[AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel

[Mark Greer]

Used Fords with the 6.0 are near impossible to sell around here because they 
have such a bad reputation. A couple dealers in this area won't take them in 
on trade either.
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Van Peursem" <deanvp at att.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel


> 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