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just purchased a 08 2500 hd with 37000k on the odometer while playing with the new butons and functions found the hour meter at 7.6 hours the truck had thepulling hooks taken off the front and in its place were some metal brackets im assume ing for a tow bar is it possible the truck was towed for most of those kilometers if so could damage have been done any opinions guesses welcome thanx

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just purchased a 08 2500 hd with 37000k on the odometer while playing with the new butons and functions found the hour meter at 7.6 hours the truck had thepulling hooks taken off the front and in its place were some metal brackets im assume ing for a tow bar is it possible the truck was towed for most of those kilometers if so could damage have been done any opinions guesses welcome thanx

 

Probably had the ECM swapped out, maybe they had a custom tuned ECM and replaced it with the stocker when it went up for sale. ECM will change hours only not ODO reading. Towing shouldn't change the ODO either.

 

Hows that thing run with 370K? Do you know if the engine has been replaced/overhauled? Thats a ton of KM's!!

 

If I'm wrong on either point someone let me know....

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just purchased a 08 2500 hd with 37000k on the odometer while playing with the new butons and functions found the hour meter at 7.6 hours the truck had thepulling hooks taken off the front and in its place were some metal brackets im assume ing for a tow bar is it possible the truck was towed for most of those kilometers if so could damage have been done any opinions guesses welcome thanx

 

Probably had the ECM swapped out, maybe they had a custom tuned ECM and replaced it with the stocker when it went up for sale. ECM will change hours only not ODO reading. Towing shouldn't change the ODO either.

 

Hows that thing run with 370K? Do you know if the engine has been replaced/overhauled? Thats a ton of KM's!!

 

If I'm wrong on either point someone let me know....

 

 

 

Says 37K. Don't know if it's mile or kilometers.

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hidefmike

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just purchased a 08 2500 hd with 37000k on the odometer while playing with the new butons and functions found the hour meter at 7.6 hours the truck had thepulling hooks taken off the front and in its place were some metal brackets im assume ing for a tow bar is it possible the truck was towed for most of those kilometers if so could damage have been done any opinions guesses welcome thanx

 

Probably had the ECM swapped out, maybe they had a custom tuned ECM and replaced it with the stocker when it went up for sale. ECM will change hours only not ODO reading. Towing shouldn't change the ODO either.

 

Hows that thing run with 370K? Do you know if the engine has been replaced/overhauled? Thats a ton of KM's!!

 

If I'm wrong on either point someone let me know....

 

 

 

Says 37K. Don't know if it's mile or kilometers.

 

 

Sorry, cant read... :thumbs:

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just purchased a 08 2500 hd with 37000k on the odometer while playing with the new butons and functions found the hour meter at 7.6 hours the truck had thepulling hooks taken off the front and in its place were some metal brackets im assume ing for a tow bar is it possible the truck was towed for most of those kilometers if so could damage have been done any opinions guesses welcome thanx

 

you know it could be that it had a custom tune before and they tuned it back to stock before you bought it. When I tuned my truck it reset the hour counter and we couldn't figure out why...who would tow a truck around for that long and why????

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