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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 273493" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>fojokin, you'd best rediscover some of your _facts_. Dodge automatics have no higher failure rate than D-maxes and only a slighter higher failure rate than Fords. This comes from years of working with all the diesels, not just a few, and also from a friend whose worked in the transmission field for over 25 years and owned a diesel transmission shop for the last 10. The biggest problem with Dodge owners losing transmissions is that they fail to RTFM. It specifically states in the manual that towing in OD is hard on the OD portion of the trans. You can hardly blame the transmission for the failings of the owners.</p><p></p><p>As far as plugging them in, you're posting inaccurate information from the days of glow plugs. Since the introduction of manifold heaters, diesels are just as likely to start in cold weather as gas engines. My ex-partner and I owned 23 diesels since 1988, and to a truck, the ones with manifold heat didn't need to be plugged in any earlier than gas engined trucks. When it hits -20, any vehicle had better be plugged in because starting them in that kind of cold is simply hard on them. But if the power goes out and you need the truck in an emergency, the diesel will fire up by simply cycling the manifold heaters 2 or 3 times.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 273493, member: 2862"] fojokin, you'd best rediscover some of your _facts_. Dodge automatics have no higher failure rate than D-maxes and only a slighter higher failure rate than Fords. This comes from years of working with all the diesels, not just a few, and also from a friend whose worked in the transmission field for over 25 years and owned a diesel transmission shop for the last 10. The biggest problem with Dodge owners losing transmissions is that they fail to RTFM. It specifically states in the manual that towing in OD is hard on the OD portion of the trans. You can hardly blame the transmission for the failings of the owners. As far as plugging them in, you're posting inaccurate information from the days of glow plugs. Since the introduction of manifold heaters, diesels are just as likely to start in cold weather as gas engines. My ex-partner and I owned 23 diesels since 1988, and to a truck, the ones with manifold heat didn't need to be plugged in any earlier than gas engined trucks. When it hits -20, any vehicle had better be plugged in because starting them in that kind of cold is simply hard on them. But if the power goes out and you need the truck in an emergency, the diesel will fire up by simply cycling the manifold heaters 2 or 3 times. Rod [/QUOTE]
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