Dodge Cummins Engine Concern

[gilbertmsg]

You have to keep your vehicles clean to keep the rust off them. If you wash often, you rarely see rust. Just like brushing your teeth.

Eddie

 

[Capricious]

You have to keep your vehicles clean to keep the rust off them. If you wash often, you rarely see rust. Just like brushing your teeth.

Eddie

Toyota must not have gotten your memo:


http://media.fixed-ops.com/Toy_Campaigns/D0D-phase1.pdf

 

[debo1683]

Toyota must not have gotten your memo:


http://media.fixed-ops.com/Toy_Campaigns/D0D-phase1.pdf

My 06 Tundra is in at the dealer getting the frame sprayed right now ... it wasn't THAT bad when I was underneath it last night... I rarely clean my truck and live in Ohio. It gets hand washed and waxed about once a year. It is my daily driver and has 121,000 miles. The only body rust I have noticed is underneath the plastic bed liner by the bed bolts ...

To stay on thread topic ... I would buy that Dodge in a second ...

 

[Capricious]

"... it wasn't THAT bad when I was underneath it last night...."

Too bad. If it was really bad, you would get a new frame instead of spray.

Interesting to note that Toyota deems holes ("perforations") of up to 10 mm as "OK."

I like Toyotas; wife and I currently own (2)., and we just sold a third that we owned for 17.5 years. But they really screwed up with Tacoma & Tundra frames, which, I might add, were apparently made in the USA by Dana.

I would probably buy the Dodge as well, and I would even buy a Tundra, but you can betcha I would really research the history of problems with any model used vehicle I might consider.

Would be nice to live in a southern state where salt is used only on grits.

 

[debo1683]

Too bad. If it was really bad, you would get a new frame instead of spray.

The frame replacement scares me a little bit. I have heard of folks having electrical gremlins show up after the replacement. Then it is no longer a recall claim, they have to pay out of pocket to have it fixed! I still don't understand why they bought back all the Tacoma's, and are going through all the trouble to replace frames on the Tundras. Some of the trucks they are replacing frames on are 14 years old ...

I like Toyotas, too. My wife has a Honda CR-V, and it has been nothing but reliable, but it just doesn't drive as nice.

 

[PapaPerk]

I know it is a "find" !

I have been looking for 2005 -2006 Cummins 1 ton for some time but just can't find it. Yes I have heard it is the same except for the axle spring as the 1 ton but it is still legally a 3/4 no matter what I do. I need to find out what the rear end is. It was described to my wife as a 2006 4 door, long bed with cab with 17.1k miles. Not much more info at this time. Trying to get more data and hoping that the person first in line will walk away since he is not described as "serious" but is a family friend on the father side. My wife is friend on the daughter side.

My question is mega or quad cab as that effects the bed length from my understanding as the mega takes bed away. I think it is a 4 wd if not I will not go any further looking at it most likely. Trying to find out ST, SLT, Laramie and what is on it so as to get a reasonable price to offer or to discuss around.

I know the Ram front end is nothing to write home about but that year engine is worth the front end issue. I have a friend (2006 ram) who swears he can get 22-23 on highway stock. Doubt it but? Pulling 10k trailer wt 15-16 mpg vs the 8-9 that I currently see and POWER to spare.

My 2004.5 4x4 3500 Dodge will get 22 - 23 mpg on highway at 64 mph. I've gone over 600 miles on tank of fuel.

 

[roadhunter]

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Would be nice to live in a southern state where salt is used only on grits.

Colorado does not use salt on roads and I dont think the greenies even know what grits are.

 

[LD1]

My 2004.5 4x4 3500 Dodge will get 22 - 23 mpg on highway at 64 mph. I've gone over 600 miles on tank of fuel.

IS that using the trip computer or hand figured? And what configuration is yours? Std cab-long bed? Quad? etc.

Mine is a 05 quad cab long bed 4x4. the heaviest possible config. (with me and a few tools, its 8k) Took a road trip right after I got it. ALL freeway and cruise set at 69-70mph. Trip computer showed a tad over 21. But by had was ~18.5.

With short trips, stop and go, all towing the trailer (total weight ~11.5k and 8 tires), My computer shows ~11.5-12, by had it is 10. I am sure if I wasnt using a 24k trailer to tow my 5k tractor, it would be better though.

To the OP, if the price is right, I'd jump on it too. IF it is priced fairly, not necessarily a good deal, but just average market value, Id hold out for what you really want. But as others said, as long as it was driven once in awhile to get oil pumping around, you will have no issues with drivetrain. ITs when they set for LONG times that the oil film dissipates and you start getting surface rust inside the engine, rear, trans, etc.

 

[roadhunter]

IS that using the trip computer or hand figured? And what configuration is yours? Std cab-long bed? Quad? etc.

Mine is a 05 quad cab long bed 4x4. the heaviest possible config. (with me and a few tools, its 8k) Took a road trip right after I got it. ALL freeway and cruise set at 69-70mph. Trip computer showed a tad over 21. But by had was ~18.5.

With short trips, stop and go, all towing the trailer (total weight ~11.5k and 8 tires), My computer shows ~11.5-12, by had it is 10. I am sure if I wasnt using a 24k trailer to tow my 5k tractor, it would be better though.

To the OP, if the price is right, I'd jump on it too. IF it is priced fairly, not necessarily a good deal, but just average market value, Id hold out for what you really want. But as others said, as long as it was driven once in awhile to get oil pumping around, you will have no issues with drivetrain. ITs when they set for LONG times that the oil film dissipates and you start getting surface rust inside the engine, rear, trans, etc.

Actually my 07 mega with some toolboxes weighs in over 9k pounds and still gets 17-21 MPG but i live in the country and dont' so much city driving at all and most of the speed limits are 65 around here so I dont' drive that fast. Wyoming has 80 MPH speed limits and my mileage drops like a rock going over 80. I could see an 04 regular cab 2wd getting well over 20 mpg on the highway.

 

[LD1]

Is that 07 the 6.7l diesel? with more emissions?

In 2005, the heaviest config was DRW long bed Quad with diesel. Cant speak to the 07's or what they weigh