Monday I picked up my first diesel pickup. I think my sig says what I have. It is a great truck.

I've always wanted a Cummins pickup since I used to drive a couple big trucks with 400hp cummins back in the mid 90's at my old construction job.

I bought it out of town, had to drive home about 90 miles. When I got the RPM's up around 2000, it was making this awful whistle / moaning noise. It sounded like there was a clamp loose some where. I also noticed it seemed down on power compared to one I drove on a lot a couple months ago.

When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised and found a clamp on the intercooler that was loose. It was the clamp on the tube up to the intake, so it was losing boost out this loose clamp. When I tightened it up and went back for a drive, no moaning or whistling and it has TONS of power now!

 

Right on!!!!!!

Welcome to the site.

 

Converted another one! Welcome to the site. Read around on here till your mind is so boggled with information like the rest of us and then... Pick your weapons and LET THE BOMBING BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

welcome here

 

well i'm in the same boat as you plessm, i drove a couple ford diesels that the the construction company i worked for owned and i bought my first diesel last year and it is my dodge cause i would never buy a ford. but i don't think i will ever buy another gasoline truck or anything other than cummings

 

Welcome... It is addicting.

 

welcome to the group. Even fixes problems without a trip to the dealer.
I see lots of mods in the near future.

 

Welcome to the site. Congrats on the truck.

 

Got my first one too! Mostly because of what I read on this site! Thanks to all that help me without evan knowing it.

 

I am a first time diesel owner as well, I just bought my 04.5 in my sig in July.. I was originally looking for a 7.3 PSD but I did not want to go back on years of vehicle and get a truck with 100,000 miles.. For Some reason people around here think PSD's are like the Hope Diamond or something and I am a ford Guy at heart, but I wanted what was the best at the time.. You see my choice.. I have no regrets..My buddy with a 02 7.3 PSD likes mine better than his as well, he is looking to trade once he gets out of the State Police Academy

 

I agree. Every time I have tried to buy a PSD they seem to think they are diamands.

and by what I mean is every time is when I am changing vehicles and I look at them all. The ford dealers are crazy.

I have always been able to buy a fully optioned Dodge CTD for less than a Striped Furd Power Choke Diesel.

just my experience, your mileage may vary.

 

Hey congratulations,

I got my first diesel this year as well and am now fully converted. I also made a lot of my decision to go dodge based on this site. Ohh and love the megacab room.

Strea