have become so fancy that there is no hope of having a lighter
duty pickup with an engine as trouble free as my old MB.
IF only there was.
The 1996-1998 (early) Dodge diesel uses the P7100
inline injection pump. That's your 240D-style engine
right there. Not light-duty, though.
-- Jim
On 07/08/2013 6:14 PM, Craig wrote:
On Wed, 7 Aug 2013 16:12:22 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
oh? Back to IH again? Or is someone else building v-8s?
Sorry, I cannot answer that question.
Craig
I think the new diesel engine is Ford designed and produced.
Did they not
I think the new diesel engine is Ford designed and produced.
Did they not have some dispute with IH and that resulted in
departure from use of the IH engines?
My mechanic son has done a fair amount of work on diesel pickups in
the last year or two. Ford head gaskets etc.
GM injectors etc.
It's my information. based on Ford diesel truck discussion board at the
time, the issue with IH / Ford was actually with EPA. Story I've
repeatedly heard is that Ford was found to have fudged the EPA emission
numbers in order to make the ever tighter EPA restrictions, without
incurring the
The Ford 6.0 is an IH engine. It is a good, solid design that Ford screwed
up by not listening to IH.
The 6.0 should not have been released in the US market before clean enough
fuel was available here. IIRC the original design is German and works just
fine with European fuel. Ford was stupid.
On 08/08/2013 11:08 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
I think the new diesel engine is Ford designed and produced.
Did they not have some dispute with IH and that resulted in departure
from use of the IH engines?
My mechanic son has done a fair amount of work on diesel pickups in
the last year or
G Mann wrote:
It's my information. based on Ford diesel truck discussion board at the
time, the issue with IH / Ford was actually with EPA. Story I've
repeatedly heard is that Ford was found to have fudged the EPA emission
numbers in order to make the ever tighter EPA restrictions, without
If I was in the market for a new light duty pickup it would be a Chevy 1/2
ton 4x4 gasser. Nice ride, best prices I have seen, efficient, powerful,
reliable.
Mike
On Aug 8, 2013 1:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 08/08/2013 11:08 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
I think the new
Randy wrote:
However, I also have to admit that I really do not need a 3/4 ton
and a 1/2 ton with a gas engine probably makes a whole lot more
sense. I just like the diesel. Unfortunately, the new diesels
have become so fancy that there is no hope of having a lighter
duty pickup with an
On 08/08/2013 1:16 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Randy wrote:
However, I also have to admit that I really do not need a 3/4 ton
and a 1/2 ton with a gas engine probably makes a whole lot more
sense. I just like the diesel. Unfortunately, the new diesels
have become so fancy that there is no hope of having
Interesting comment. Along with my 83 300d, I also drive an r3500 Chevy
crewcab with 6.2 and sm465 4 speed tranny. The 6.2 is efficient but not
powerful like a Cummins or Powerstroke. If you drive it completely the
opposite of the Benz it is cheap to run and reliable. If you run it hard
it
When I was looking at trucksa few months ago, I ruled out the GMs due to NO
room behind the seat (single cab, basic truck). The Dodge had the lowest
payload capacity of the three in a bottom of the line truck, so it got
ruled out. The discount, no haggle, fixed price via the EAA membership
sealed
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If I had really deep
Didn't I say that a year ago? :-)
On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
The interesting thing about the TDI is that one ride makes you a believer,
low down torque is awesome.
-Curt
--
OK Don
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
Hahahaha. Mine is like driving a narrow school bus. Long, slow, crude
vinyl, plastic and steel interior and usually full of kids.
Mike
On Aug 8, 2013 2:29 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 08/08/2013 1:16 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Randy wrote:
However, I also have to admit that I
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If I was in the market for a new light duty pickup
Fmiser wrote:
Well, what's wrong with a late '80s GM with the Detroit 6.2L?
Not as trouble free as an MB, but close.
Michael wrote:
Interesting comment. Along with my 83 300d, I also drive an
r3500 Chevy crewcab with 6.2 and sm465 4 speed tranny. The 6.2
is efficient but not
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Didn't I say that a year ago? :-)
On Thu, Aug 8, 2013
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Fmiser wrote:
Meanwhile, I'm on the lookout for a pickup like
I saw a really nice new VW diesel pickup in Argentina, it was sort of
the mid-sized size but was really nice.
--R
On 8/8/13 2:48 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I was thinking about diesel pickups yesterday. If VW can make a 2.0l 4cyl
diesel with 140hp and 250lb/ft of torque why can't somebody make
On 08/08/2013 1:48 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I was thinking about diesel pickups yesterday. If VW can make a 2.0l 4cyl
diesel with 140hp and 250lb/ft of torque why can't somebody make a 4.0l v6 with
200hp 400lb/ft and put it in a 1/2 ton pickup?
The answer is that of course they can and a
My very limited experience with diesel trucks is all fairly remote.
As I said, earlier, my son is a mechanic and does some work on diesel
pickups.
He tells me how messy, difficult and expensive they are to repair.
He was working on a late model GM Duramax recently. (an 08 if I recall
The wires are for the injectors. They are known to go bad and the hatness
needs to be replaced so the injectors get the power they need before
worrying about replacing any. Injector voltage is critical in a PSD.
My truck is a 1990.
Mike
On Aug 8, 2013 4:40 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
See below
On Aug 8, 2013 3:24 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Fmiser wrote:
Well, what's wrong with a late '80s GM with the Detroit 6.2L?
Not as trouble free as an MB, but close.
Michael wrote:
Interesting comment. Along with my 83 300d, I also drive an
r3500
On 08/08/2013 4:48 PM, Michael Canfield wrote:
The wires are for the injectors. They are known to go bad and the hatness
needs to be replaced so the injectors get the power they need before
worrying about replacing any. Injector voltage is critical in a PSD.
My truck is a 1990.
Mike
On Aug
The Amarok, I saw it too when I was there in 2011. They look awesome, same
engine as the Jetta/Passat
-Curt
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:22:15 -0400
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT anyone have
At 02:48 PM 8/8/2013, Curt wrote:
I was thinking about diesel pickups yesterday. If VW can make a 2.0l
4cyl diesel with 140hp and 250lb/ft of torque why can't somebody
make a 4.0l v6 with 200hp 400lb/ft and put it in a 1/2 ton pickup?
Dodge is supposed to have a V6 diesel option in their
IIRC when Ford first decided to test market diesel pickups, they bought
(1000?) engines from IH. Those pickups sold out rapidly. Then they
contractes with IH to supply engines. Then they leased the rights to
manufacture them. The IH engines were bullet proof. When Ford started
making them,
Fmiser wrote:
Well, what's wrong with a late '80s GM with the Detroit
6.2L? Not as trouble free as an MB, but close.
Michael wrote:
Comparing to the Benz.it is WAY easier to work on
Fmiser wrote:
I disagree. My 123s are much less likely to have seized
I am thinking about making it 4wd
Haven't decided on stock Chevy or a Cummins and HP60.
Mike
On Aug 8, 2013 7:40 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Fmiser wrote:
Well, what's wrong with a late '80s GM with the Detroit
6.2L? Not as trouble free as an MB, but close.
The duramax is a great engine
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 8, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I think the new diesel engine is Ford designed and produced.
Did they not have some dispute with IH and that resulted in departure from
use of the IH engines?
My
Used truck prices are very high right now, actually used vehicle prices in
general are very high right now. I've been kind of keeping an eye out and
anything in the $10-$15k range is pretty well beat.
I think it makes a lot of sense to buy new, especially since the manufacturers
are giving
On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:03:32 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
I have not heard great things about some of the Ford trucks in the
later years. They tend to have some engine issues that mine has not.
The brand new Fords have a different bunch of engines that may be
better but
The bad Ford diesels are 2004 - 2006 Ford F250 with the 6 liter diesel
engine. A friend of mine and a friend of his had these and both had MANY
problems. Apparently, before that time Ford bought their engines. For
2004, they decided to make their own engines -- which had many problems.
In 2007,
On Wed, 7 Aug 2013 16:12:22 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
oh? Back to IH again? Or is someone else building v-8s?
Sorry, I cannot answer that question.
Craig
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