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Buckshot

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Hi all,
I live in Mn and just over a year ago bought my first duramax, a 2005 a 2500HD crewcab long box.
Prior to this one I have always owned ford trucks mostly gas and one diesel prior to the Chev I am driving now.

Found this site this morning.....and thought I would register.
John
 

Buckshot

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I had a 7.3 powerstroke before this one, that I ran up to about 240k miles, the engine was good but the truck had some other costly issues so I traded it on the 05 Duramax I have now. I am a little disappointed with the gelling issues, I had my Ford in some nasty cold and never had an issue just running on pump diesel without any additional additives.

With my Dmax it gelled up on me yesterday morning here in MN at about -4F even though the fuel is "supposedly" rated down to minus 15, it happened once last year too.
Last night I swapped out the ACdelco fuel filter for a Wix and it seems fine this morning.

I put some some Diesel 911 in yesterday morning as well as the Diesel Service Cetane additive to get me the rest of the way to work and home.

I kind of browsed the web a little yesterday and it sounded like the Diesel Service stuff isn't necessarily the best way to go.

Is there a general forum where I can ask what other Dmax owners do to ensure they don't gel up?
I added the cetane and I put the winter cover on the front of the truck to try and keep it warmer under the hood. Seemed to work good this morning and it was around -5 again.
John
 
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Buckshot

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I really like the way the tranny downshifts when pulling my boat, I barely need to use the brakes, that is a definite plus over the ford I had. I also like how quiet the dmax is.
 

othrgrl

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The gelling issue is more than likely due to the fuel, not the truck.

I really like the way the tranny downshifts when pulling my boat, I barely need to use the brakes, that is a definite plus over the ford I had. I also like how quiet the dmax is.

If you had a nice EFI Live tow tune with a turbo-brake feature built in your would really like the down-shifts and engine braking and would have to use the brakes even less. Then there's the bonus of the extra pulling power and better mileage too.:D
 

Buckshot

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I normally get diesel all the same places I did when I had my Ford so I am not sure if fuel quality is an issue. I always try to stop at places that get a lot of truck traffic so they turn over their fuel pretty often.

So...Dustin.....
How would I go about learning more about an "EFI Live tow tune with a turbo-brake feature"???
And where would I be able to buy one if I would like to??:hmm::D
Thanks
John
 

othrgrl

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So...Dustin.....
How would I go about learning more about an "EFI Live tow tune with a turbo-brake feature"???
And where would I be able to buy one if I would like to??:hmm::D
Thanks
John

EFI Live is custom tuning hardware and software that supports tuning of the Duramax and most other 98+ GM vehicles. Many of the vendors on this site, including myself, sell the EFI Live hardware and will include a custom tune of your choice written for your truck. There are also 5 position switches available so that you can choose and switch between 5 tunes on the fly. Call or PM me if you would like to discuss your options and pricing for custom tuning.
 
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