1.4 Million Mile Dodge

[dieselcruiserhead]

Link to article...

It's only a 2001 also, pretty crazy..


http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/0907dp_2001_dodge_ram_3500/index.html

 

[Street Wolf]

Well, it is a Cummins, and commercial trucks get over a million miles all the time, sooo.... no real excuse for it not to be able to reach that point.

 

[deadbird]

More oil = better. These things hold 11 quarts, almost 3 GALLONS of motor oil. I hope mine lasts 1/3 that long.

 

[ujoint]

That's great!

 

[IdaSHO]

More oil = better. These things hold 11 quarts, almost 3 GALLONS of motor oil. I hope mine lasts 1/3 that long.

My 7.3 Powerstroke takes 14.5 qts.

Ive never seen a million mile 'stroke. :snorkel:


That said, at 230k on her now, I figure she has at least another 200k in her.

 

[Rot Box]

I know of a few high mileage diesel pickups but only a handful with more than 500K. An old 95 K2500's with a 6.5 TD that I had pulled off 550K (original engine) before a rod let loose. A friends 95 Power Stroke has 780K with the (original engine) last I looked and it is still used daily.

I would like to know how many VP44's and lift pumps that Cummins ate up in its lifetime :Wow1:

 

[jacksprat1599]

I just replaced my original vp 44 in november.it made it to 286k,thats with an edge juice w/ the pump wire tapped for a 100k

 

[UrbanCummin]

I know of a few high mileage diesel pickups but only a handful with more than 500K. An old 95 K2500's with a 6.5 TD that I had pulled off 550K (original engine) before a rod let loose. A friends 95 Power Stroke has 780K with the (original engine) last I looked and it is still used daily.

I would like to know how many VP44's and lift pumps that Cummins ate up in its lifetime :Wow1:

I think its on VP44 # 3, maybe 2

I'm at jsut under 200,000 miles on my original vp44, truck has been modified since day 1 and heavily moddified for a while now. Put in a real lift pump and change your fuel filter and those vp44's are not as bad as many people make them out to be.

 

[Rot Box]

I think its on VP44 # 3, maybe 2

I'm at jsut under 200,000 miles on my original vp44, truck has been modified since day 1 and heavily moddified for a while now. Put in a real lift pump and change your fuel filter and those vp44's are not as bad as many people make them out to be.

Agreed. I believe the owner mentioned replacing several lift pumps so I assumed that he was running the stock style. I had a VP truck (great trucks thats for sure) and learned the hard way about lift pumps--no good at all $$$$ :bike_rider: