Oldnavywife Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 Saw some Vnl 670's listed for sale at Arrow and saw mileage number of :example 867,000 and ECM of 546,789. What does the difference mean w/r to actual miles?
Darryl&Rita Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 Idling. Edit: Brain fart. I was thinking engine hours vs odometer mileage. I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here.
jeffw Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 Could the ECM have been replaced? Idling would show up as idle hours, not a difference in odometer miles. 2007 Volvo 780 Volvo D12D, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift
beyerjf Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 when the engine is overhauled they typically reset the engine miles to zero. But the chassis miles remain unchanged. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time
Jack Mayer Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 I agree with Jeff. That big a difference would indicate an overhauled engine, as first choice guess.... It may mean a new ECM, in which case the idle hours would be exceptionally low. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com
beyerjf Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 If it was a new ECM all values would be the same. Generally even the dealer or manufacturer is not allowed to tamper with any value that is chassis miles, i.e. odometer for the obvious reasons. If something is replaced which changes the odometer, some states require it to be noted on the title. This happened to me when my truck had 249K miles on it and the dashboard module had to be replaced. My ECM has the correct value, the dashboard module reads 249k miles less than the ECM. When they dropped the reman engine in, transferred the ECM from the old engine, they reprogrammed ECM to reflect 0 miles/hours for the engine but couldn't change anything about chassis miles. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time
Nigel Posted October 2, 2016 Report Posted October 2, 2016 Could be the odometer is in km and the computer in miles. Was it out of Canada? That is very close to the metric conversion. Nigel 2006 Volvo VNL 430, 2006 smart cabrio cdi, 2000 Triple E Topaz 30'
jeffw Posted October 2, 2016 Report Posted October 2, 2016 Could be the odometer is in km and the computer in miles. Was it out of Canada? That is very close to the metric conversion. Nigel You get a gold star...amazing catch! 2007 Volvo 780 Volvo D12D, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift
beyerjf Posted October 2, 2016 Report Posted October 2, 2016 The instrument panel on the Freightliner can be changed to either KM or Miles by customer at will. I sometimes change mine when I go into Canada just for the fun of it. You Volvo guys can tell me if that is also possible. That might account for this one. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time
Jack Mayer Posted October 3, 2016 Report Posted October 3, 2016 The instrument panel on the Freightliner can be changed to either KM or Miles by customer at will. I sometimes change mine when I go into Canada just for the fun of it. You Volvo guys can tell me if that is also possible. That might account for this one. The displayed (electronic) odometer miles can be changed on most Volvo's (the new ones).....but the physical (mechanical) speedometer remains the same. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com
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