Wulfdiesel

Ran the new truck up to 800 miles. hooked up a 18 foot overloaded lumber trailer(14K+ truck and trailer). thing sagged my 3500 backend to about a foot off the ground!
Put about 200 HARD miles on her, going up the biggest hills i could find and coming down them letting the cummins do ALL the braking(holding 3000+rpms for 5-10 min periods in low gears)
Then changed the oil and filter.
It was alot of fun!
Anyhow I was crusing along today and Ive noticed the truck seems noticably louder, meaner, and the rpms and turbo seems to spool up and down alot smoother during acceleration and deceleration. Im gonna keep periodically hooking up to those big trailers and pounding out hills while the grunt of the motor gets stronger and stronger
anyhow, just wanted to telle veryone how muc h fun Im having with my new Dodge

TexasCTD

I hear that is the best way to break them in right. Hook on to something heavy and get those temps up to help seat the piston rings and clean out the injectors and exhaust. My truck seems to run better after a hard pull too.

Glad you are enjoying your new truck!

Wulfdiesel

thx my friend!
ya it was great...truck was blastin out all kinds of internal junk...smells like a real diesel truck now!

HorseHauler

I've always believed thats exactly what these trucks need, every so often hook up to the biggest meanest trailer and find a nice hill and have at it. Best "additive" out there. Now I just need to find a good 12k lb load to hook up to.....

HappyGA

I am glad to hear that you had the old girl workin, but keep in mind, that you can get the EGT to high even on a stock truck.

Hills for 5 to 10 mins at over 3000 rpm;s sounds kinda high, but I don't know what your temps were either. Even on a stock Cummins that pulls a lot, and EGT gauge is a good idea.

Hunter11

I have noticed after we get back from a trip pulling the 5th wheel my mileage will go up to right at 20 mpg on the highway. It will then slowly go back down to about 18 mpg and stay there. That tells me it is doing some good to work the old girl from time to time. Got another trip coming up next week.

Wulfdiesel

it was a pretty cool day luckily
not sure what the temps were but the engine tep never went over 200
day was about 70
I am thinking bout gettinga digital gauge anyhow even though the truck is stock

Wulfdiesel

ya the truck just seems to be looser now..rpms move around easier...its good to rip on these trucks periodically
its like soul food for trucks

howe719

check out blackclouddiesel.com for guages and stacks haha or you can found out where a bully dog dealer is and get a outlook monitor REal nice mines well throw in the triple dog haha

jrogers

PLease get stacks...........

Toto

When I pull my 2000 lb Coleman popup camper up my lane way...it sure cleans out the injectors!
All kidding aside, even towing a ton or so and getting into it once and a while helps a bit.
I have yet to pull anything serious, but I am sure it would be an eye opener to what these thing can really do.

jrogers

I can't wait till Feb I get to pull a 30ft Gooseneck with all of my crap 2000 miles back to KY.......Yeppie.

Wulfdiesel

U r only allowed to go if you get that ranch you showed me
we can play dueling banjos out there

mule3010

Cali. to Ky. sounds like a better move could not be made.Goodbye nanny state. Hello straight pipe, red fuel, no trailer tags and only loosely enforced speed limits.
Joe

Wulfdiesel

and hello to inlaw marriage