I have been afraid of them myself. Im sticking with my GM diesels for
now although I wouldnt mind having a cummins.
Kevin wrote:
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 10:52:55AM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote:
why isn't the powerstroke 7.3 a true diesel?
It is a medium duty diesel engine used in things a lot heavier than
most light duty truck buyers would ever need.
BUT, its block started life as a gasoline engine. Unlike other engines that
come to mind that were gasoline engines that were converted to diesel (like
the olds engine), the powerstroke is quite rugged. It only has one achilles
heel, that it can cavitate and punch holes in the cylinder bores costing
lots of damage if the cooling system is neglected.
(Well, that, cam position sensors that can fail, and oil that has to have
anti-foaming agents otherwise it'll lope like a big cammed big block)
K
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