cowboy gypsy
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Hi All,
Just bought my first diesel.(Bad timing I know) It's an 08'Chevy. Just wondering how everyone is configuring all the bells and whistles for towing ,such as,are you towing in "D" useing the tow haul,or "M" doing something different. Also , are there any brands of diesel that you would stay away from? Any advise anyone has would be appreciated. Just want to do things right,and get the most out of a stock truck. Thanks in advance.
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grizz272
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Cowboy.
I tow in D with the tow haul mode on. As far as diesel goes Bio-Diesel is a detergent if you use regular diesel then get a tank of Bio-diesel then the bio-diesel can clean your tank out real good and plug your fuel filter. Any way that is the story around here so I stay away from the stuff. I don't need to change a filter on the side of the road.
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Traveler II
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We also have a new Chevy diesel and are on our first trip. We will be out 3 months and so far have two weeks in. We keep it in "D" and use the tow mode, sit it at 60 and it keep us at 60 going up a hill and down, I'm impressed. We just let the Allison do it's thing.
We live in Minnesota and the only diesel that is sold is 5% bio and they are thinking of requiring 10%, I really see little difference in Minnesota diesel or what we buy on the road it works great. I have some friends that are using 20% bio and tell me they are not having any problems. I would use it if I could find it as we travel.
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TheGlassman
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Buy your diesel from a station that sells a lot of diesel. As far as driving, I leave it "D" on the open road. I only put it in "M" if I'm sitting in a traffic jam or on a side street. Enjoy the truck!
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grizz272 wrote:Cowboy.
I tow in D with the tow haul mode on. As far as diesel goes Bio-Diesel is a detergent if you use regular diesel then get a tank of Bio-diesel then the bio-diesel can clean your tank out real good and plug your fuel filter. Any way that is the story around here so I stay away from the stuff. I don't need to change a filter on the side of the road.
Grizz
Shouldnt be any junk in the system to clean out and plug the filter in a 2008.
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camping man
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I did some reading where they took an 02 Ford truck and ran 100% bio for a month, then pulled the filter and it was just like new, even though the truck had 80K on regular diesel.If I didn't know better, I get the feeling we'll never get the OK on anything but what the man's selling.
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ttstansfield
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Just curious, but why use M in a traffic jam??
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Scot
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Just remember, if you are using the "D" mode, the allison does its job, if you use the "M" mode, you are working the trans, not the computer/truck, the auto braking from the allison does not work while in the "M" mode...
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widowsson68
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This may be a redundant reminder but ALWAYS look at the diesel pump to make sure it has a ULSD decal, if not I would not use that in my 2008 Chevy 3500 DA DRW LB.
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I rarely use the tow/haul in my 2008 Dodge. It sometimes retards my speed downhill when I don't feel it's needed. I would use it in the mountains and I REALLY like the factory standard exhaust brake with the diesel.
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