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Originally posted by LarryBible
One other thing. If you buy a brand new Ford V8 diesel it is the 6.0. They are having lots of problems with them. To learn more about this, read the discussion forum at www.thedieselstop.com
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I didn't even go into that...mainly 'cause he was saying that a PSD would be out of his price range. That said, you're absolutely right...the 6.0l is having more than its share of problems. If Ford doesn't get things right PDQ, they're going to run into some serious problems with people jumping ship.
The 7.3l PSD has its own sets of problems (cackle, crank position sensor going out, rough-running engine if the oil's old, etc)...also, if the injectors ever need to be replaced, it costs more to buy ONE injector for a PSD than it costs to buy a set of 6 for a Cummins (or a set of 8 for an IDI, for that matter). They're fun to drive, but then again, so is the Cummins.
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I did not even go into the toughness of the 6BT. As far as I'm concerned if it says "Cummins" on it, there's nothing else that needs to be said.
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Absolutely.
One of the two Scout boats that I work on has two 1710ci Cummins V-12 dual-turbo engines tha have been completely flawless in the 5 years that we've had the boat. Cummins is just as good as Caterpillar (it could be argued that they're even better
) without the super-high cost of parts.
BTW, I have my F-250 because it has a lot of sentimental value (an inheritance from one of my favorite people in the world)...if it weren't for that, I'd have a Dodge right now. In fact, I came within a couple of days of replacing my old E-series van with a '92 D-250 Cummins instead of my 300D.