Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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BertP wrote:
hindle_az -
And, no, a diesel will not always hold OD. I came out of Kelowna BC a couple of weeks ago in my 3500 dually D/A and a 10,000 - 11,000 lb 5er on back. Going up a 6 - 8% grade, the best I could do was around 52 mph in 3rd gear. As soon as I crested the grade, the tranny grabbed 4th, but it wouldn't coming up the hill.
Bert
Hi Bert...small world,
That is a heckuva climb up the connector. I did it a week ago in my da with 6000lb 5th and it held 4th @110 all the way up. Had 1/8th tank of fuel left when I hit langley. Gas truck was nearly empty at Merrit. If I went to a larger 5th I'd add the edge ez module to hold 4th. My small block gasser with the same load nearly expired on the same grade, overheat , stink etc.. I'm very happy with the D/a 2500. Never going back to gas.
