Odometer vs Hours

[Fordiesel69]

Looked at a truck at an auction and the math does not make sense to be.

245K Miles
2900 idle hours
800 drive hours

How can one drive 245,000 in only 800 hours? That comes out to 306.25 miles per hour. And no I did not confuse the two figures.

 

[OilStained]

What was the starting bid and how much did it sell for?

 

[ylk1]

Maybe rebuilt engine?

 

[Fordiesel69]

I was not interested in buying it, so I never watched it. I was just cruious.

Also, I do not beleive you can tamper with these values, even during service.

 

[IndyIan]

8000 hours makes sense? and is realistic with 2900 idle hours?

 

[JWC86]

Was it a GM by chance?

 

[SeaJay]

8000 hours makes sense? and is realistic with 2900 idle hours?

If I had to guess at the drive hours 8,000 or so would have been my guess

 

[Fordiesel69]

 

[Fordiesel69]

So I definately don't have it wrong. I just can't understand this. Even if the cluster failed which these are known to fail, it would not be like this.

 

[toyotadude]

Those base gauge clusters in the Rams are known for randomly resetting the engine hours

 

[JWC86]

Those base gauge clusters in the Rams are known for randomly resetting the engine hours

The GMs were bad for this also, that’s why I asked if it was a GM. Definitely can’t take these numbers as the truth.

 

[Skippy722]

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Oh, you can't trust those. There's a bug in the EVIC where the drive hours will randomly reset. If I remember correctly, a scan tool that reads live data (like my autel AP200 or Torque Pro) will read the correct hours from the PCM.

 

[Fordiesel69]

Is there a way to protect the memory value? My current jalopy truck has accurate hours that make sense. Want to keep it that way.