Finally got me a REAL Truck

[Soundguy]

thanks

soundguy

 

[tlbuser]

Looks like a nice truck. I would take a 5.9L over a 6.7L any day. .

No way I'd trade back into a 5.9

 

[rswyan]

It is an auto tranny.

I almost wish I'd gone with that, rather than the 6 speed ....

The wife refuses to drive it with the manual (which is kinda funny, since her car is stick ..... ) .... can be inconvenient at times ....

On the otherhand, there is a definite upside too

 

[powerstroke444e]

sweet truck I have a 04 just like it with 400K+ and just did a tranny job and but would not trade it for anything. My favorite 2 motors 5.9 and 7.3, agree new ones may have more power but hard to beat them for reliablity.

 

[mjncad]

I almost wish I'd gone with that, rather than the 6 speed ....

The wife refuses to drive it with the manual (which is kinda funny, since her car is stick ..... ) .... can be inconvenient at times ....

On the otherhand, there is a definite upside too

The only Dodge I drove with a Cummins and a 6-speed was sometime around 2005. Nice ride; but I couldn't stand the 6-speed manual as finding 6th was a pain, and I kept downshifting when I expected to be upshifting. My buddy had the same trouble that day driving it. Then we asked the owner, and he said, "You get used to it as I had the same problem."

My truck and car are manuals.

 

[rswyan]

The only Dodge I drove with a Cummins and a 6-speed was sometime around 2005. Nice ride; but I couldn't stand the 6-speed manual as finding 6th was a pain, and I kept downshifting when I expected to be upshifting. My buddy had the same trouble that day driving it. Then we asked the owner, and he said, "You get used to it as I had the same problem." My truck and car are manuals.

Yeah ..... I hit 4th every now and again when I'm going for 6th .... and occasionally get 5th when I'm trying for reverse (if I'm not paying close enough attention) .... I have more trouble going 2nd to 3rd tho' .....

The problem isn't finding 3rd in the pattern, it's just getting it to actually go in gear ....

The trick is go up to 3rd ..... and then pull the stick slightly towards ya just when you start to encounter resistance .... drops it right in ..... :thumbsup:

I just rolled 11K on the clock .... might loosen up some once I get more miles on it.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Nice truck. You did good by getting a 5.9 I had a Hemi 2500 and it ate 2 trannys, maybe just my bad luck.

By the way Dodge and Ford are real trucks with real front axles.

Chris.

 

[gumshu]

sweet truck I have a 04 just like it with 400K+ and just did a tranny job and but would not trade it for anything. My favorite 2 motors 5.9 and 7.3, agree new ones may have more power but hard to beat them for reliablity.

I have a friend who has over 600K on hers.

 

[ky wonder]

i hope they gave you a spare transmission youll need it

 

[LD1]

i hope they gave you a spare transmission youll need it

That was the older Dodges. Pre '99:confused2: