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av8erdunn

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Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 03:18 PM

turbohobothe moral of your story aviator, never buy Dodge, never buy Dodge Ram, and certainly never buy Dodge Ram with diesel engine especially when diesel fuel is so expensive.

I have never had a problem with a Dodge, I had more problems with my 08 Silverado than I have a Dodge. I am paying $2.89 a gallon for diesel premium is $2.69 and I am able to get 4 MPG better with the diesel than I did with my POS Silverado. With the difference in cost I am still better off with a diesel and I can tow whatever I need. I take it you have never had a diesel. The Cummins diesel is more reliable than the crappy 6.0 powerstroke Ford puts out and it gets better fuel economy than the Duramax GM has.
Turns out I had air in my injector lines which was causing my problem. Opinions are like assholes
everyones got one. What do you drive a prius.

Edited by av8erdunn on Oct 31, 2010 - 02:23 PM.
turbohobo

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Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 06:12 PM

So you have an opinion too! I drive a Dodge Ram with the Cummins Turbo Diesel. Just funning wit ya boyo, lot of good-ole-boyz around here joshing each other with their Chevvy/Dodge/Ford/GMC preferences. I just have to chuckle, these vehicles are all just pressed sheet metal with round rubber wheels, but they all get so personal with their trucks.

Glad you were able to troubleshoot your problem, easy fix, so u can still keep that other beachcat in mind.

Edited by turbohobo on Oct 31, 2010 - 04:17 PM.

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DamonLinkous

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Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 06:38 PM

turbohobo I drive a Dodge Ram with the Cummins Turbo Diesel.

So it's really turbodieselhobo

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coastrat

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Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 07:29 PM

they don't make 'em like they used to...all the plastic on my truck will fit into a dixie cup!

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av8erdunn

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Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 09:35 PM

turbohoboSo you have an opinion too! I drive a Dodge Ram with the Cummins Turbo Diesel. Just funning wit ya boyo, lot of good-ole-boyz around here joshing each other with their Chevvy/Dodge/Ford/GMC preferences. I just have to chuckle, these vehicles are all just pressed sheet metal with round rubber wheels, but they all get so personal with their trucks.

Glad you were able to troubleshoot your problem, easy fix, so u can still keep that other beachcat in mind.Edited by turbohobo on Oct 31, 2010 - 04:17 PM.

Its all good.
A vehicle is a tool, it takes you from one point to the next whether it is a Hummer or a smart car. In the end they do the same thing.
smfinley

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Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 09:57 PM

QuoteI just have to chuckle, these vehicles are all just pressed sheet metal with round rubber wheels, but they all get so personal with their trucks.

Just like our boats. They are all so different yet so much the same, but everyone "knows" which is best, just ask them.

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Edchris177

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Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 10:01 PM

My brother still has one of those Cummins diesels,from the 90's I think. You could tow the earth if you had a hitch point. Cummins builds a good engine, but those years the Rams rode pretty rough unless he had a max camper or horse trailer hooked on. We pulled a 27' 5th wheel through the mountains at 60 mph & still got 21 mpg.
I'm amazed at how "loyal" people get to a Detroit manufacturer, don't you guys know yet, that you buy a Japanese vehicle, & they just run, for 400,000km, & at the end of that time your maintenance bills are only around $1000 + oil changes?

Edited by Edchris177 on Nov 03, 2010 - 08:04 PM.

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smfinley

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Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 12:02 PM

My brother has a mid 90's Dodge with the Cummins. Over $250k miles and the engine is running strong but the rest of the truck is not holding up so great anymore. But it has been on a ranch for over 10 years, and seen a lot of abuse. That engine is a power house though. People get loyal over Detroit cars, but people seem to sign their name in blood over their Diesel truck alliances. Then again isn't the Chevy diesel truck engine from Japan anyways?

Japan has long had the edge on cars that just run forever, but in my opinion Ford and Chevy are getting much closer with their recent vehicles.

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hyperope

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Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 02:39 PM

It's a thing of beauty when my 5.2 is hitched to my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 w/ Cummins TD.

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BigMace

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Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 07:10 PM

03' Chevy 2500HD Duramax(LB7) with 275k miles on it. Programed, Straight piped, and intake work has been done on it in the last 25k miles. - only had the injectors replaced twice.. 90k and then something like 175k.

Other than that, she still does work hah.

& I vote for the Prindle 16 -- since I just picked one up recently. Haven't had a chance to sail her yet, but she looks promising!

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turbohobo

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Posted: Nov 04, 2010 - 11:57 PM

QuoteIt's a thing of beauty when my 5.2 is hitched to my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 w/ Cummins TD.

Yep, best thing ever, and when I run outta diesel 50 miles down the road after just filling the tank, I hitch that dern thing to my trailer, raise the sails on my cat, an tew it where I'm going, I git-r-dun.
waylerindy78

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Posted: Nov 06, 2010 - 11:28 PM

having sailed H 16s freq ,owning Solcat 18 as first boat, then H18,H20 Miracle and now Bimare 18 all are daggers except H 16, to me the performenace difff of modern symmetrical hulls is so great I have a hard time even gong out on a H16,db are not that much truoble , mast rotation si simple, who wants to pitchpole ?
WolfmanI hate to say it but given the choice between a 1996 H16 and a 1982 5.2, go for the H16. Although I have a 5.2 and absolutely LOVE it, but the H16 is a better boat to learn on. The 5.2 is an awesome boat that was actually designed to correct alot of the bad habits of the H16 but the extra rigging/controls and the boards make the learning curve on it a bit daunting. Also, in my mind, you would have to make a couple of necessary upgrades on a 1982 to improve the safety and usablility (pivmatic popups, side loaders for the boards etc) where you probably won't have to do much to the H16 to sail it (provided it's in good shape).

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