Cummins powered Ford

[deserteagle71]

The Cummins B engine is the only medium-duty diesel engine used in pickups, Ford and Chevy diesels are light-duty engines.
The Cummins B engine is designed for use in garbage trucks, which is considered extreme-duty use. So it's designed much differently than the others built for rapid throttle response.

That Cummins is a great engine. I have two of them but both are in older trucks. If you want to read some horror stories go onto some of the Facebook pages for the new 2500 and 3500 Rams. The electronics problems are killing them and apparently the dealers can't fix them. Also, after so many years of building engines with solid lifters a couple years ago Cummins decided to go to hydraulic lifters - and those are failing at an alarming rate, destroying the engine.

Why I will NOT be buying a new one until they get all their problems figured out!

 

[RayIN]

That Cummins is a great engine. I have two of them but both are in older trucks. If you want to read some horror stories go onto some of the Facebook pages for the new 2500 and 3500 Rams. The electronics problems are killing them and apparently the dealers can't fix them. Also, after so many years of building engines with solid lifters a couple years ago Cummins decided to go to hydraulic lifters - and those are failing at an alarming rate, destroying the engine.

Why I will NOT be buying a new one until they get all their problems figured out!

That's a shame IMO. The B engine used to be a solid 300,000 mile engine in dump trucks.