[AT] Ford V-10

[Louis]

Don,

I have a 2000 F350 4X4, Single Rear Wheel.  It has a 5.4L gas engine and an
automatic transmission, and 4.10 gear ratio.  It has 179,000 miles on it. I
plow snow and tow a 25' gooseneck equipment trailer with it.  Empty on the
highway I get about 13 mpg. When I pull my trailer, I get about 9 - 10 mpg.
My trailer weighs about 8,000 lbs empty.  I have had 17,000 lbs loaded on
it, and my truck handled it just fine. 

I have never touched the transmission on my truck, other than to change the
fluid.  The only problem with the engine is that I have had to replace the
right side exhaust manifold.  

The biggest problem that I have had with the truck is the brakes.  I was
going though pads, calipers, and rotors quite regularly.  When I started to
use parts from NAPA, instead of Ford OEM parts, my brake problems went away.
Go figure.

I have been looking at newer Ford trucks. I know that Ford increased the HP
and torque of the V8, but I am not impressed.  My truck has 260 HP, the
newer ones have 300 HP and only 15 ft lbs more torque.  The thing the
doesn't impress me is that the new engines build their torque and HP at much
higher RPM's.  The HP is at 500 RPM more and the torque is at 1,250 RPM
more.  That really defeats the purpose I think. However for the new V10 the
HP rating is at 362 at 4750 RPM and the torque is 457 at 3250 RPM.  The V10 is the
same basic engine as the V8, only with 2 cylinders added.

Lou

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Subject: [AT] Ford V-10


I am considering trading my trailer in for a class C motor home.  My current
tow vehicle is an '98 Dodge 318 with over 180,000 miles and is still going
strong.  I hope to replace the origonal clutch in the next few weeks, the
clutch is still good but the throw out bearing is howling when it gets cold
out.  The problem is not the pickup but the trailer.  I think a class C
would be easier to deal with.

 

So, the one I looked at today was on a Ford F450 chassis with the V-10.  It
is a 2007 model with 13,000 miles.  I know little about Fords since I had
bad luck with an '87 Taurus and I have never bought an automatic for myself.


 

What is the general opinion of the V-10 and its automatic?  

 

How long will it last under that load and what sort of fuel mileage should I
expect?

 

Don Bowen  KI6DIU

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

 

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