, dumping $5-6K for that, but even that is no guarantee. Buddy of mine put close to $10K into his before giving up.I just got rid of my 6.0 diesel Ford. It is the most maintenance intensive motor I have ever dealt with, and I was done with it. When it worked, it was a great vehicle (I went all over the country with it) but the fear of the unknown (whats going to break next?) made the 6 years and 100K miles I racked up enough to call it quits when I needed to replace the oil cooler less than a year after doing it (and it's not an easy swap, you have to disassemble most of the top of the motor to get to it).
I went small, light and easy to maintain (Toyota Tacoma, 2.7 and a 5-speed manual!), but I certainly miss the towing capacity as I look to set up for my dune trips. I may try to go back to a motorhome, but I've also been looking at cargo trailer conversions to create my own tiny toy hauler.
It is still illegal to gut the exhaust system per the feds. The EPA has been going after the companies doing it, ask the "diesel brothers" from that show, they got their we-we wacked by the feds. Funny enough, it is still okay to do it in Canada apparently.In the US, particulate filters have been mandated since '07. Here in Texas, diesels, motorcycles, and cars older than 25 yrs, do not have to pass an emission check. They're working/threatening toward making the diesels pass one. . . . but, no time soon. Therefore, all the bro-trucks have gutted their exhaust systems, claiming the turbo(s) function as mufflers.
And, Johnson Co TX. They do things a little differnt 'round hyah.. . . . Funny enough, it is still okay to do it in Canada apparently.