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Any guesses??
2001 2500 QC Diesel 6 Speed 4X4
nascar6
I haven't noticed any problems with my brakes, but I agree with you - you shouldn't need any adjustment this soon. Could it have something to do with the rear ABS? Do you have front ABS? I only have the rear, and I must admit I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to ABS.
ABS on all 4 corners. It's done this only a handful of times. I just know that something isn't quite right. I can't really describe it only that when you put on the brakes, you should feel a constant stopping force. Well when it happens, it feels like someone is pushing the truck from the back while it tries to stop. I hope it either goes away or it gets extremely worse. If it got worse, then I could show the dealer what it does. As it is now, they would never find out what's wrong, because it would never do it for them.
Sounded like your Throttle valve was out of adjustment in the tranny. The tranny needs to know how much you're pushing down the pedal before it decides when to shift...so sounds like that was out of spec.
Look for improvement this fall, when the 2500s and 3500s gain 4 wheel discs as standard equipment. The 1500 gets redesigned in the beginning if calendar 2001, so they will probably get their new braking system then - the 2500s and 3500s carry on until the early part of 2002 before their new chassis/body.
kcram
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basically you want Horsepower. Torque is the ability to move a load-but horsepower is load at a speed. Horsepower is what gets you up the hill at 50 mph rather than 30. Thats why a 4.10 pulls better---it allows your engine to operate at a higher horsepower level.
Engines with the flat torque curves like your V10 and the Cummins, will pull better at higher rpms, because they have basically the same torque at 1800 rpms as they do at 2400 rpms.
If you have 400 ft lbs of torque at 1800 rpms, you are getting about 137 hp. if torque stays the same at 2400 rpms, you are getting 182 hp. So you will be able to hold speed or accelerate MUCH better at 2400 rpms.
I've heard the 'if you talk to truckers' a hundred times. Truckers have 800 ft lbs of torque, which gives them enormous horsepowers at low rpms.
Horsepower gets you up the hill. the lower gear, operates at a higher RPM, which is more HP.
Horsepower is a product of Torque and RPM. To get HP, you either need a lot of torque, or a lot of RPM, or a little of both.
I wish the rest of the truck was as good as the brakes.
I'm buying a Ram 1500 sport, quad-cab, 4x4, 5.2v8.
Do you think I better change for the 5.9?
Is there a good difference in performance?
I'll use the truck to carry my motorcycle.
Thanx. My deadline is tomorrow, wednesday.
kcram
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kcram
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Right now I'm turning about 1750 at 65mph. Can anyone tell me what to expect from RT235 or RT225 tires? Would they fit on the same rims?
I'd also like to get rid of those darn Michelins,
I know they get great mileage but I'd prefer a tire that sticks to the wet roads and preserve my valuable neck. These Michelins are as slick as snot on a doornob when it rains. Ken
Yeah, DC says it doesn't matter what gears you have, if you have the auto you can't tow in OD and if you do and wreck the tranny they will know you abused it and will not honor the warrenty.
According to my figures, which I think are at least in the ball park, going to TR225/75R16 tires would put me almost exactly in the same range as your 4.10 rear end. the diameter of the smaller tire is 29.2 compared to 31.6. That would put me at just under 2000 RPM at 70, and that's what my friends with 3500 trucks are running at with LT215/85R16s.
I guess I may have to take your advise and just be happy to plod along at under 60 but I don't like it.
Can't wait to find out how the new Chevy diesel does. I can't afford it now but in a few years maybe I can.
I'd like to know what would happen if I put the smaller tires on my rims. The specs call for 7 inch max and mine are 8. Ken
This makes the most sense to me - regardless of what the manual or DC says. I also believe this would be true with either the 4.10 or 3.54. I know the 3.54 will be noisier out of OD with the rpms up, but with the 4.10 it would be like that even in OD. Imagine how high the rpms would be in 3rd with a 4.10?
Unfortunately, my little 2000 lb trailer doesn't give me any real data to support this. I barely know it's there when towing - the only time I take it out of OD is to pass somebody on a 2 lane highway. But when I do get a heavier trailer, I still think the 3.54/Cummins/265 combination will work well to tow with in or out of OD. When I need the power, I'll just take it out of OD.
By the way, I get 18 mpg towing my little trailer with cargo, 2 adults, 1 child. (3000 miles on the truck so far)
Good luck - I hope you find a satisfactory resolution.
Click Dodge Ram II/Post 46 for a detailed mph/rpm table.
kcram
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i figured they would at least have different gearing between the diesel and gas.
not being condescending, but i think the DC 6 cylinders are little anemic. a friend of mine traded in a Chevy v6 for a Dodge v6. he only drives around, no towing. he's really disappointed in the new Dodge. compared to the Chevy, it has zero power, and the Dodge only got about 14 mpg, while the Chevy v6 was getting about 20. V6's aren't meant for heavy duty work, but GM and Ford both have v6's that are very peppy and driveable, Dodge does not.
Currently, Dodge uses the 47RE automatic behind both the V10 and Cummins. Both engines also use the NVG4500HD 5-speed stick, but only the Cummins gets the NVG5600 6-speed.
Supposedly, with the redesigned HD Rams, the Cummins will get the NVG5600 and the Allison 1000, while the new V10 will have the NVG4500 and a Mercedes 5-speed automatic, but rumors continue that the NVG4500HD may be out there as well.
kcram
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Just my 2 cents worth
Eric16