High mileage

[Rseas]

2005 Ram with 5.9 Cummings and just short of 400,000.

 

[chopyourown]

Lots of Ram/Cummins owners in this thread. I'll add Big Blue, my 2003 Ram 2500 with a 5.9 Cummins. "Only" 225k-ish miles. I've owned it for about 13 years and ~100k, lots of exploring everywhere from Utah to the PNW. We had a little Roamin Chariot pop-up on there the last couple years, now upgraded to a new ATC Panther. Hoping we get lots more miles and smiles out of this rig.

 

[ski3pin]

Lots of Ram/Cummins owners in this thread. I'll add Big Blue, my 2003 Ram 2500 with a 5.9 Cummins. "Only" 225k-ish miles. I've owned it for about 13 years and ~100k, lots of exploring everywhere from Utah to the PNW. We had a little Roamin Chariot pop-up on there the last couple years, now upgraded to a new ATC Panther. Hoping we get lots more miles and smiles out of this rig.

 

[GVWRLOL]

Think I know what my next truck is gonna be.
Just curious if any of these rams have had any major work done to them. The tundra at 227k has had a belt tensioner, a belt, and a fan clutch.

 

[Tom n N]

swap in the bigger V6?

A great idea if you live anywhere but California. Can be done here, but to me just not worth the hassle, so will be fixing what I have

If Tom lived closer, I'd help.

Thanks for the offer, but unfortunately I’d never get any work out of you because you’d be too busy bagging peaks at the state park down the street from us

Seriously, if you’re ever here on the central coast I would love to show you the local trails, and would gladly trade a BBQ for an evening listening to your travel stories.

Tom

 

[Sagefemme]

Think I know what my next truck is gonna be.
Just curious if any of these rams have had any major work done to them. The tundra at 227k has had a belt tensioner, a belt, and a fan clutch.

I only bought mine a year ago. I did see on the CarFax report it had a new automatic transmission at only 20,000 miles (under warranty). My guy who has been looking after my truck told me, if you keep this rig long enough you will put in a new transmission, and if you keep it even longer you'll put in another transmission after that! So I've been warned......

Wish I had found one with a manual transmission, but those seem to be increasingly rare.

 

[Vic Harder]

Get the transmission built by someone who specializes in those auto trannys. Dodge/Ram trucks are very popular in Alberta, and there are at least two shops that specialize in these.

 

[GVWRLOL]

Everyone I've talked to about ram says to get the aisin 6 speed and avoid the ZF 8 speed. I agree that a good 6 speed manual is the way to go.

 

[chopyourown]

Think I know what my next truck is gonna be.
Just curious if any of these rams have had any major work done to them. The tundra at 227k has had a belt tensioner, a belt, and a fan clutch.

My '03 got the transmission rebuilt right around 200k miles. The 48re automatic is a known weak point for the third gen Ram trucks, and not sure how much better the 68re is in the next gen. My only regret with this truck is not spending the time to find a manual when I initially purchased it. Otherwise I've mostly replaced minor stuff commensurate with 20+ years of use - batteries, power steering pump, belt tensioner, brakes. I have a brand new full suspension setup sitting in my shop waiting for an install...just need to stop adventuring for a weekend or two!

 

[craig333]

I just got my fan clutch replaced. Easy to tell its working now. Dang thing is noisy! Hopefully that means my transmission is just fine.

 

[GVWRLOL]

I just got my fan clutch replaced. Easy to tell its working now. Dang thing is noisy! Hopefully that means my transmission is just fine.

Lol ya never realize it until you've gone without it for a bit. When I added the weight I swapped to a flex fan. The fins straighten out at high rpm to reduce drag on the engine.

 

[GVWRLOL]

The 09 Corolla. It's basically a place holder in my garage and hardly ever gets driven.