I have a 2002 ford 7.3 diesel and it has been a great truck and have driven about (just over 200,000 miles). The body is well put together still does not rattle, doors open shut etc. It has had a water pump, changed out the tie rod ends, switch for the mirrors and that is about it with the exception of brakes, tires, oil changes, and other maintenance items. I bought it new in 2002. It does get about 16 mpg maybe 20 on highway. I have never gotten 24 miles from one gallon. However, I don't think I ever drive 55 on the highway for very long. I have a friend who has a dodge, he has less miles and has had a lot of problems with not the engine but about everything else. I just drove the over 200000 mile truck to Illinois and back to Texas this weekend. Got about 16-17mpg going about 70-75 mph and it ran great and I love the truck. BTW, yes air works still, and not for sale. conclusion very well made truck, not great mileage but not bad for a vehicle that weighs about 6500 lbs.
-----Original Message----- From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 6:45 am Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ford diesels Fmiser wrote: > I'm dreaming of replacing my farm truck. > > Of course, I want a diesel. I'd prefer a Cummins, but I'm not > fond of the Dodge body or transmission. > > So I'm looking further - but I don't know much about the Fords. > A '92 will be a non-turbo, right? I have heard the 7.3 turbo is > a pretty good engine. What about the normally aspirated? > What's to watch out for? PSD 7.3 was, IIRC, from 1994 1/2 to early 2003. You probably don't want anything else. You don't want 6.9 IDI, 7.3 IDI, or 7.3 turbo IDI unless diesel drops below $2 a gallon. And you don't want the early 6.0 PSD that replaced the 7.3 PSD, nor do you want to pay the purchase price for something even newer than that. A 7.3 PSD with 3.73 gears can get 10-16mpg, depending on what you're towing and how fast. Trailerless with the cruise set at 55mph, 24mpg. Maybe 18mpg at 75mph if you're lucky. 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
