Early 06 milage issues - TDR Roundtable

Early 06 milage issues

12-22-2006, 11:31 PM

#1 (permalink)

BILLVO

Offline
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: So Cental No Dak Posts: 1,863 Photo Gallery Old Reader's Rigs Gallery

Early 06 milage issues

I have a friend who purchased a new 06 dually 4x4 quad cab with auto and he has about 2 k miles on it now and he is very extremely unhappy with the milage.He is only getting 10-12 with it empty and 9-10 pulling 24 foot stock trailer not even a good load for it.This is hand calculated not over head but both are real close he said usually within 1 mpg or less.He is wondering if there is anything he can do for it? I do not follow the 3rd gen board much but have heard the early 06 has a reflash that helps this. Is this true?I have heard the early o6 models were bad for having milage issues that went away around mid year.By the way he has 3.73 gears also.

Any info I can pass on to him will be helpfull.

Bill

__________________
02 2500 QCLB 4x4.auto w/BD goodies.Drag comp.AFE Stg 1 dry.Fluidamper,BD 155hp injectors,Fass 150 hpfp,ATS exh & intake manifolds II's SILVER62,HRVP44 ladder bars.Ranchhand bumper,Dana 80 axle W/ discs.560hp 982tq.
05 2500 QCSB 4x4 auto Smarty Jr. 407hp 732tq

Last edited by BILLVO; 05-03-2007 at 02:06 AM.. Reason: better details

Non members can only view the initial post on threads more than 7 days old. There are 16 additional replies on this thread that you could view if you were a member.

TDR Membership offers many benefits including:

4 issues of the TDR magazine per year including these columns:
- Tailgating - A Letter From The Editor
- Letter Exchange - Responses From The Readers
- Member2Member - Members' Solutions To Members' Questions
- Technical Topics - Service/Parts Update
- First Generation - Owner-Specific Articles On The '89 - '93 Dodge Diesel Trucks
- 12-Valve Engines - Owner-Specific Articles On The '94 - '98.5 12-Valve Dodge Diesel Trucks
- 24-Valve Engines - Owner-Specific Articles On The '98.5 - '02 24-Valve Dodge Diesel Trucks
- Third Generation - Owner-Specific Articles On The '03 And Newer Dodge Diesel Trucks
- Blowin' In The Wind - Industry News
- Shadetree - Back To The Basics
- Celebrity Corner - The Shadetree Mechanic - Sam Memmolo
- From The Shop Floor - Tips From Turbo Diesel Repair Shops
- Products Showcase - Featured Products
- TDRelease - Vendor Press Releases
In many areas of the country a local chapter with events
A yearly printed copy of the TDR Travel companion listing approximately 700 TDR members across the country willing to help you if you have trouble on the road
Complete access to the TDR website including:
- Ability to do advanced searches over 1.1 million posts
- Access to members only forums (Truck 911, FAQ Forums, Discontinued parts support, Rigs spotted, Pay it forward, Other, and Political)
- Posting ability to the forums
- Ability to read an unlimited number of posts from the forums
- Can customize your forum list to your interests
- Can choose 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen, or rotating header graphics
- Limit searches to forums your interested in
- View posts since you last logged on
- Private message ability to other members
- Chat room access
- Diesel truck specific TSB listing by model year
- Online access to the Travel Companion database (with most current information)