New TV Ram 1500
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Topic: New TV Ram 1500
Posted By: David and Danette
Subject: New TV Ram 1500
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 5:34am
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I was getting my 2010 Liberty serviced, to pass the time I looked at the new vehicles. I looked at a Ram 1500 and the low sale price $18,000. I walked around and ended up going back to the Ram 1500 three times. When I got home did some research and found several postive reviews and the next day my wife and I ended up buying the Ram 1500. It is a basic tradesman regular cab. It has the 4.7 V8 with the cargo boxes on the sides of the 6.5 ft. bed. Manual windows, door locks, no cruise control, not even a remote control. Its a basic work truck with a class IV reciever hitch and factory wired with 4 pin and a 7 pin conectors. It has a 7,700 Lb. tow capacity and a six speed transmisson with electronic gear select. Never owned a pickup truck before it is definetly bigger than I am used to but surprisingly it easy to drive. The gas mileage isn't great but I don't drive that much averaging about 8,000 miles a year. Looking forward to towing the Rpod with it and hope to get the time soon to go camping. David and Danette ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
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Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 7:50am
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That will do a great job towing your pod. Enjoy!
------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 11:01am
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Very nice, with that size engine and presumably low rear-end gearing you'll be able to tow a house. Don't forget to get some pics of your rig! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 11:28am
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The Ram 1500 4.7 V8 engine has 2 sparkplugs per cylinder. Does anyone Know the reason for that ? I think I have heard of airplane engines having two plugs for safety but I wonder the reason for this engine and the 5.7 Hemi too has the two plugs per cylinder. Just curious. David ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 1:33pm
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My guess would be to get a more even fuel burn during each power stroke.
Or maybe you can just bolt a propeller on the front and you are pre-cleared by the FAA for takeoff! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: barbanjoe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2012 at 4:01pm
------------- BarbanJoe 010 Rpod 171 02 Jeep 4x4 12 Ram 1500 |
Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2012 at 10:21pm
Thank-you for the answer, I guess it is for a more efficient use of burning all the fuel. And that is one thing it has no problem of burning fuel  the MPG is not very great.------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: barbanjoe
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2012 at 10:25pm
It is for cleaner emissions, Chrysler products have always had great performance but high emmissions and low gas mileage. Waste spark systems have been around since early eightys and not all use 2 plugs per cylinder, most systems are 1 coil 2 cylinders. ------------- BarbanJoe 010 Rpod 171 02 Jeep 4x4 12 Ram 1500 |
Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2012 at 11:30am
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Our Hemi has two plugs per cylinder, now I know the rest of the story. It also has one coil pack for the two plugs. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2012 at 7:24pm
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I once had a Honda Motorcycle in the early 80's that had two cylinders and 4 spark plugs. It had very large cylinders so two spark plugs per cylinder gave it a more complete burn. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: elko.mike
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2012 at 8:40pm
Our TV is a Ram 1500 and it hardly knows the trailer is back there. You will like the way the Ram tows the r-pod. We do. ------------- Mike, Linda & Doxies 2013 Hood River Edition r-pod 171 Tow Vehicles: 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 (Linda's) and a 2003 Dodge Dakota (Mike's fishing truck) |
Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 4:42pm
Most replies are correct, its for lower emissions, with CAFE (corp average fuel econ) manufactors clamor to lower emissions as cheaply as possible, aircraft have 2 complete seperate but similar ignition systems for safety, one fails the other still works, on aircraft one magneto is an impulse, it has a spring loaded device that snaps the mag over quickly for a hot spark at low cranking rpm, that is why you never move a prop unles you know what you are doing, with the mag switch off, if there is a broken p lead wire to the mag, with the ignition off that mag will produce spark and cut off your (what ever is in the way) I am glad R-Pods are safe and foregiving. But Donna is gonna kill me if I don't quit forgetting to take out the smoke alarm battery when making toast  ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 4:52pm
Oh P.S. the reason I am familar with aircraft magnetos is I used to have a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D, 65 Horsepower Contenetal 4 cylinder, these air craft are hand propers, no electric systems on board period. No lights, no radio, no VOR navigation systems, Chock the wheels, mags hot, throttle cracked, prime 3 shots of fuel, grab the prop tip, right leg forward, pull down (get leg out of the way) Zoom, now try to figure out how to lean out of the cockpit pull the wheel chocks out of the way, put them inside the airplane, close door, put seat belt on, taxi and take off, now I forgot where I was going.  ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2012 at 10:14pm
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Doesn't matter what you drive or fly, I think that is a common problem.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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