Originally Posted by BigTXDually

Hey bud good for those that do but im here to tell you that most of the problems that people are having with the 6.7 are due to them not using them properly. The fact that " lots" of people let them idle a bunch with no problems says nothing about the fact that this is a real problem and letting them idle for long periods of time without making them idle up and putting a load on the engine every so often causes real problems. I have them come in all the time with clogged particulate filters or egr problems due to long idle periods. Yes I probably should have been more specific with what I said and for that I apologize for not doing so, but man you really should look out about attacking people that you don't even know when they are only trying to help others out. I give out my ideas, information, and opinions the way I do because I tend to see and deal with more of these problems than most diesel owners do. Trust me i have known more than my share of bad mechanics too, but unlike the majority of them I actually try very hard to find the cause of the problem and fix it the first time versus having the customer come back for the same problem and then they are really mad at me and thats not cool. I don't just scan it and do what is the "EASY" fix and flash it, I actually cost myself money and find the real cause of the problem even if it takes longer than the "flagged" pay time. I'm sorry for those of you who don't want to hear this but im doing this publicly so that you can all see how I feel about the information and suggestions that I give out. For those of you that appreciate it I say your welcome and for those who don't im sorry but thats just how it is.

Originally Posted by Hounddog

And you use the ramp up idle feature?

Originally Posted by BigTXDually

Hey bud good for those that do but im here to tell you that most of the problems that people are having with the 6.7 are due to them not using them properly. The fact that " lots" of people let them idle a bunch with no problems says nothing about the fact that this is a real problem and letting them idle for long periods of time without making them idle up and putting a load on the engine every so often causes real problems. I have them come in all the time with clogged particulate filters or egr problems due to long idle periods. Yes I probably should have been more specific with what I said and for that I apologize for not doing so, but man you really should look out about attacking people that you don't even know when they are only trying to help others out. I give out my ideas, information, and opinions the way I do because I tend to see and deal with more of these problems than most diesel owners do. Trust me i have known more than my share of bad mechanics too, but unlike the majority of them I actually try very hard to find the cause of the problem and fix it the first time versus having the customer come back for the same problem and then they are really mad at me and thats not cool. I don't just scan it and do what is the "EASY" fix and flash it, I actually cost myself money and find the real cause of the problem even if it takes longer than the "flagged" pay time. I'm sorry for those of you who don't want to hear this but im doing this publicly so that you can all see how I feel about the information and suggestions that I give out. For those of you that appreciate it I say your welcome and for those who don't im sorry but thats just how it is.

Originally Posted by RANDOLPH

I need your help fellas. I want to buy a Dodge Ram diesel, but I'm not sure what size truck or what generation (6.7, 5.9) would be the best choice. I'm 60, have both knees replaced, mechanically a dunce, and pull a 21' TT behind my Toyota FJ cruiser. The FJ does a decent job, but for my age I'm thinking a 5th wheel would be easier on these aging bones. Would a 2500 or 3500 cummins be your choice? Would I need a friggin ladder to climb up in it?

Originally Posted by rcs7

I'm also new to the dodge diesel and have 6.7 liter. I'm aware of the high idle feature as well, but not once was it mentioned that we were not to let idle more than ten minutes during the purchase of the truck or during the several times we've had it serviced..

I really find it hard to believe that Chrysler would not mention this is up front if it as important as is seems. I guess it's just ignorance, over the workings of a diesel engine.

Not an attack on on you Bigtx, as I'm sure definitely you're closer to the action than most of us. I'm just amazed at the workings of Chrysler corp.

Originally Posted by BigTXDually

Well unfortunately unless the techs at your local dealer or any dealer for that matter dont keep up to date on all of the info available then they wont know unless they read up or go to one of the newer schools targeting the 6.7. Trust me you learn a lot at those schools. And another thing, today when I did a Flash update on a 6.7 the new flash allows the computer to recognize idle time better and hopefully will help solve some of the problems with letting the 6.7 idle. So if it works correctly then the idle times without causing problems should go up. Also to explain better im not saying that letting the engine idle for more than 10 minutes every now and then will cause big problems but if you do like my dads tool pusher does on rig locations and lets it idle for hours almost every day on a location then yeah you are going to have big problems. He found out the hard way by having to drive a long way to a dealership to get his truck out of LIMP MODE because the soot accumulation in his particulate filter was so high that it dang near shut his truck down. One other thing remember that a 6.7 will not (or at least it should not) go into regen while parked. So hopefully you wont have any fire problems associated with the 6.4 "Power Stroke".