[AT] Tractor OEM filters/Eco Diesel

Richard Fink Sr rfinksr at verizon.net
Wed Jul 29 04:53:54 PDT 2015


 From what i heard Dodge has a contract that will run out in 2017 and it 
will be open to others models to get the engines.
R Fink
PA

On 7/28/2015 6:41 PM, Rob Wilson wrote:
> I toured the Cummins mid range plant a couple weeks ago and they are always dispelling rumors like putting a Cummins in a ford.  It's prettying much just wishful thinking by ford owners hoping for a good diesel. And on a side note they will help you with your spelling by correcting and letting you know there is no "g" in Cummins. Stock torque this year is 900 ft lbs with a pretty good rumor that next year it will be 1000 ft lbs! And U.S. dodge owners thought we had problems with the transmissions now.
> Rob
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> On Jul 28, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Thomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> I have been hearing that for a while. Cummings is a good engine but Cummings had some problems a few years ago.  Remember the cracked blocks on the Dodge.  They cracked right across the freeze plugs.
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>       From: Richard Fink Sr <rfinksr at verizon.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor OEM filters/Eco Diesel
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> I heard that in 2017 Ford will be able to put the Cummings Diesel
> engines in there trucks. ???????????
> R Fink
> PA
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>> On 7/28/2015 12:02 AM, Dean VP wrote:
>> Dave,
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>> I have a friend in CA who went through a 2003 Ford 6.0L which was replaced by Ford for a 2004 6.0L
>> which was replaced by Ford with a 2005 6.0L and that one he didn't even make it out of the dealer's
>> lot before the fan went through the radiator.  He traded it in on a Chevrolet Duramax and hasn't
>> looked back.  I own a 2003 7.3 Liter Ford Diesel engine in my truck and it has been trouble free for
>> 160,000 miles. The Ford 6.4L wasn't all that much better but the Ford 6.7 L Diesel engine seems to the
>> best of the bunch so far other than the 7.3L. Consider yourself lucky if your 6.0 hasn't had major
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