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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 03:53 PM
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X-gauge for engine hours

Isn't there an x-gauge the reads engine hours? Will an '03 read it? Not all that useful really, but would be cool to know.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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My '06' displays engine hours on the dash. Dose the '03' not do that? I never use it!
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Fal-308-Win
My '06' displays engine hours on the dash. Dose the '03' not do that? I never use it!
Don't know. How do you get it to do it.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:14 PM
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Hang on, I'll g out and check. ( like I said I never use it! )
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:20 PM
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I just started my truck and pushed the trip mileage button
twice and it camel up right adove the mileage on the truck
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Fal-308-Win
I just started my truck and pushed the trip mileage button
twice and it camel up right adove the mileage on the truck
Yeah, I'd say we're different. There no "above" on my read out. Guess I still need an x-gauge, if there is one.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:35 PM
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If no x gauge is available, I put be on my boat that just hooks up to a hot wire. They don't cost all that much
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Fal-308-Win
If no x gauge is available, I put be on my boat that just hooks up to a hot wire. They don't cost all that much
Not really THAT curious. My boat has an hours meter, and I just wondered how boat hours compare. When buying a used boat, 500 hours is said to be a lot. In reality, I doubt the engine is all that well broken in. As a gauge, how many hours and miles does your truck have?
 

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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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170583 miles

3673.0 hrs.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Fal-308-Win
170583 miles

3673.0 hrs.
How funny. That equates to an avg of 46.44 mph. I just checked mine and my avg is 46.43 mph.
You must have an equal mix of both Frwy and street driving as I do.
Interested to see what others come up with?
 
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How funny. That equates to an avg of 46.44 mph. I just checked mine and my avg is 46.43 mph.
You must have an equal mix of both Frwy and street driving as I do.
Interested to see what others come up with?
Since it appears that will not be finding out what my engine hours are, I did a guesstimate as to what mine would be. After some thought, I said all things considered, about 45 MPH would be reasonable. Looks like I'm a pretty good guesstimater!
 
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Originally Posted by DieselVol
Since it appears that will not be finding out what my engine hours are, I did a guesstimate as to what mine would be. After some thought, I said all things considered, about 45 MPH would be reasonable. Looks like I'm a pretty good guesstimater!
I think you are right on with that estimate. Again, let's see if we get much of a range difference with others? Maybe if I lived in central Texas?
 
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X-gauge only report engine running while the engine is on. It does not accumulate the total time. You can tell how long the engine been running since you last start up the truck (how long you been driving nonstop) that's all.
 
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Originally Posted by VQT
X-gauge only report engine running while the engine is on. It does not accumulate the total time. You can tell how long the engine been running since you last start up the truck (how long you been driving nonstop) that's all.
After looking at the Linear Logic website, I came to the same conclusion.
 
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