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Guard Dad said:
I think you should buy a Red Torino with a stripe down the side. Might be good for a TV show.
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Funny you should mention. I've been trying to figure out what to do with my late father-in-laws 1973 Torino. It is currently at his house in his huge shop and not running because it has sat for so long. It's white but would be an identical match to Husky and Starch's (what I used to call them) Torino. He was very mechanical and it ran great....when it ran. He let Bev drive it for several months when we first married until she got something else to drive. She drove it like she stole it! o_O. He told me it had the Cleveland engine. I went with him one year to have the entire interior and headliner reupholstered. I would buy it from mother-in-law if I had a place to park it out of the elements.
 
Guard Dad said:
Are you straight propane heat?
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Yup. It runs hot water, kitchen range and both furnaces. We supplement heat with local electric heaters where ever we are because none of us can agree what temp the house should be, (5000 sq/ft), so we don't need many fill-ups. Had one just before Christmas, at $3.29/gal and now this one which will take me past Thanksgiving. When propane was $1.75/gal it was acceptable, but now it is problematic. Not quite enough to go full blown dual fuel, but enough to make some more life style changes. What I really need to have happen is for this country go crazy with oil production and the EPA to allow some new refineries since propane is a byproduct of gasoline production. If we keep buying finished product from Russia, the Middle East and Mexico,,, we will continue to have a problem with propane supply here.
I wonder why we can't just build refineries in old missile silos where they can be self contained. Then when something goes wrong, the locals feels a slight thump, the is a bump on the Richer scale and some of us will feel a slight tremor in the Force... Eh, clean up Silo 8, and we keep on making refined products in the other 200. Just an idea.
 
Paxilpapa said:
Yup. It runs hot water, kitchen range and both furnaces. We supplement heat with local electric heaters where ever we are because none of us can agree what temp the house should be, (5000 sq/ft), so we don't need many fill-ups. Had one just before Christmas, at $3.29/gal and now this one which will take me past Thanksgiving. When propane was $1.75/gal it was acceptable, but now it is problematic. Not quite enough to go full blown dual fuel, but enough to make some more life style changes. What I really need to have happen is for this country go crazy with oil production and the EPA to allow some new refineries since propane is a byproduct of gasoline production. If we keep buying finished product from Russia, the Middle East and Mexico,,, we will continue to have a problem with propane supply here.
I wonder why we can't just build refineries in old missile silos where they can be self contained. Then when something goes wrong, the locals feels a slight thump, the is a bump on the Richer scale and some of us will feel a slight tremor in the Force... Eh, clean up Silo 8, and we keep on making refined products in the other 200. Just an idea.
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Yeah, I was gonna say go dual fuel.

We were servicing Cobb Cty Parks and Recs facilities for a few years. One had a big propane furnace as it's only source of heat. When we changed it out, we went with twin 5-ton heat pumps and 100K BTU furnaces in a dual-fuel setup. They told us it saved them thousands per year in propane costs, as the furnaces only kick in in bitter cold weather.
 
Guard Dad said:
Yeah, I was gonna say go dual fuel.

We were servicing Cobb Cty Parks and Recs facilities for a few years. One had a big propane furnace as it's only source of heat. When we changed it out, we went with twin 5-ton heat pumps and 100K BTU furnaces in a dual-fuel setup. They told us it saved them thousands per year in propane costs, as the furnaces only kick in in bitter cold weather.
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I had that same discussion earlier this week with my SIL and his HVAC supplier. We ordered a 4-ton total gas HVAC unit for our new home build but the one delivered was actually a 4-ton electric heat pump. Originally I was adamant about them correcting the screw up and for them to send a replacement gas unit but the more I discussed it I decided to keep the electric, mainly because we just don't get that many bone cold days here and we'll have two fireplaces for the occasional ice storms. The electric heat pump will have a separate heating unit for those extra cold days, sorta like the dual-fuel units.
 
J-man said:
I had that same discussion earlier this week with my SIL and his HVAC supplier. We ordered a 4-ton total gas HVAC unit for our new home build but the one delivered was actually a 4-ton electric heat pump. Originally I was adamant about them correcting the screw up and for them to send a replacement gas unit but the more I discussed it I decided to keep the electric, mainly because we just don't get that many bone cold days here and we'll have two fireplaces for the occasional ice storms. The electric heat pump will have a separate heating unit for those extra cold days, sorta like the dual-fuel units.
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Do you have natural gas available or are you going to be total electric. We were total electric when we moved out here and played cob paying electric bills. Then when Opal went through we were without power for 12 days. Cooking and heating water on a Fisher Mama Bear to bath with,,, never again! The next month I had propane water heater and kitchen range and the month after that the heat pump was replaced with a propane furnace. If the cost of propane is still high next fall, I'll be heating with firewood and electric heaters.
 
One reason we bought this house was because it had natural gas. Of course, it runs through the side yard same as my water line does, so I hope I don't end up replacing that too.

But I wanted natural gas not only for heat but for a pool heater and stuff like my firepit. Just can't beat it.
 
Guard Dad said:
One reason we bought this house was because it had natural gas. Of course, it runs through the side yard same as my water line does, so I hope I don't end up replacing that too.

But I wanted natural gas not only for heat but for a pool heater and stuff like my firepit. Just can't beat it.
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Your house definitely has LOTS of natural gas.
 
We do have access to natural gas there and are having drops ran for the kitchen stove, fire logs, clothes dryer, tankless water heater, and HVAC. I'll still have the drop put in for the HVAC unit in case the electric unit goes out or we decide we don't like it.
 
Did the first oil change on the truck today. It does not come with break-in oil, and the enthusiasts recommend doing the first oil change at 1000 miles (OK, I have 1200 on it) to get out the metal and stuff that always comes out of a new engine.

Oil filter is in a terrible place! Wouldn't be so bad if on a rack, but was a pain to change laying on the ground under it.

But it's done, so the HEMI should be happy.

Also towed with it for the first time Thursday. You can really feel the electric assist with a trailer behind it, it get it rolling from a stop very easy. Brakes are very strong as well.

Drove it to Conyers and back twice last week. It's a dream on the road, very smooth and quiet.
 
Guard Dad said:
Did the first oil change on the truck today. It does not come with break-in oil, and the enthusiasts recommend doing the first oil change at 1000 miles (OK, I have 1200 on it) to get out the metal and stuff that always comes out of a new engine.

Oil filter is in a terrible place! Wouldn't be so bad if on a rack, but was a pain to change laying on the ground under it.

But it's done, so the HEMI should be happy.

Also towed with it for the first time Thursday. You can really feel the electric assist with a trailer behind it, it get it rolling from a stop very easy. Brakes are very strong as well.

Drove it to Conyers and back twice last week. It's a dream on the road, very smooth and quiet.
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Not bad for a hybrid!

:D
 
It appears the eTorque system is good for 1-2 additional MPG in city driving. I've noticed that the auto-stop on the engine on this truck is almost imperceptible, apparently due to the eTorque system.

The RAM with eTorque actually beats the new Tundra (non hybrid) in MPG, even though the Tundra has a V-6 engine.

I'm still wringing this thing out, but so far I'm impressed. It appears RAM has finally beat the other brands in almost every way.

The HEMI is soon to be replaced with an in-line six with twin turbos called the Hurricane. The new engine will make as much as 500 plus horsepower, so it will be interesting to see how MPG is on the new engine.
 
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