Heholua
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Seriously.
I'm all about being prepared but the line has to be drawn somewhere.
You're not an equestrian fan I take it?
Seriously.
I'm all about being prepared but the line has to be drawn somewhere.
The problems you speak of are from a different manufacturer and irrelevant to Chrysler products and their diesel engines.
If that day ever comes do you think fuel will be available? You should look in to horses.
Google "grand cherokee def problems". Again, I don't know anything about it, but the first result is a 14 page thread.
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2015/02/jeepram-diesel-issues-fixed
To me, it looks like a lot of first year model problems.
The other issue is turbo lag. This is why you cannot get a Ram Powerwagon in a diesel. You have no power until the turbo spools. Once it does you have shit tons of power. This would make crawling a diesel jeep quite the interesting experience.
I read the Power Wagon engineers specifically said it was the heavy weight of the diesel engine itself that keeps it out of the running (the lighter diesel engines not being an option for such a big truck).
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/news/a8016/ram-power-wagon-3-diesel-options/
I'm talking more SHTF situations in which fuel is really the only need. All the other vehicle fluids will well outlast the availability of fuel except for DEF.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the Power Wagon simply a 3/4 ton with a winch, etc.
Why would the Cummins not work? There's how many 3/4 ton dodges out there with Cummins in them.
I feel like the winch taking up the space where the intercooler would be is more logical answer as to why but I still say BS on chryslers/mopars part for doing that if that's the case. I feel like a Cummins powered Power Wagon would've sold quite well.
The article said it was for both reasons. Sounds like they're saying a 3/4 ton with a Cummins is too heavy for rock crawling, etc. (not that it's already too big to fit on a lot of trails, but still).
I'm talking more SHTF situations in which fuel is really the only need. All the other vehicle fluids will well outlast the availability of fuel except for DEF.
The problems you speak of are from a different manufacturer and irrelevant to Chrysler products and their diesel engines.
If that day ever comes do you think fuel will be available? You should look in to horses.
Seriously.
I'm all about being prepared but the line has to be drawn somewhere.
What the actual fuck is SHTF?!
Ah. So simple. Thanks.
Now that i know wtf ur talking about, OP, in that case you're going to run out of diesel fuel long before def unless you've been ignoring that DEF warning light, I think you're waaay overthinking it.
Oh, I'm waaaay overthinking it. Let us people stuck in cubicles all day have our SHTF fantasies. Funny, but at my last job a group of us would joke about how great a zombie apocalypse would be because we wouldn't have to come in to work, we'd get lots of fresh air, and get to shoot and hunt all day
It's a non issue. My dad has a GC diesel. It doesn't smell, it doesn't have issues idling for hours (my dad has trouble hearing after he was hospitalized a few years back, and one time, he accidentally pulled into the driveway and left the jeep running....overnight,) nor is the DEF fluid an issue. For normal driving (he does a NYC commute with stop and go) he gets around 10000 miles to a 10 gallon tank of DEF. I order more on amazon prime and it takes a few minutes to fill, or he gets it topped off at a dealer during the scheduled oil changes. So far, his 2014 has 45k on the clock and it had zero issues. We did have them address a recall on an axle issue, although we didn't have any problems, we figured we should let them fix whatever issue MAY arise. The torque is amazing, MPG on average are close to 30 (closer to 40 on open highways), etc. You can feel a tad of restrictiveness and "lag" which could be easily removed with a chip/programmer, and you could probably get another 50ft/lbs with a good exhaust. Clean turbo diesels are the future.