Recent content by WXman

I'll have to check again. I think it shows like 810 idle hours and 1320 drive hours or thereabouts.

Yeah this is an interesting observation. My F-250 and Ram 2500 stamped with identical payloads (around 2,300 lbs) and GVWR (10,000 lbs). But, the body on the Ford is FAR more lightweight, which means that all the weight is in the chassis (which Ford engineers said is what they had done...

I was told (by a Ram dealership) that service logs maintained in Carfax by an owner are different from service logs entered by a shop or dealership. Dealership/shop entries are publicly reported on the Carfax but private maintenance records are not. They specifically told me that for warranty...

This '24 I just picked up only has 46k miles on it, but the cluster shows over 800 hours of idle time. The guy must have let it run all the time. That concerns me. But, truck runs great so far and shows no issues. I did, however, notice this week that DEF usage seems to be crazy. I put...

I had a '19 F-250 CC 4x4. It was bone stock until 100k then I deleted it. It was a standard F-250...no camper package, heavy duty payload package, nothing. Just standard F-250 suspension. Now I have a '24 Ram 2500 CC 4x4 which is bone stock. Also standard suspension, no upgrades. Both...

Yeah my '24 is stamped 2,300ish lbs. of payload. Identical truck in '25 is over 3,000 lbs. Big difference thanks to that new 11,300 GVWR. But, since everybody says the hardware on these trucks is identical, and mine is personal use only, I don't really care. Send it.

Yeah I mean, historically I have done ALL of my own maintenance including transmissions, axles, t-case, etc. And I would prefer to do that on this truck. My thought was just that IF I pay a dealership locally to do it and take it to them regularly it might possibly establish a relationship...

The issue is that the USB ports are looking for data. So if your cord has data wires inside the truck will think you're trying to SEND data instead of charge only. You need a USB cord designed solely for charging. Or... using 12v outlet is even better.

I just bought a used '24 6.7 truck. It has 46k miles, so technically it should have 3 years or 54k miles of factory powertrain warranty remaining. BUT, the Carfax shows first oil change at 13k, second at 33k, and last one at 46k just before I purchased it. I'm afraid that in the event of a...

The 12V outlet on the top of the dash....I found out today via the owners manual that it stays hot 100% of the time. Is it possible to switch this to only being hot with ignition on? I had a truck several years ago where you could swap a relay or fuse to a different position and change the...

I wouldn't. Which is why I bought a regular Cummins truck and a Wrangler Rubicon. All bases covered.

Banks includes everything. Intake horn, plate, heater element, gaskets, bolts, shield/ cover, etc. The other brands seem to sell everything individually. I don't see the savings. I'll probably go Banks on mine because of better R&D.

Same here. They're one of the only shops that'll handle 35" tires around here, and they balance them perfectly on the FIRST try every time.

Sorry I realize this is an old thread, but I searched and this is the only one that popped up. I just picked up a '24 6.7 and noticed that in one YouTube video I found the guy had a plastic baffle in his stock intake duct between the airbox and turbo. He took that baffle out for better turbo...

I just went out and checked my 2024 and what I found looks different from the pictures of older trucks that I have seen. At the grid heater my connection is actually mounted to a pedestal. And then over on the passenger side it's connected to what appears to be a computer module rather than an...