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Walter Buller

12-05-2007 22:52:48




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I currently drive a 1988 Ford F-250 with a 7.3 diesel engine and one ton rear end. It's been a great truck but it's time to upgrade to a dually and better fuel mileage. Nearly everybody I talk to recommends a Dodge dually with a Cummins and a standard tranny. But quite a few mechanics tell me the older Dodge's, say from 1989-1996, were the best that Dodge has made, stronger and less expensive to operate and maintain than the newer ones. I would appreciate some feedback from some of you Dodge owners and mechanics about this.

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GordoSD

12-09-2007 11:01:55




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Walter Buller, 12-05-2007 22:52:48  
These guys have it right. I also shopped hard for a clean 96-98.5. with the 12V. Lucked out and got a creampuff with munual tranny. Hardly a day goes by, that someone doesn't try to buy it from me. 19 mpg at 70mph. (85 series E tires). Have just over 100k on it so it's still pretty new. It's just for hauling, rarely sees rain , never mud , or snow. New parts: horn, tail light bulb.

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ericlb

12-06-2007 17:18:33




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Walter Buller, 12-05-2007 22:52:48  
i should have mentioned that i would tow my dodge with my other truck, a chevy, but the chevy wont run fast enough to catch up to the dodge to tow it, [ smile]



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Damp;Dservice

12-06-2007 10:24:26




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to John Moore, 12-05-2007 22:52:48  

Old Ford Mechanic said: (quoted from post at 10:51:26 12/06/07) I wonder what he is using to tow the 94 thats getting 28mpg at 75 mph.




I get 20 with my 97 at 75 and a/c, if i set the cruise, ive got 367,897 on mine and still running strong, the auto has been replaced once, otherwise one injection pump and one set of injectors, I replaced the water pump, at 234,000 it wasnt leaking but i didnt want to get left along the road if it went. I say 94-98.5 are still the best as far as ease of maintainance and repair and also the best fuel econ. but goo d clean units are getting hard to find. I have a topper on mine for the winter but dont let it fool you i tow a gooseneck regularly hauling tractors for my customers, I would have none other!

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Mike S 806/H

12-07-2007 19:21:25




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Damp;Dservice, 12-06-2007 10:24:26  
I have a 94 the best It can do is 16!!



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Old Ford Mechanic

12-06-2007 16:22:04




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Damp;Dservice, 12-06-2007 10:24:26  
Maybe he does get 28mpg at 75mph.I've owned a 95 and a 98 Dodge with the deisel and automatic transmisson.I also a had 2001 with 5 speed.The best i could do was 22mpg with the 95.And that was driving it right at 55 to 60 mph.I tried 2 Ford Powerstrokes with no improvement.Running a Duramax in a Chevy now.The best it will do is 17 mpg.I guess with the right gearing 28 mpg is possible with the 94.

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nates90

12-06-2007 05:40:10




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Walter Buller, 12-05-2007 22:52:48  
I would have to say go with a 12v cummins, it would be from 94-97, half of the 98" had them also. Once you take care of the KDP under the timeing cover, they are the best engine out there. I have 220k miles on my 95" and they were not the easiest miles either. A 24v cummins from 98.5 - 2002 were also a good engine. Only problems with those are the lift pump going out, but a holley electric pump can take care of that. The 24v also is mostly electrical, not all mechanical like the 12v. The Bosch P pump on the 12v is very easy to turn up, can get close to 800 torque and 400 horse with a couple of adjustments. I would have to say the 12v would be your best bet.

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ericlb

12-06-2007 04:35:04




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Walter Buller, 12-05-2007 22:52:48  
the older dodge cummins were the best ones, the 12 valves got better fuel milage than the 24 valves, and were more reliable, ive got over 200,000 on my '94 and all ive had to do is a water pump at around 150,000 and a starter soon after, it gets 28 mpg on the hiway at 75 mph with the a/c on, it did have the auto trany replaced at 120,000 but later it turned out there was nothing wrong with the tranny, a "ace" mechanic diagnosed it as bad and the problem turned out the be a electrical problem in the truck, my personal opinion is that the early dodge bodies looked better too, more pleasing to the eye, that being said, the newer ones do have a little more power, but i have no problem pulling a 15,000 lb trailer regurlary [ i do have a chip in mine and different injectors and the turbo is tweaked too,

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Tramway Guy

12-06-2007 08:43:06




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to ericlb, 12-06-2007 04:35:04  
You have a 'chip' in your 12-valve '94 Cummins??? Interesting...since the electronic control didn't come out until the '98 24-valve ISB engine...



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ericlb

12-06-2007 17:15:17




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Tramway Guy, 12-06-2007 08:43:06  
yep on all counts, the milage is real at 28 mpg, i should have mentioned this is a 2wd truck, its been measured at least a hundred times thru the years and i know several people with similar trucks getting about the same, as to the chip, there is a electric hook up on the lower part of the dash just to the side of the steering colum i think it is a diagnostic hook up test place this has a removable "card" in it the truck will run with the card removed, but it has a noticable improvement in performance with the card in there, the mechanic who did the other work mentioned in my first post told me this is a "performance chip" thats why i said it was

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Old Ford Mechanic

12-06-2007 09:51:26




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Tramway Guy, 12-06-2007 08:43:06  
I wonder what he is using to tow the 94 thats getting 28mpg at 75 mph.



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f350

12-20-2007 15:37:14




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to Old Ford Mechanic, 12-06-2007 09:51:26  
I think a ford must be towing him and the dodge is running the air and lights



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ericlb

12-20-2007 19:41:18




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 Re: Dodge Pickups in reply to f350, 12-20-2007 15:37:14  
i used to own a ford, 3 in fact but i traded them in on 1 real truck and never looked back



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