[AT] Tractor OEM filters/Eco Diesel

[Dave Rotigel]

Right--and I believe in global warming and black helicopters (and pink Ford tractors) as well!
	Dave
PS, That IS a "cute" pink ford N that shows up at Portland from time to time!

On Jul 29, 2015, at 6:04 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:

> Two more words:  OPAQUE AIR
> 
> SO
> 
> 
>> On Jul 28, 2015, at 7:40 PM, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> TWO words "GOVERNMENT CONTROL"!
>> 	Dave
>> 
>> On Jul 28, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>> 
>>> Exactly one word:  emissions
>>> 
>>> SO
>>> '
>>>> On Jul 28, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I don't understand why US truck manufactures consistently feel the need 
>>>> to reinvent the wheel. Ford's 7.3 was arguably one of the best engines 
>>>> that Navistar produced. The same goes for the  original Cummins diesel 
>>>> in Dodge trucks. Why not just keep improving those engines. Find the 
>>>> weak points, and improve them. Constantly coming out with under tested 
>>>> new engines is a causing them a lot of grief and  unhappy customers.
>>>> Mike M
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 28, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Thomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
>>>>> Cummins 53 Block Casting Information
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>>>>> | Cummins 53 Block Casting Information5.9L Cummins 53 block casting history, identification, and repair. The Brazlian cast #53 engine block, common for 1999 to 2001 model year 24v Cummins, is notoriou... |
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>>>>> | View on cumminshub.com | Preview by Yahoo |
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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
>>>>> 
>>>>> I heard that in 2017 Ford will be able to put the Cummings Diesel
>>>>> engines in there trucks. ???????????
>>>>> R Fink
>>>>> PA
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 7/28/2015 12:02 AM, Dean VP wrote:
>>>>>> Dave,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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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