Ram1500 EcoDiesel V6 revealed!

jack707 · Jan 13, 2014

I know cummins is made here what I'm saying I wont buy a diesel with a a non american engine.

Renze · Jan 13, 2014

jack707 said:
I know cummins is made here what I'm saying I wont buy a diesel with a a non american engine.

The QSB5.9 i had open lately at 21.000hrs due to a seized crank bearing, has "Brazil" stamped in rockers, block, pistons and connecting rods... And England in a few others.

Heywood Jannockitov · Jan 13, 2014

Renze said:
The QSB5.9 i had open lately at 21.000hrs due to a seized crank bearing, has "Brazil" stamped in rockers, block, pistons and connecting rods... And England in a few others.

Brazil is in the "americas" and England was 250 million years ago!

DarkBlack · Jan 13, 2014

Wow 25k hours. That's pretty good.

Renze · Jan 14, 2014

DarkBlack said:
Wow 25k hours. That's pretty good.

pretty much what is expected of a loader engine working in a 24/7 glass factory, unless you overstress it, in the next loader size up, at 175hp this engine barely lasted 10.000hrs... Their backup loader has 33.000hrs and the engine (Daf 620) only had regular service, no major repairs...

RobertN · Jan 14, 2014

Pretty sure we here on TBN are not a realistic cross section of the overall pickup owning/driving public

Diamondpilot said:
I agree it's impressive but it's not up to the task for 90% of us here with its low GVWR. Chris

DarkBlack · Jan 14, 2014

RobertN said:
Pretty sure we here on TBN are not a realistic cross section of the overall pickup owning/driving public

What do mean? Are you saying not everyone in the world measures their "manliness" by how much weight they put in/behind their vehicles?:jester:

wmonroe · Jan 14, 2014

Renze said:
The QSB5.9 i had open lately at 21.000hrs due to a seized crank bearing, has "Brazil" stamped in rockers, block, pistons and connecting rods... And England in a few others.

I'm a big cummins fan and drive one everyday but that's true it's not an entirely American made engine. Tough to find anything in this "global economy" that is 100% American made.

tcartwri · Feb 4, 2014

media.chrysler.com/newsrelease

February 4, 2014 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The EcoDiesel-powered 2014 Ram 1500 has earned a 28-mpg rating from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the best highway-cycle test result ever achieved by a full-size, half-ton pickup.

Bob77064 · Feb 4, 2014

wmonroe said:
I'm a big cummins fan and drive one everyday but that's true it's not an entirely American made engine. Tough to find anything in this "global economy" that is 100% American made.

You are exactly right, parts for American cars and trucks come from all over the world.