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slowmover · 09-09-2011, 08:44 PM

One thing I find surprising in Gear Vendor instructions is that oil needs to be changed every 5000 miles!

See this thread -- and links in Post #13 -- for one mans' solution to this.

My Gear Vendor's Experience.

And here's a thought experiment with merit:

Reversing an NP-205 in a Re-Gearing Strategy

by a man I believe has also been a member here (but not recently).

Now, from the referenced post #37, the "generic TD map":

I'll print this up to keep in the truck -- and the explanation -- and change my habits. Tried to keep it simple (which worked well), so, as a few years have gone by having moved from 18+ around town to 20 for calendar year intervals (where highway miles are set aside); I'll see if I can't get that next one or two mpg on a regular basis.

Was reading around today and came across a pretty decent conversation (okay, it's Ford, but you'll get used to the odor after awhile). Big Dave shows up on plenty of these Ford FE "conversations", no surprise:

FTE: What is the 7.3 Sweet Spot?

And some other Ford TD interest:

Single Post: BSFC Map Value Loading

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09-09-2011, 08:44 PM	#43 (permalink)
slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	One thing I find surprising in Gear Vendor instructions is that oil needs to be changed every 5000 miles! See this thread -- and links in Post #13 -- for one mans' solution to this. My Gear Vendor's Experience. And here's a thought experiment with merit: Reversing an NP-205 in a Re-Gearing Strategy by a man I believe has also been a member here (but not recently). Now, from the referenced post #37, the "generic TD map": I'll print this up to keep in the truck -- and the explanation -- and change my habits. Tried to keep it simple (which worked well), so, as a few years have gone by having moved from 18+ around town to 20 for calendar year intervals (where highway miles are set aside); I'll see if I can't get that next one or two mpg on a regular basis. Was reading around today and came across a pretty decent conversation (okay, it's Ford, but you'll get used to the odor after awhile). Big Dave shows up on plenty of these Ford FE "conversations", no surprise: FTE: What is the 7.3 Sweet Spot? And some other Ford TD interest: Single Post: BSFC Map Value Loading . Last edited by slowmover; 09-09-2011 at 09:30 PM..