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Originally posted by Smart View PostGettin' old....... Tired of parking a 1 ton crew cab in a parking garage.. I'm sure I'll miss the room but I don't need it like I used too.
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Originally posted by panhandlehunter View PostSulphur is not actually a lubricant. But, the process of removing the sulphur from diesel reduces the lubricity of the diesel fuel. Diesel engines didn't start messing up until they put emission controls on them.
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Originally posted by Smart View PostGettin' old....... Tired of parking a 1 ton crew cab in a parking garage.. I'm sure I'll miss the room but I don't need it like I used too.Originally posted by Mike D View PostJason you would be surprised at how roomy the new F150 is. They are nearly as big as a super duty now.
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Originally posted by panhandlehunter View PostSulphur is not actually a lubricant. But, the process of removing the sulphur from diesel reduces the lubricity of the diesel fuel. Diesel engines didn't start messing up until they put emission controls on them.
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Originally posted by TXBlkCld View PostYou get my point though. Removal of sulfur is bad for diesels.
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Gas vs diesel
Well, I bought a used 2002 Powerstroke that already had a programmer installed back in 2004. It had 88,000 miles on it. Originally it was getting 18+ mpg in town and better on the road. When they took the sulfer out my mpg dropped to around 16 around town. When my local Ford dealer decided my ECM was bad (turned out to be high pressure oil sensor) and changed it my mpg dropped to around 14 around town, and I don't have the power it had with the original PCM. Now I live in Livingston and work in Deer Park, but stay in Deer Park until my off days, and after 2 consecutive months of a fuel bill over $800.00, the wife and I decided to go shopping. Came home with a 2011 Ford Focus that gets 32 mpg back and forth to work and averaged over 36 on the last trip we took with a high of 38.4. Still have the diesel. Hooked to the gooseneck as we speak. And I don't even want to consider pulling the 5th wheel with a new 1/2 ton anything. When the Powerstroke bites the dust, my first consideration will be to rebuild / overhaul / restore.
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I'm thinking Ford F-150 Supercrew with the 6.5' bed and air bags in the rear with the 5.0l motor.
The Ecoboost is rated for 11000# towing, but from what I saw in the buyers guide that was with a 4.10 rear end. I test drove one and well, it would be a toss up between it and the 5.0l.
I had a 5.4l Supercrew with the 5.5' bed and the bed was too short for my taste, had a heck of a turning radius though.
Which is something I feel the need to compliment Ford on, I'm not sure how they did it- but my new Superduty crew cab short bed has a realy tight turning radius for the length of the truck. Dang near as tight as my F-150 Supercrew short bed and about the same as my 2500 Dodge Quad cab. When turning the Superduty when you feel like you should hit the stops but don't, it just keeps turning even further- good job Ford.
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Originally posted by Benelliguy View PostNot to hijack the thread or anything but how many people on here are driving trucks-gas or diesel-that don't really need to be in trucks but could be in a Chevy Cruze getting 40+ mpg?
If you don't keep your diesel for at least 300K miles your wasting your $ IMHO
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