Cummins guys

[Trip McNeely]

Who said anything about rear camera and rear ent. package? I said the one I was looking at had everything except those 2 features.

[Cooter]

different piston design, different injector spray pattern, no catalytic converter, ECM is a little different...

their only issue that got "better" in 04.5+ is their propensity to drop valve seats... but ALL CR's will drop valve seats... but the 03/04's are worse about it

[STANGGT40]

lol, been there!!!

we were viewing houses this summer and my wife and the realtor were hot as hell... I was fine. Then I felt the pass side vents!

topped off the refrigerant, and it was all good.

the 03/04's really are the best CR Cummins IMO

what's the difference between the 03-04 & 04.5-05? i thought it was just the tune.

[Cooter]

lol, been there!!!

we were viewing houses this summer and my wife and the realtor were hot as hell... I was fine. Then I felt the pass side vents!

topped off the refrigerant, and it was all good.

the 03/04's really are the best CR Cummins IMO

[Rreemo]

no such thing as an early Mega cab I'm just saying give me an 03/04 or give me an 06+ mega cab...

the mega cabs have shitty A/C because they block flow to the main vents in order to divert it to the rear vents.

Ahh...ok, I gotcha. I had thought that the Mega's only started with the updated front end and interior for 06', but figured you must've known something that I didn't!

...and yes, not only the blocked flow, but also the design of the evap core...way that the refridgerant flows through cooling drivers vents and rear before getting to the passenger side. Once I saw that I couldn't believe how bonehead that design was. Mine always leaked somewhere and when it would start to get just a little low on refridgerant the passenger side vents would blow warm air, but the drivers side would still be cool. For a while I just thought the wife was bitching about a hot-flash or something until one day I reached over and felt it...her side felt like the heater was on! Oops! LOL!

[Cooter]

So that begs a question....how was the AC in those early Mega Cabs before they changed the dash layout?

I think it's a pretty widely known fact that the 06+ Mega's just had a shitty AC even when they are working right.

no such thing as an early Mega cab I'm just saying give me an 03/04 or give me an 06+ mega cab...

the mega cabs have shitty A/C because they block flow to the main vents in order to divert it to the rear vents.

[STANGGT40]

It will come in handy if you need to go to the store to get some wine coolers!

dooood! the local store that sells the mike's hard lemonade has some really small parking spots!

[bcoop]

It will come in handy if you need to go to the store to get some wine coolers!

Don't forget the box of tampons!

[Broncojohnny]

you should check out that back-up camera! that is one of the coolest options ever invented...i can back up amy's 2010 f150 to a trailer with ease. i can do it without, but it's so much easier with it. it's also great for parking...it's a fairly long truck (crew cab short bed), and i can back into a parking space and park about an inch off of the bumper behind me. when i get my next truck, it's going to have that rear-view camera, whether it comes with it or if i have to add it.

It will come in handy if you need to go to the store to get some wine coolers!

[Rreemo]

So that begs a question....how was the AC in those early Mega Cabs before they changed the dash layout?

I think it's a pretty widely known fact that the 06+ Mega's just had a shitty AC even when they are working right.

[Cooter]

yeah this is my 3rd '03... and I had an early '04 also... only reason to own an 04.5+ truck is for the mega cab IMO

[Rreemo]

that sucks man, my 06 was problem free

As are many others out there too....I just had a bad one, and I know that. I think what I'm more pissed about is that even though it was under warranty they basically told me to go pound some sand and live with it instead of making any real effort to make it right.

I've seen on the other forums that there are a lot of other happy 06'-07' owners out there too, safe to say probably the majority....but also a decent number that have dealt with crap like I did...seems they are really good or really bad with not much in-between. Hell some are even worse problems than what I had....at least mine never just stopped running going down the road.

Good thing for you is that you own an 03' now! I'll go on record and say that I'd own another 03-05'...matter of fact my 03' 1-ton was really a great truck...had a couple small electrical issues and a P/S leak but that was really all, and I worked that bastard pretty good too.

I have a neighbor that has one of my favorites....05' 3500 SRW Quad LWB 4x4 with the M6...he works from home so only has like ~50K on it too...that truck will be a helluva buy if he ever decides to sell it.

[STANGGT40]

Did some fucking homo just say something about a back up camera and a god damn rear entertainment package on his diesel truck?

you should check out that back-up camera! that is one of the coolest options ever invented...i can back up amy's 2010 f150 to a trailer with ease. i can do it without, but it's so much easier with it. it's also great for parking...it's a fairly long truck (crew cab short bed), and i can back into a parking space and park about an inch off of the bumper behind me. when i get my next truck, it's going to have that rear-view camera, whether it comes with it or if i have to add it.

[Broncojohnny]

Did some fucking homo just say something about a back up camera and a god damn rear entertainment package on his diesel truck?

[8mpg]

that sucks man, my 06 was problem free

my 06 is pretty much problem free as well.. The bypass hose did leak a bit starting this winter but stopped when I tightened the hose clamps.

I would though consider the F150 with teh eco motor IF its closer to $20k. I couldnt ever fork out $30k for a gas truck