Ford 6.7L Powerstroke Diesel cut-away photos

[Tool puts]

Yes , love the creature comfort of the newer trucks , but could climb in my old ford with the I-6 , now the octopus of line and wires , relay , delays , ssr's and boards make the new ones a real nightmare to play with, sure would like to see a little common sense out there , and the aluminum body ? Can't wait to see how that holds up to a Pa winter with the salt and spray, have seen how a cast aluminum box holds up in a parking lot ...powder...

 

[WilliamBos]

Yes , love the creature comfort of the newer trucks , but could climb in my old ford with the I-6 , now the octopus of line and wires , relay , delays , ssr's and boards make the new ones a real nightmare to play with, sure would like to see a little common sense out there , and the aluminum body ? Can't wait to see how that holds up to a Pa winter with the salt and spray, have seen how a cast aluminum box holds up in a parking lot ...powder...

Aluminum bodies are old news. Feed trucks boxes, Freightliner Cabs, Ranger Rovers... The list goes on...

 

[om21braz]

Chevy made the junk 4.3l v6 from the basic castings of the 1970's 350 v8 with the purpose of being a bottom of the barrel budget engine option for those who couldn't afford a purpose design engine. Very low horsepower, bad vibrations,etc... What GM succeeded in, was a near zero r&d bill for that platapus. Years later, instead of burying it, they made small incremental fixes/improvements.
The straight 6's were purpose built.

Opinions vary greatly, but I know at least a half dozen people personally to put well over 200k on 4.3 V-6's. A couple over 300k - main issue was and is vortex intake gasket/Dexcool in 1996 or newer engines. The 5.7 had and has the same issue, but has been extremely reliable for many folks. Sorry if you have experienced otherwise.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Opinions vary greatly, but I know at least a half dozen people personally to put well over 200k on 4.3 V-6's. A couple over 300k - main issue was and is vortex intake gasket/Dexcool in 1996 or newer engines. The 5.7 had and has the same issue, but has been extremely reliable for many folks. Sorry if you have experienced otherwise.

I had a 89 with a 4,3. Biggest POS I have had to date. Motor blew under 30K. Transfer case shortly after. I traded it at 35K after about a dozen other issues and fighting wit GM that included 2 lawyers. It was a pig towing compared to the V6 Ranger it replaced and the 4 Cylinder Toyota that replaced it.

Chris

 

[om21braz]

I had a 89 with a 4,3. Biggest POS I have had to date. Motor blew under 30K. Transfer case shortly after. I traded it at 35K after about a dozen other issues and fighting wit GM that included 2 lawyers. It was a pig towing compared to the V6 Ranger it replaced and the 4 Cylinder Toyota that replaced it.

Chris

Can't say I'd blame you for not buying GM again. As previously noted - opinions vary greatly.