sallyman1

On my edge juice engine temp read between 204 and 210 fahrenheit pulling my 9,000 lb travel trailer. is this normal? on my stock factory gauges the needle was in the middle. I also get a P0483 fan clutch code. Should my temp be lower if fan problem was fixed?

Spooler

Noop, that is where it should be.

sallyman1

Wow. towed my truck home. used father in laws ford f350 6.0 litre diesel 1 ton. Wow. It pulled my camper better than my truck pulls it. And hes got no chip. i tow lo edge using level 2. I smell ford coming my way

Spooler

You say that now but when it goes boom going down the road you will be kicking yourself

sallyman1

boom from what? atleast it starts. i had to tow my truck 200 miles home. wasnt cheap.

rich

yea check your towing mileage on it and then put all the stuff you have on your ctd as far as chips and see how long that 6.0 really last

sallyman1

i know im just mad. cummins is best. But that truck sure sails down the highway. mine seems to struggle. I used his on tow/haul (ford) and for a while put it on overdrive it had no problem. with my 2004.5 ram i always use tow/haul. If i try overdrive it wont pull it at 65 mph. Go figure. I know my dodge has 100 hp extra than hios truck and probably 300 ft lbs torque more (with edge level 2).

Spooler

You have 3.73 gears I beat ya.......... 4.10 with the auto is the only way to go. Mod the tranny if you really want to put it down. TC, VB, and flexplate


And by the way I always use overdrive unless on a real real steep incline.

HOV

Sounds like there's either something wrong with your truck, or you dad has an F750.

DBLR

sallyman1,

I’m surprised to hear this from a Journeyman heavy equipment diesel mechanic!

bluepp

Your truck isnt running right. You should be able to pull in overdrive with ease

sallyman1

what you mean surprised? I dont have a scan tool. theres nothing i can do to my truck other than buy parts and start swapping them. or what do u mean? as far as the ford thing no i was kidding. cummins is best. but i think the ford has a better tranny than the 48re auto?

no_6_oh_no

What everybody is saying is your truck has a problem and its not right. You should have no problerm pulling that weight even stock. Add minimal power with a tuner and you will be amazed.

sallyman1

i did. i added edge juice.

snoyes

Could be the difference between a 5 speed auto (5R110) in the Ford and the 4 speed auto in the Dodge. Also being a Dually he probably has the 4.10s vs the 3.73s. And overall the torque shift trans on the Ford has been OK, however, the 6.0 on the other hand...