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V6 Diesel, in a Dodge Truck,

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samstone

In Reply to: RE: About those "wet belt" systems on newer vehicles... posted by pictureguy on September 23, 2023 at 11:54:11

There is and has never been such a thing. Are you sure you know what you are writing about???

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RE: V6 Diesel, in a Dodge Truck, - pictureguy 12:35:17 09/25/23 (2)
Well, as a matter of FACT there was such an enigne choice.
Made by the Italian company....VM Motori, it was a 3.0 liter and about 250hp with plenty of torque.
You could get this engine in several Dodge and Jeep products.....My brother had one in HIS truck and it simply blew up at about 18,000 miles. The trans was a slightly uprated 8 speed, IIRC.
Good idea if you didn't want or need the Cummins. But poor choices made it a hand grenade with the pin halfway pulled out.......I think one pully which had something to do with timing was only end-bolted to a camshaft. when it slipped? WHAMMO! If it had been pinned or keyed? Lifetime.

My brother reported the trans 'hunted' for gears.....a LOT, and even with the truck on the flat and unladen.....
Pulling a load? and up a grade? THAT'S what did him in!
His replacement? A FORD F250 SuperDuty with that big 6.7 DIESEL and 6 speed auto. Now THAT was a truck!
From the WIKI on VM Motori....in part.....
L630 applications (North America)
2014-2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Branded as EcoDiesel
power 243 PS (179 kW; 240 hp) @ 3600 rpm, torque 570 N⋅m (420 lb⋅ft) @ 2000 rpm
2014-2019 Ram 1500 Branded as EcoDiesel
power 243 PS (179 kW; 240 hp) @ 3600 rpm, torque 570 N⋅m (420 lb⋅ft) @ 2000 rpm
Too much is never enough

Edits: 09/25/23
- RE: V6 Diesel, in a Dodge Truck, - samstone 06:56:46 09/27/23 (1)
  Thanks! I had only known the Cummins (great engine!). I worked in a Dodge Dealer 2000-2006 and was only familiar with them. These foreign engine stuck in domestic vehicles just never seem to work out well... except for the bean counters.
  - RE: V6 Diesel, in a Dodge Truck, - pictureguy 00:49:19 09/28/23 (0)
    My Pleasure.
    A suprise to me too.....and when it went bad AFTER I had recommended it to my Brother?
    
    At one point? GM was eyeballing it for use in the Caddy line......They apparently 'Dodged' a bullet...
    
    When My brother worked for a trucking company in some executive capacity, his 'company car' was a big RED Dodge 2500 or whatever, WITH one version of the Cummins.
    First thing he did? Off to the dealer for fuel, air and a general going over with Oil Change.
    He really got some range out of that brute out on the highway and it held enough #2 for a small Jacuzzi.....
    
    My question has always been....How could a company using the Cummins THAN go ahead and market a Turkey?
    Too much is never enough

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