Why Diesel???

[cp1969]

when was the last time you met anyone with 500,000 miles on a pickup truck?

A friend of mine who is a self employed roofer bought a brand new 1976 Ford F250 4x4, 300 six and four speed.

He still has it and the last time I asked him, it had over 600k on it. Not the original motor, but the truck had that many miles.

 

[ihookem]

500,000 miles on a diesel? You got me on that one, but I saw a guy with a 7.3 diesel the other day and his battery was dead. I jumped him and asked how many miles? 440,000 he said. Not a big surprise. Kicker, you got me thinking about the costof diesels, but I love my 05 Gmc. One question though about oil changes. Mine has 10 quarts and have been going Amsoil with 15k mi. changes and ew filter and lube every 5k. Would you recomend this. I do know of guys with 60 and 70k mi. on their Amsoil with oil analysis and saying everything ok with the oil. What do you think of this Kicker?

 

[john_bud]

The problems that EGR causes have one simple solution:
flange off the EGR port. EPA doesnt have to know.

About head gaskets: Some engines have trouble with it. Others dont. It doesnt matter if they're Diesel or gas.

and injectors:
Use only Bosch injection

You mean the same "Bosch" that makes the injectors on the Duramax diesel that have failed by the hundreds of thousands? Those Bosch injectors?

jb

 

[mjncad]

... The stealership...

I love it!

 

[mjncad]

A lot of what KICK said in his post #88 is why I bought a V-10 over the Powerstroke in 1999. I could afford the diesel; but I just couldn't justify the added expense for the way I use my truck.

There is no one engine for every application.

 

[firedog]

There is no one engine for every application.

That just about says it all.

 

[KICK]

You mean the same "Bosch" that makes the injectors on the Duramax diesel that have failed by the hundreds of thousands? Those Bosch injectors?

jb

isn't that a bit of a stretch of the imagination

 

[KICK]

There is no one engine for every application.

are you implying that economical operation, reliabilty, power, and speed are mutually exclusive.?

your post sums it up, diesel vs gas is just another game of myth vs hidden reality

theres were a couple people who know hi milers, rest of the bunch are just like birds on the power line, squawking. reality is a well maintained engine will outlast the stamina of the owner, who will get sick of it after a long period of time.

I bet the large majority of the peeps on this board drive trucks that are built in this century,not the last

 

[RobertN]

This is true. We have a '01 RAM CTD and an '04 Ram 1/2 ton gasser.

I bought the '01 as a 10 year truck at least. So far it is 6 years old and only has 102500 miles on it.

My previous truck were higher miles, albeit gassers. My last truck was an '89 F250 4x4 with a 351 and stick shift. Sold it with over 225000 miles. It still ran great, no oil use, etc. The worst thing that happened to that truck over the miles and years was the driver seat foam wore out. Fabric on the seat was good, just the foam squished down. A new leather seat fixed that

One of the best trucks I ever drove was an old Ford F100, '64, that a friend gave my dad. It was beat up. Had a 292, 3 on the tree. Had big leather seat from a lincoln in it. It had dents, dings, primer spots, only an AM radio, no AC. But it ran good, and got better mileage than most trucks now(i was about to get 18-20mpg out of that 292-2bbl). The main bearings were so worn, when you were idling in neutral, the oil pressure dropped to 0psi.

That was a geat truck. Had over 500000 miles when my Dad passed it on to another friend, who continued to use it around his ranch.

I would like a newer truck with bigger HP and torque. Otherwise I am very happy with my truck. My truck is payed for though... I like no payment more than extra power in a new truck

I bet the large majority of the peeps on this board drive trucks that are built in this century,not the last

 

[Rara Avis]

are you implying that economical operation, reliabilty, power, and speed are mutually exclusive.?

your post sums it up, diesel vs gas is just another game of myth vs hidden reality

theres were a couple people who know hi milers, rest of the bunch are just like birds on the power line, squawking. reality is a well maintained engine will outlast the stamina of the owner, who will get sick of it after a long period of time.

I bet the large majority of the peeps on this board drive trucks that are built in this century,not the last

I'm sick of my last century trucks...I just can't justifiy getting rid of them just yet...

Dump Truck is a 1987 Ford F350
Farm Pickup is a 1986 Ford F150
Backup Tower is a 1995 Dodge 3500
Primary Pickup is 2000 Chevy 2500
-----------Turn of the Century--------------
Primary Tower is 2007 GMC 3500 Diesel