I am purchasing a diesel F-150 XLT pickup from http://4btconversions.com that has the industrial Cummins 4BT engine and should do about 27MPG at 70MPH. This isn't the same engine that is in the Dodge but is a industrial engine that is used for delivery vans and forklifts and whatnot. Every indication is that this is a great combo to work from. If you have heard of the diesel Frito-Lay trucks, this is the same engine.
So far, Kevin the seller has been pure gold with helping us arrange this deal. Todd Smith '85 300CD 248K -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Cathey Many have the opinion that a Cummins engine in a Ford truck is the best combination, and a few have done so. The Cummins is the most fuel efficient of the bunch, or so I'm told, and it can also be turned up to insane levels of power. (I think there are 1000HP examples out there, twin turbos and 50-60# of boost.) It looks to me to be by far the easiest of the bunch to work on. There are, however, four generations of motor out there. Pre-96 (rotary pump), pre-mid-98 (12-valve, inline pump), pre-'03 (? 24-valve, rotary pump), and the current common-rail engine.
