Just curious, how much is he paying for fuel down there?

 

250-300 Colones per litre

i think he said exchange rate was 400 colones to $1 US

 

How much is that per gallon? Also how much does fuel cost in Mexico?

 

I didnt ask him about mexico. i just asked him what the prices where at the place they were staying. he gave it to me in colones and litres. LOL, you are asking a montanan to decifer the latin american currency system and the metric measuring system.

1 litre = 0.2642 US gallons

so 250 colones = 1 litre

so 4 litres = 1.0568 gallons close enough for me 4 litres = 1 gallon

so 1000 colones = 4 litres and 1600 colones = 4 US dollars

1000/1600 = .625 so .625 * 4 = 2.50

so $2.50 a gallon

My math could be wrong, if i could look up all the details and had the time to get the wheels turning in my brain i might be able to make heads or tails of it.

Honestly i dont know if he filled up in mexico. he has a massive tank in his bed as well as that Transflo under frame tank so he's got some incredible range. if he did fill up there it was way south of the border. It pretty cool thinking about all this stuff

 

That is correct about the safety and emissions. Seems there's no problem for the folks that work in El Paso to purchace a truck across the border. It may have something to do with a lot of folks also live in mexico that are american citizens working in the USA.

 

Ok guys he just pulled into Cordova Argentina, sounds like he may have barged the truck part of the way into Peru somewhere to avoid Columbia.

He says he found a dealer in San Jose Costa Rica that was able to clear the codes for him. Since hten he says no more codes no more RE-Gen and fuel mileage is up 2-3 mpg solid across the board. though he says driving down there is trecherous

 

Tell him we want pics. I love the idea of driving that kind of distance. I just wouldent want to deal with all the other stuff that goes with it.

 

Glad to see it is working out. Keep us informed. IF he would have kept the DPF he would have had serious issues.

 

3.79 litres in an American gallon.

 

Good to hear he found a dealer with a scan tool that works on the US truck but I wonder if he can even order parts down there and find a mechanic to install them?


Cool story though, I bet he's got the only 6.7 around!

 

hi im form argentina, i have a 2500 4x4 slt 2007 5.9, we dont have the 6.7 avaibel here, and cars like audi, bmw, mercedes, have problems with the diesel here, but after the 60.000km, you cant filter the sulfure,most comun probles are in the turbo, and injectors.
sorry for my bad english.

Matias
dodge 2500 4x4 slt 5.9 45.000km

 

this is the lis of Dodge dealers in argentina

http://www.dsc.chrysler-jeep-dodge.c...e=1&Brand_ID=3

 

I thought we weren't allowed to talk about removing emissions equipment on this forum?

 

It has to do with a guy who drove to another country and didn't know he was in for trouble with the DPF. They aren't talking about doing it here in this country.

 

great info there mato. I am sure they will appreciate it.