What type of truck do you use?

[gb70]

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Had a 99 F-350 dually with the 7.3..great truck..or at least I thought untill I got my 07 GMC with the Duramax allison combo..it beats the , even with a chip..the GMC tows with ease..and its much quieter too..my .02

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wow, interesting. Keep the pics and ownership experience coming.

I have had three Fords, a F350 with a V10, a F150, and a F250 '06 model Diesel. Now I have a 118k mile 5.3 GMC Sierra 1/2 Ton and would like to get a diesel again and need help on what year)s) and makes are best out there.

Thanks.

[m22mike]

Her is my 01 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, 8' bed, 8.1 Gas, Allison, 3.73.
Love that tranny




Mike

[budnate]

this is the mac daddy in the Dodge truck world, this was built for only 2 months then they went to the 24 valve motors and they have issues. what makes it very rare is its a quad cab with the bullet proof 12v motor.



'98, Dodge 5.9L 12 valve Cummins, AT, Quad cab, these knock down 18/19 around town and 20's working and will get 25 unloaded on the highway,and ride smooth as a caddy. and will pull anything you hook to them.

[Gary L]

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Her is my 01 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, 8' bed, 8.1 Gas, Allison, 3.73.
Love that tranny




Mike

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Nice truck Mike. I like the hockey stick.

[CamarosRus]

Bud, I've read and heard that the 47RE trans is BAD NEWS......will the 48RE install in the older DODGE trucks and what is involved besides $$$$$$$$$$$

[Chateau Slate 66]

Before I would even consider the cost and troubles of trying to convert from a 47 to a 48, I would have my 47RE built by these guys www.goerend.com and you will NEVER have another issue with your tranny again, guarenteed! Diesel trannys are their specialty and they stand behind them up to very high horsepower and torque levels.

[budnate]

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Before I would even consider the cost and troubles of trying to convert from a 47 to a 48, I would have my 47RE built by these guys www.goerend.com and you will NEVER have another issue with your tranny again, guarenteed! Diesel trannys are their specialty and they stand behind them up to very high horsepower and torque levels.

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yes nothing 4g cant fix if you have the pros re-do one to live they say, to be honest I have not smoked one myself yet I change the filter every year and about the 3rd year I flush all the oil out and run 15 quarts back in till the bucket is dry shut it down and hook my lines back up.

Chuck there is a sweet looking '96 12v at a dealer on lake city, one family owned supposdly low miles around 100k...if I was looking I would take a good look at it, the 12v motors are awsome, nothing breaks! just keep the motor oil clean, run some inj cleaner through it a couple times a year, keep the trans clean and drive them, its been on there lot a month at 11900, honestly if you get on the dodge forums the guys will tell you buy the second gen 12v trucks and never look back.

24v motors dont get that great of mileage and have issues with the fuel pumps and lift pumps, on the 12v motors the inj pump is cooled by motor oil making it the best they ever built to the point its the pump the guys hunt down to trick out to make power with...on the 24v motors they decided to cool it with the fuel major Homer move!...thus causing problems and the outside air temp affects the pumps as well, google 24v fuel problems and you will have reading material all night....also guys if you mess around with the early 24v motors, watch out for the dreaded 53 block google that..they crack the water jacket right at the head...thank the Brazilian's for a crap casted block on that one .

got smoke?

[gb70]

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Before I would even consider the cost and troubles of trying to convert from a 47 to a 48, I would have my 47RE built by these guys www.goerend.com and you will NEVER have another issue with your tranny again, guarenteed! Diesel trannys are their specialty and they stand behind them up to very high horsepower and torque levels.

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yes nothing 4g cant fix if you have the pros re-do one to live they say, to be honest I have not smoked one myself yet I change the filter every year and about the 3rd year I flush all the oil out and run 15 quarts back in till the bucket is dry shut it down and hook my lines back up.

Chuck there is a sweet looking '96 12v at a dealer on lake city, one family owned supposdly low miles around 100k...if I was looking I would take a good look at it, the 12v motors are awsome, nothing breaks! just keep the motor oil clean, run some inj cleaner through it a couple times a year, keep the trans clean and drive them, its been on there lot a month at 11900, honestly if you get on the dodge forums the guys will tell you buy the second gen 12v trucks and never look back.

24v motors dont get that great of mileage and have issues with the fuel pumps and lift pumps, on the 12v motors the inj pump is cooled by motor oil making it the best they ever built to the point its the pump the guys hunt down to trick out to make power with...on the 24v motors they decided to cool it with the fuel major Homer move!...thus causing problems and the outside air temp affects the pumps as well, google 24v fuel problems and you will have reading material all night....also guys if you mess around with the early 24v motors, watch out for the dreaded 53 block google that..they crack the water jacket right at the head...thank the Brazilian's for a crap casted block on that one .

got smoke?

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Can you get the link to that truck for sale?

[budnate]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1000225888.html

I was going to pursue it but could not get around having to paint it green in my brain.. I then found the green one I posted a couple of weeks ago, it needs a couple little things then it will be decent....like a moron I let my old 98 go a year or so ago, it was the nicest one on the west coast.

[Chevy454]

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The ultimate tow rig IMO is the Dodge Cummins with the 5.9 liter (pre- 6.7 liter) and the later 48RE automatic transmission (post- 47RE). The year range should be around 2004-2007 I believe. I have worked on a LOT of the different diesels. My distant second choice would be a Ford with the 7.3 liter only.

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Dodge detuned the Cummins when the automatic trans was picked up until '04 I believe, so that should tell you how much confidence ChryCo had in their automatic transmissions up to that point! The 48re trans was indeed better, but it ain't no Allison, either.

Some things to ponder are, how often will you be pulling a trailer, and is it gonna be a daily driver? The earlier diesels (LB7 Dmax, 7.3 Fords, pre-'04 Cummins) are gonna be your mileage leaders but sacrifice a little power & grunt to get there. If you're just an occasional tower, then any of them will be fine, and you're wallet will thank you for the lower initial buy-in cost & fuel savings...as the newer diesels added power, they sacrificed mileage...and the EPA has made things significantly worse due to all the cat/dpf/egr mumbo-jumbo the diesels have to carry around now.

We've covered a large portion of the GM spectrum...in 3/4 & 1-tons we've had 454s, 454 w/supercharger, an 8.1/4L80e and 8.1/Ally, a Dmax/Ally, even a 3116 Cat (ok, that was a C4500 chassis!)...our LB7 Dmax has been a wonderful truck, and has pulled 2car+junk trailer whenever/wherever we want...only minus has been the LB7 injector fiasco (which was covered under the 7yr/200k warranty) and I smoked a ring gear once as well (which I think was due to improper service). I know the 8.1L gets a lot of grief, but it truly is a good engine...won't get the empty mileage of our Dmax, but loaded it's nearly the same...it has more grunt off the line, is a lot less complicated & finicky, and was a HECK of a lot cheaper! And it's got the same Ally trans...