[AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel

[Steve W.]

Dean Van Peursem wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> I'm pulling a 38' 5th wheel with a 2003 Ford F250 with the 7.3L
> diesel engine. The last year they were sold. Now have about 100,000
> miles on the truck and it would take an act of congress for me to 
> change to a Ford 6.0 or 6.4L engine. Ford is coming out with a new
> diesel engine in the 2011 Ford F series trucks, a 6.7L diesel engine,
> all Ford designed and manufactured in Mexico. The International 
> relationship is over on Diesel engines. About 2012 we should know how
> good of an engine it is.
> 
> PS: In 2003 Ford dealers were giving away the 7.3L based trucks
> because everybody wanted the new 6.0L engine. Now the used 7.3L
> diesel based trucks sell for quite a premium over the 6.0 or 6.4L 
> trucks.
> 
> Dean Van Peursem Apache Junction, AZ

The 6.0 and 6.4 are real POS engines.

That new Ford 6.7 looks to be a piece of work. Aluminum heads, oddball
twin compressor turbo, compressed iron block, reversed intake/exhaust
layout. High pressure direct injection. Time will tell but I won't hold
my breath. Oh and because of the new design, the E series will only have
the V8 or V10 gas engines.

-- 
Steve W.