No. That does not have to be true. My Chevy crew cab with 6.2 gets over 20mpg empty and weighs 6600 pounds. Search google for high mpg diesel trucks, there are some several hundred horsepower trucks getting crazy high mpg when driven conservatively. I will try to find the links for some of them.
Mike On Jul 9, 2011 10:52 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ja, no argument. all peecups are fuel sucking pigs. > > >>They are also gas sucking pigs for the amount of power they have. >> >>Mike >>On Jul 9, 2011 8:18 AM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> the 240 and 300 frod six cyl inline engines are work hosses. Not >>> particularly long lasting, but work hosses. Torquey for vergasser. >>> >>> >>>>OK Don wrote: >>>> >>>>>Any engines, trannys, models, years, etc., to avoid, or look for >>>>>specifically? >>>> >>>>Some years of aluminum head Ford V8 have problems with stuck spark >>>>plugs. If they can prove the plugs were changed in the last couple >>>>of years, I think you'd be OK, just don't leave them in there >>>>forever. >>>> >>>>Long bed short cab work trucks are hard to sell used, everybody >>>>wants a back seat to use for a trash dump. >>>> >>>>An old F-150 with straight six and 5sp wouldn't be bad to have, as >>>>long as it isn't rusty. A friend of mine bought one new in '94 and >>>>kept it until a leaf spring punched through the bed. 12 years of >>>>Michigan road salt and minimal care from the original owner, and the >>>>only major problem was rust. Still a good running truck last I >>>>heard, he gave it to his daughter's boyfriend who redid the spring >>>>mounts and welded a patch in the bed. >>>> >>>>Mitch. >>>> >>>>_______________________________________ >>>>http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>_______________________________________ >>http://www.okiebenz.com >>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
