Tow Vehicle Acquired... finally

[spareparts]

the main reason the 7.3 is such a good motor is Ford had nothing to do with the engine, they bought it from International, Ford put more input into the 6.0 and it didn't turn out so well

[Abe460]

I was told by one of our local school board reps. (whom we deal with everyday) that the 6.0's head bolts stretch and cause damage around 75k miles.
Unfortunately I have acquired the single truck contributing to the national deficit in gas consumption. A 2001 2500HD 4x4 extended cab sporting the 8.1, 496. 9mpg while empty or pulling every broke down ford I pass. Thank God for company vehicles.

[chumbucket]

Originally Posted by spareparts

the main reason the 7.3 is such a good motor is Ford had nothing to do with the engine, they bought it from International, Ford put more input into the 6.0 and it didn't turn out so well

And the cylinders can be resleeved on the 7.3 motor. Long lifespan.

[spareparts]

i may be wrong, but last time I had one of those(7.3) down( long time ago) I believe they were dry sleeve engines. We used to use them in street sweepers, used to use the old Detroit 8.2 till they stoped making them, we used teh 5.9 Cummins till we upped the hydraulic demands, we couldn't get the Cummins to make the torque we needed at 1000 rpm(had to be emmsion legal), so we stepped up to the 7.3 high torque 195 hp, worked great in those sweepers, about the time I left, they had just started to use the 24 valve 5.9, they seemed to work pretty good. Funny thing, they bought a whole bunch of GM 6.5 NAs with no warranty from GM, we used them in the twin engine trucks(Had to use an aux engine to spin the hydraulics), they would drive them to Rocky Mount from Wake Forest, NC to break them in, half of the engines didn't make it there, they would blow the crank right out the bottom

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by spareparts

the main reason the 7.3 is such a good motor is Ford had nothing to do with the engine, they bought it from International, Ford put more input into the 6.0 and it didn't turn out so well

Amen Brotha!!!

[nothingbuttrouble]

7.3 motor is the best diesel made ever. PERIOD. Millions of them were produced, and millions of them still run today. I have driven many F350, and superduty trucks with over 300k miles on them and they still ran great, they just start smokin a little after the years. Cummins and the GM 6.5 make some good motors too, but they dont come anywhere close to the reliability, and the proven performance of the 7.3 Just think of all the trucks that have them in it that you dont notice, ALMOST EVERY INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. Stop hating on FORDS!!! I got blue blood running through my viens.

Also, I tow my V with a Bronco, with the 5.0 in it (probably the second best motor ever made, yes its better then the GM 350), and the bronco pulls it up the ramp and down the road just fine.

Besides an F-Superduty 5 speed dually with the 7.3, the worlds second best tow vehicle is actually the new GMC 3500HD with a duramax and the allison automatic. My buddy had a wrecker with that drivetrain, and we towed a car at over 95 MPH down I-90 in NY.

[bcmarinamanager]

Cummins, Cummins, Cummins. We run a couple of pretty large forklifts here (74,000 lbs) and they run the same block in it that's in the Dodge, just tuned down in the forklift. I'll post a picture in my album. The engine has no problem running our high pressure hydraulic lines and we're picking up 18,000lbs boats and running around the marina with them. In three years since we got our last truck we've put over 2500 hours on it with NO problems and NO power issues. It is a teir two engine, so it meets the governments emissions regs for 2002. We're getting a new one next week with the teir three engine which will run cleaner than my '05 Dodge. Oh BTW My truck is getting about 15mpg in town, and if I'm driving at 55-60mph she'll get about 18-20mpg.

[cterrebonne]

[QUOTE=nothingbuttrouble;116675]

with the 5.0 in it (probably the second best motor ever made, yes its better then the GM 350),
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i thought you were credible untill i read that.

[bradford]

[quote=cterrebonne;116733][quote=nothingbuttrouble;116675]

with the 5.0 in it (probably the second best motor ever made, yes its better then the GM 350),

i thought you were credible untill i read that.

DOH!!!!

[nothingbuttrouble]

Well if we can't agree on the 5.0/5.7 issue can we at least agree that the Chrysler 2.7 was the worst motor ever made.