One of the drivers made a passing mention of putting "a few gallons" of of E85 in a 2012 Ram 3500 with the 6.7. Apparently he did this yesterday, and it's been running ok as side from making a chugging noise earlier that went away (captain brilliance's best description). I just did an oil change on Sunday, and it had no oil on the stick then, I filled it to the middle of the safe range and today it's about 1/2" higher. Smells like diesel too.
So, any bets on how long it's got? I give it a week nd then it'll either not start or run away.

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mehhhh. it's a dodge with a gold plated cummings in it. . it will gun forever.

people like that do not deserve to drive a ford.

 

I give the injectors 2 weeks

 

It's a cummins, it will last 1,000,000 miles easy. Even if stuff breaks on it, no problem, just fix it, THEN it will go 1,000,000 miles no problem.
Someones uncles 5.9 from 1991 with 160 hp has 1,000,000 miles on it, so every cummins is automatically just as good.
The fuel mileage might dip from 31 mpg to around 24 mpg though, with that gas.

 

fixed it fer ya.

 

I do appreciate.
My ol' uncle said, at 1,000,000 miles, the cummins is just getting worn in.

And yes, sometimes his 5.9 does dip below 40 MPG, but only with 40,000lbs or more. 20,000- 30,000lbs can still get 30+ mpg no problem.

 

we have a dodgeboy here that will tell anyone that will listen to him how his gold plated cummings with 2 million miles on it makes 800 hp and still gets 45 mpg.

 

Paging Monty Simmons....

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I give it a couple more days at best. Less if he gets on it hard or tows heavy.

 

Oh God, please NOOOOOOOOO............

 

Although my familiarity with Cummins engines is next to ZERO, I do know they use Common Rail injection like a 6.4 or 6.7 Powerstroke, which means high pressure fuel system replacment.

 

Yeah and I know of a few guys that had to replace injectors and fuel systems, but for some reason it doesn't count on cummins engines. All they have to do, is put it back together and she'll go a million miles.

 

Hence the issue of gaining oil, it's actually fuel being forced past the plungers in the high pressure pump diluting the crankcase oil.
It's been a crappy couple days, the radiator blew on it yesterday morning so I had to change it. I only gained reasons to dislike Dodge, it would have been a 2hour job tops if the lower radiator support blocks were 1/4" shorter. Instead I had to go rent a fan clutch tool (which broke) and pull the fan, but the company account was maxed out so I couldn't get it until today. Then I had to take it 240miles to go pick up a trailer and fix one of the Kenworths again- Broken fuel pickup again, big surprise from a Kantwork- And only got 8mpg with the trailer. Lukily it has a huge tank, so filling it tomorrow will be the driver's problem.

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what is the connection??

 

And this reason would be WHY????