3 speed Dodge Ram Van oil consumption
 

"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
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>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Jay wrote:
>
> > Got a '96 Dodge Ram Van 250. It's a 3 speed, no overdrive.
>
> I doubt that very much. Are you sure there's not an "O/D OFF" button on
> the dashboard that's pressed and you just didn't notice it?

The 727 was still available well into the nineties, I have a friend with a
'95 van with a 727. I didn't believe it myself until I crawled under; no OD.

>
>
> > The engine runs way too fast on the highway, it consumed 4 quarts of oil
> > in 800 miles on a highway run at 65-70 mph.
>
> The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your engine
> "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either have a
> whipped engine or a large leak.

Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of OD
would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds.
A tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.

On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:

> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
> > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
> > have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>
> Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
> OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
> tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.

....and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.

On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:

> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
> > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
> > have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>
> Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
> OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
> tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.

....and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.

does this van have the 5.2 318 engine?

glenn Beasley
chrysler tech
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
.umich.edu...
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Jay wrote:
>
> > Got a '96 Dodge Ram Van 250. It's a 3 speed, no overdrive.
>
> I doubt that very much. Are you sure there's not an "O/D OFF" button on
> the dashboard that's pressed and you just didn't notice it?
>
>
> > The engine runs way too fast on the highway, it consumed 4 quarts of oil
> > in 800 miles on a highway run at 65-70 mph.
>
> The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your engine
> "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either have a
> whipped engine or a large leak.

does this van have the 5.2 318 engine?

glenn Beasley
chrysler tech
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
.umich.edu...
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Jay wrote:
>
> > Got a '96 Dodge Ram Van 250. It's a 3 speed, no overdrive.
>
> I doubt that very much. Are you sure there's not an "O/D OFF" button on
> the dashboard that's pressed and you just didn't notice it?
>
>
> > The engine runs way too fast on the highway, it consumed 4 quarts of oil
> > in 800 miles on a highway run at 65-70 mph.
>
> The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your engine
> "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either have a
> whipped engine or a large leak.

"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
n.umich.edu...
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
>
>> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
>> > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
>> > have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>>
>> Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
>> OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
>> tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.
>
> ...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.

But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast

"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
n.umich.edu...
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
>
>> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
>> > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
>> > have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>>
>> Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
>> OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
>> tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.
>
> ...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.

But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast

Bob wrote:

> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
> n.umich.edu...
>
>>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
>>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
>>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>>>
>>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
>>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
>>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.
>>
>>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.
>
>
> But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast
>
>

Not necessarily.


Matt

Bob wrote:

> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
> n.umich.edu...
>
>>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
>>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
>>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>>>
>>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
>>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
>>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.
>>
>>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.
>
>
> But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast
>
>

Not necessarily.


Matt

"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
...
> Bob wrote:
>
>> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
>> n.umich.edu...
>>
>>>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
>>>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
>>>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak.
>>>>
>>>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
>>>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
>>>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.
>>>
>>>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.
>>
>>
>> But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast
>
> Not necessarily.
>
>
> Matt
>

If everything else is equal it certainly well.
Bob