TDR had an article a few months back were they had a Major transmission shop tear down both a NV5600 and a G56 and compair stranghts and weakness....
The G56 is not made by Getrag and it was designed for meduim duty trucks. I have one have been very happy with it. I have towed from eastern PA to...
I have the Amsoil kit on my truck and use a 2 qt filter and have it plumed from a port above the stock filter and discharg back through the oil...
If you look at the coolant capacity of the 5.9 and 6.7 you will see that the 5.9 has a larger capacity and could account for the lower water...
with the price of fuel there is not much point in long idel times. the block heater if a 120v outlet is available would keep the block warm.
Cummins says not to let them idel more than about 10 minutes. when I had the Ford International said the same.
mine has been dropping every time I fill up to less than 16 mpg. Had the dealer do a reflash and will see if it did any good the next time I fill up.
After installing the gauges I dont idle when I pull off because of how fast it cools down. I have mine reading before the turbo and as soon as I...
I have my 4 gauges mounted on top of the dash with fuel pressure, Boost/EGT combo gauge, and transmission temp. I have been happy with the set up...
The later 2005s dont have the plastic side tanks on the intercooler mine has steel. you need a boost gauge along with the EGT gauge if the boost...
I ordered the 3 gauge pod for the top of the dash from Genos and really like that set because is in my line of site
I have a strait pipe with the CAT still in place and when I am not towing it is not bad but when I pulled the trailer from PA to WY it was pretty...
my brakes were just fine. The newer CDTs are so efficent at getting air through them and I have got a cold air intake, new intake manifold, and...
what about being able to stop? I have had a run a way with my 2005 pulling 6K and that is something I dont ever want to relive.
One thing that no one has talked about is getting the load stopped. You can make these trucks pull anything you want legally or not. But a...
Dodge got a way from the NV5600 because it is not longer made so Dodge had to go somewhere else to find a replacement. I have put over 45K on my...
I use a Baldwin fuel filter from Amsoil in the stock housing and I also have a 2 micron spin on fuel filter before the injector pump.
We just traded the 26" Hi Lo for the Sandpiper.
When I had my 90 F250 with the 7.3 L IDI the glow plug modual would go out about once a year except the last time the heavy gauge wire burned up....
fixed the problem and used 4 heavy duty drawer sliders from Lowes to rebuilder the slider.
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