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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / October 2006Dodge 2002 2500 Diesel
I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six speed, 4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We would be using it for towing a 9000# boat and hauling a petty heavy camper, not at the same time. We'ed be replacing a '81 1 ton Chevy 4 X 4, 4 sd, 454. Thanks Jim -- > I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six speed, > 4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We would be using > it for towing a 9000# boat and hauling a petty heavy camper, not at the > same time. We'ed be replacing a '81 1 ton Chevy 4 X 4, 4 sd, 454. > Thanks Jim You won't stop smiling once you pull something. You might as well tow them both and still haven enough to climb 10 thousand feet mountains.  Signature--Scott Hendryx-- >I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six speed, >4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We would be using [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I get 18.6 on the high way with out towing. I get 12.4 with the 5er in tow flat ground, wind calm. The most impressive thing is the power is immediately available compared to a V-8 gasser. SignatureBILL P. 2004, 2500 SLT Quad Cab, Dodge Ram, SLT, SWB, 2WD, Short Bed 5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans, Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner, Husky 16K,Slider. Voyager Controller 2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi. two 6volt AGM Trojan Batteries, 1500watt Vector Inverter Dual EU2000i Hondas Just Me and Dog > I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six speed, > 4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We would be using > it for towing a 9000# boat and hauling a petty heavy camper, not at the > same time. We'ed be replacing a '81 1 ton Chevy 4 X 4, 4 sd, 454. > Thanks Jim I have a 2002 Dodge 2500 with about the same mileage as the one you are looking at. The rear end gear ratio will affect mileage. Mine is a 4.10. A few months ago I towed a 12,000 lb 5th over 2,400 miles. Towing I got 12.3 MPG. Not towing I typically get 17-18. Love the diesel. Torque galore! Hope that helps. > > I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six > > speed, 4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hope that helps. We found and bought an '02 F250 Extended Cab, XLT,4x4, 7.3L, Auto, winch equiped, one owner locally. Had 34K miles on it.The Dodge sold before I got a chance to drive it. It was located in another town about 2 hours away. Jim -- "James" <baldoneremove@earthlink.net> wrote in news:I44%g.18202$UG4.406 @newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net: > We found and bought an '02 F250 Extended Cab, XLT,4x4, 7.3L, Auto, > winch equiped, one owner locally. Had 34K miles on it.The Dodge sold > before I got a chance to drive it. It was located in another town about > 2 hours away. Jim Be sure to have a good mechanic check out the transmission. [I'd have recommended this for the Dodge, too. <G>] The 7.3L is almost as bullet-proof as an engine gets and will, in all probability, outlast the rest of the truck. [The D/C 318 CID V8 and Slant 6 engines, the Cummins and Detroit diesels and the VW flat 4-banger are in that select company.] Just remember to keep wetting agent in your cooling system. With the winch (and, presumably, a winch-type front bumper), it sounds like you got yourself a real WINNER! <VBG> RAM3 wrote: > "James" <baldoneremove@earthlink.net> wrote in > news:I44%g.18202$UG4.406 @newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > With the winch (and, presumably, a winch-type front bumper), it > sounds like you got yourself a real WINNER! <VBG> It does have the factory winch (extended) bumper. I've have an 8000# Ramsey winch on the Chevy for 10 years. The dealer went though the truck and gave it a 60 day warranty. -- > RAM3 wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Ramsey winch on the Chevy for 10 years. The dealer went though the > truck and gave it a 60 day warranty. While it's in the Dealer Warranty stage, take it to a GOOD transmission mechanic and have it checked out -thoroughly-! Just bear in mind that, in less than 60 days, if it fails..... > > I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six > > speed, 4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hope that helps. We found and bought an '02 F250 Extended Cab, XLT,4x4, 7.3L, Auto, winch equiped, one owner locally. Had 34K miles on it.The Dodge sold before I got a chance to drive it. It was located in another town about 2 hours away. Also our Chevy got it's revenge. The morning I drove it down to the dealer's to look at the other truck it was hard to start and didn't run very well. I ended up pulling one head off. It has a stuck intake valve. Jim -- >> I'm looking at a used 2002 Dodge 2500 with 62K miles. It's a six speed, >> 4 X 4, diesel. What kind of fuel milage can I expect. We would be using [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Hope that helps. What do you see that lets you know you have more torque on one TV than another? Dean > What do you see that lets you know you have more torque on one TV than > another? You don't see it. You FEEL it in the seat of your pants when you push the accelerator pedal down. The diesel will put your butt through the cushions. > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I'm not sure if the diesel is the results of the low rpm torque or the six cylinder inline configuration. Several years ago I drove a Jag XKE with an inline six gas engine, it had a tremendous amount of power, but it did have to wind up to have it's power. Unlike my Cumins that develops it's torque at 1100 rpm, only three hundred over idle, where the gas v8s I have owned had to get all the way up to 4 or 5 thousand rpm to have their torque. If you had a "G" meter, I think it would show that you are being nailed to the seat. I'm not sure if the diesel is the results of the low rpm torque or the > six cylinder inline configuration. Several years ago I drove a Jag XKE > with an inline six gas engine, it had a tremendous amount of power, but it > did have to wind up to have it's power. Unlike my Cummins that develops > it's torque at 1100 rpm, only three hundred over idle, where the gas v8s I > have owned had to get all the way up to 4 or 5 thousand rpm to have their > torque.<<<<< One of the reasons many people are impressed with the amount of torque a diesel has is because a 200 HP @ 2000RPM diesel engine has about twice the horsepower of a 200 HP @ 4000 RPM gas engine. I know that sounds like a paradox but a factor of engine HP is speed and the diesel engine is making the same HP as the gas engine at half the engine speed. SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) > I'm not sure if the diesel is the results of the low rpm torque or the >> six cylinder inline configuration. Several years ago I drove a Jag XKE [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the diesel engine is making the same HP as the gas engine at half the > engine speed. Same horsepower. Just different RPM's. Horsepower is a function of RPM and torque. Definition of horsepower is to move 1 pound 1 foot in 1 second. Gas engine's mostly use oversquare engines. Bigger bore, smaller stroke. Diesels use undersquare mostly. Longer stroke than bore. The shorter stroke can be used with a longer lever arm to the crankshaft giving more torque. And the proplem with high rpms on a long stoke engine is rapid ring wear and failure. Metal to metal speed is excessive and lubrication fails. The old radar picket ships had 4 rpm engines and the piston rod was greater than 20' in length. They were exposed and went through the deck via hole with a fence around it. Diesels get more energy out of a gallon of fuel as a gallon of diesel weighs more than a gallon of gas, giving a greater BTU output. ...> The old radar picket ships had 4 rpm engines and the piston rod was greater > than 20' in length. They were exposed and went through the deck via hole > with a fence around it. ... What radar picket ships were these? I spent a couple years on a Liberty-hull based picket ship and 4 rpm wouldn't have been enough to maintain steerage. My ship wound up to 77 rpm at full speed (three-cylinder steam reciprocating engine). Paul Johnson > ...> The old radar picket ships had 4 rpm engines and the piston rod was > greater [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > (three-cylinder steam reciprocating engine). > Paul Johnson The ones off San Francisco in the 50's. When we got a tour of one they explained the 4 rpm and we got to walk by the con rods. >> ...> The old radar picket ships had 4 rpm engines and the piston rod was >> greater >The ones off San Francisco in the 50's. When we got a tour of one they >explained the 4 rpm and we got to walk by the con rods. This diesels develops maximum power at 102 rpm http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/ May be a bit too large for most motor homes Elliot Richmond Itinerant astronomy teacher "Diesels get more energy out of a gallon of fuel as a gallon of diesel weighs more than a gallon of gas, giving a greater BTU output." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know about that,but the main reason Diesels get more energy out of a gallon is that they operate at a MUCH higher compression ratio,roughly 2X that of gas engines.-Brian > "Diesels get more energy out of a gallon of fuel as > a gallon of diesel weighs more than a gallon of gas, giving a greater [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > out of a gallon is that they operate at a MUCH higher compression > ratio,roughly 2X that of gas engines.-Brian Gas: 1 gallon = 125,000 BTU Diesel: 1 gallon = 139,200 BTU 1 gallon propane = 91,500 BTU 1 gallon kerosene = 135,000 BTU 1 gallon #2 oil = 138,500 BTU 1 gallon #6 oil = 153,200 BTU Eisboch >>>I don't know about that,but the main reason Diesels get more energy out >>>of a gallon is that they operate at a MUCH higher compression >>>ratio,roughly 2X that of gas engines.-Brian<<< I read somewhere that a gas engine will produce 4% more horsepower for each step higher in compression ratio........from 8 to 1 to 9 to 1, ect, ect SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) > You don't see it. You FEEL it in the seat of your pants when you push > the accelerator pedal down. The diesel will put your butt through the > cushions. You've got it hooked up wrong. The output from the engine is supposed to go into the transmission, out to the driveshaft, into the differential, through the axle, and into the wheels. Disconnect the engine output from the cushions and connect it to the transmission. |
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