Ram 2500 with 6.4 Hemi for 5th wheel

bucky wrote:
What it has to do with the OP's original question is that you shouldn't be afraid of a gas engine.

My last 3 TV's were 454 gas, 7.3 diesel, and 454 gas and they all pull the same.

A gasser is cheaper by far to fix,

and you don't get the stink eye coming in after 6PM. Or from the neighbors at 6AM.

When was the last time somebody had a 14 page thread about being stranded somewhere in Kansas because nobody knew how to fix their gasser?

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Not be "afraid" = true!.:C

Last 3 TV's all pull the same = OK - but with "caveats" for how equipped, etc..:h

"A gasser is cheaper by far to fix" = depends on what repairs are required..:@
The reply to your post (Bubba & the shade tree) about 20 year old gassers (vs newer) being easy to fix is true - and *also* applies to diesels!.:S
(I replaced 3 injection pumps on the IH 6.9 diesel in my '85 FERD - no big deal).

"Stink eye" = you have lousy neighbors - or had a very noisy diesel.
Or maybe your neighbors have "other issues" with you?.:@

The "14 page thread" =
1. Back to a gasser is cheaper to fix.
Unfortunately, the non-shade tree "mechanics" (dealers included) now only know how to throw parts at what computer read-outs tell them, whether it's a gasser or a diesel.
Also, unfortunately - the parts they throw *frequently* don't solve the problem - resulting in more (usually unnecessary) parts.
Finding the "right" guy is really important - and the guy with the talent may be really hard to find.
Good luck on that..:(

2. Spend some time on gas -OR- diesel forums for a specific brand and you *will* find the 14 page threads.
(Why you need to check those forums to see what problems owners are having - *before* you buy what you think is best)..:W

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BTW - for the "off-topic" poster in re: The real "Hemi" engines.
Yes Chrysler patented the descriptive *term* "Hemi" when they first introduced the hemispherical combustion chamber engines in their OHV engines in the early 1950s.

Besides use by other mfgrs (without the patented term), "hemi" engine design (and use) goes back as far as 1905 by a Belgian car mfgr, and racing applications by Peugeot and Alfa Romeo in 1912 & 1914 respectively..;)

For the OP - buy whatever rings your chimes - but do your "due diligence" (research) on any new driveline combo - no matter who offers it.
That is best done on the respective forums for each brand.
Watch for the lengthy threads - even if they're not 14 pages, LOL!

See what problems owners are encountering, how fixed, down time and/or returns for fixes that didn't solve the problem/s.

It's your time - and your money.
Spending research time -before- you buy is free..:B


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