Re: [A/S] Re: Towing Vehicle!

[JSmith1805@xxxxxxx]

I had a 83 6.2 diesel subberan I towed a 24ft tradewind with it.It was dead 
going up hill it delivered 10mpg when towing and about 17mpg empty. 160k 
miles 2injector  pumps 3 airconditioner compressers an unkown number of 
starters 2 transmitions 3 speed hydromatics. 1 dashboard fire and other small 
provlems. I now have a 92 Dodge with a Cummings diesel A thip from FL. to PA 
it avraged 15 mpg topped eavery mountain in 5th gear(manual transmition) it 
gets aboute 22 mpg empty around town. Down side The manual tranrs unravled in 
Mexico I have driven for 60 years and never destroyed a manual transmition 
one jumped out of gear on a straight level road at 48mph.and that was the end 
of it.The truck only had 96k miles on it. After being towed out of Mexico at 
great expence the new transmition cost $3900 list $4300 labour and taxes 
brought the boll up to $5140. A weeks wait to get one shipped in as it was 
not a stockpart. Jim Dunmire has nothing good to say about a Dodge manual 
transmition. He panned it so bad that I am afraid to eaver try to tow my 
trailer anywhere again with it. I dont know if he knows what he is talking 
about or not. My brather towed a 17500lb 5th wheethailer 130k miles with the 
twin to my truck and never expearanced any provlems except de needed more 
stopping power and had a jake break installed. his dodge had a 5 speed 
thansmition also.
The cummings has tremendious low end tourque. In spite of my provlems I would 
not trade it back for my Diesel suberan. The 6 cylinder in line engion is 
much simpler to worp on as eavery thing is out in sight and not hidden as 
things are in a V8.
Jim Smith
1965 Tradewind(The Silver Abaltross) About 4800lb gross weight
1992 Dodge Cummings Diesel