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Re: Am I the only one with this ongoing problem? [Re: HotRodDave] #3116645
01/26/23 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by HotRodDave

The engine it self is the same. The only diesel I ever owned that I like was my old 12V VE pump, I ran it off used oil at the honda dealer I worked at. It was quite easy to turn up the power just a little from turning a couple screws and was very reliable and had a really neat feel but my 2011 2500 Ram with my "special built" 6.4 hemi tows a lot better and gets almost as good MPG as the old 12 valve did.


“Special built” 6.4….. is that a subtle hint that it ate the camshaft and you had to overhaul? After 20 years of owning a diesel I pretty much had myself convinced to go the 6.4 route. Properly equipped they have quite the job rating. Driving empty I see “some” with avg mpg numbers in the shop that are not too much worse than my CTD. Obviously towing those numbers split, but for how often I tow anymore the much less costly initial investment I would be ahead $$$ anyways. It’s not been kind for the past year being a diesel owner for sure with the fuel costs.

Re: Am I the only one with this ongoing problem? [Re: MuscleMopars] #3117647
01/30/23 06:52 AM
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Every day I am more thankful I bought a 2010 Cummins, the last Def-free year. Also the last year they were officially Dodges rather than Rams. puke


2012 was is the last year for no DEF. And I am glad I have one of those!


My bad. Got confused with the other marques.


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Re: Am I the only one with this ongoing problem? [Re: J_BODY] #3117668
01/30/23 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by J_BODY
It’s not been kind for the past year being a diesel owner for sure with the fuel costs.


It should not be forgotten that the big $ root problem was
making ULSD (Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel) maximum sulfur level so low
that only adding in highly expensive synthetic diesel fuel made from pure natural gas
could get the blended fuel down to this sulfur level.

Remember when Diesel Fuel cost less per gallon than gasoline?

This is such a massive mistake.

It would make more sense to stop growing all the corn for ethanol,
and devote that massive farming acreage to growing peanuts
and blending peanut oil in to make ULSD.

Peanut (and other plant oils) are nearly sulfur free.
Just like corn made into ethanol leaves “Distiller’s Grain” byproduct to feed to farm animals,
oil from peanuts would leave a byproduct food rich in protein.

When Rudolf Diesel could not make his engine invention work on coal dust,
one of his coal mine engineer uncles suggested that
he “temporarily” switch to peanut oil to work the bugs out.
He got bugs worked out and switched to kerosene, then heavy oil.

The ULSD mistake is so big it is hard to wrap your brain around how it came to be law.

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