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Mileage on My Dodge 2500
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Mileage on My Dodge 2500
I have a 2004 1/2 Dodge 2500 with the HO Cummins and the six speed stick. I'm only getting about 14 mpg on the highway. Don't do jack rabbit starts and put the cruse control on at 65mph. Anyone out there have one I can compare mileage to? Dealer says everything is fine but I've heard they are getting up to 19 mpg on the highway. My old 93 got about 20mpg highway and 17 around town.
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Got a 2003 1500 full sized bed, small 6 with a stick and only 20 in flat country 55 mph and a tail wind. Problem as i see it is the 6000 lb exemption from emissions. My 79 C10 was rated 1000 load. The Dodge is rated 2485 net. Lot bigger heavier truck, the more iron you move thel ess the milage. The mgw is 6400 +
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Brent,
I talked with my buddy and he is getting around 18.5 mpg with his '05. He is traveling 45 miles each way at 75mph and this is winter miles too. He said he gets around 19 in the summer.
He also said his 2002 ot 16mpg and his 1999 got 20 mpg. The difference between the 3 trucks was gear ratio. His '99 had 3,55 gears. The '02 had 4.10 gears and the '05 has 3.73. So maybe you should look into which gears set yours came with.
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I talked with my buddy and he is getting around 18.5 mpg with his '05. He is traveling 45 miles each way at 75mph and this is winter miles too. He said he gets around 19 in the summer.
He also said his 2002 ot 16mpg and his 1999 got 20 mpg. The difference between the 3 trucks was gear ratio. His '99 had 3,55 gears. The '02 had 4.10 gears and the '05 has 3.73. So maybe you should look into which gears set yours came with.
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I work on Chevy’s and fuel mileage on the Diesel engines are a major complaint. GM has put a much larger and more powerful engine in their light duty trucks which would explain for the complaints.
My neighbor which is a construction contractor has a fleet of mostly Dodge’s and Ford’s. I caught up to him last night and asked how they were on fuel. He said the later model trucks use a lot more fuel, but they were more powerful. He also told me he just bought a new truck with a gas engine. The reason he said , it’s going to be mostly a run around truck for the foreman.
I have a friend that has the old style one ton five speed transmission Dodge truck with a Cummins in it. It has a 4.10 differential gear ratio and he always bragged about fuel mileage. I always laughed when he said 20 mph on the highway (empty). We went on a trip one time and he was pulling a 30 foot fifth wheel trailer unloaded and he was getting 16 mph.I never laughed at that Dodge again.
My neighbor which is a construction contractor has a fleet of mostly Dodge’s and Ford’s. I caught up to him last night and asked how they were on fuel. He said the later model trucks use a lot more fuel, but they were more powerful. He also told me he just bought a new truck with a gas engine. The reason he said , it’s going to be mostly a run around truck for the foreman.
I have a friend that has the old style one ton five speed transmission Dodge truck with a Cummins in it. It has a 4.10 differential gear ratio and he always bragged about fuel mileage. I always laughed when he said 20 mph on the highway (empty). We went on a trip one time and he was pulling a 30 foot fifth wheel trailer unloaded and he was getting 16 mph.I never laughed at that Dodge again.
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Jack,
My old 93 Dodge with the 5 speed stick and the Cummins did the same. About 20 on the road and never less than 15 pulling my 10,000 gooseneck trailer and I live in hilly country. That is why I was wondering about my new dodge. One advantage, it has a lot more power!
My old 93 Dodge with the 5 speed stick and the Cummins did the same. About 20 on the road and never less than 15 pulling my 10,000 gooseneck trailer and I live in hilly country. That is why I was wondering about my new dodge. One advantage, it has a lot more power!
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My 96 Dodge 2500 deisel got 20+ (one time I calucalted 23+, honest) on the highway running empty and about 17 on the interstate with a 20 ft gooseneck stock trailer. Traded her off for a 2004 F-3500 dually with a power stroke. Now get right at 18 on the interstate without trailer, 13-14 on the interstate with the same trailer.
Got a Cub and a good team of horses, nothing else I need or want except maybe another Cub and some more equipment!
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As I mentioned in my first post I took my truck in to the dealer because of the poor milage and they said they couldn't find anything wrong and that all the factory settings were correct. I took it on a 200 mile round trip yesterday and I got 17.5 mpg. Kind of funny that after the dealer looked at it I got the best milage so far! They must have prayed to the milage gods or something.
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