Why no "Auto" function Transfer Case?
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I remember the older Dana HD axles and the roller bearing king pin setup. They were a snap to rebuild compared to pressing out self enclosed ball joints.
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Personal experience. They didn't hold up well for us in a rice field. Certainly not normal conditions, but the all gear 205 was and still is a workhorse.
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My purchased new 1978 Power Wagon, short bed 360 was a 12-14 MPG truck.
I would say my experience was probably limited to trucks under 100K. I specialized in engines and drive trains and although a did do a few of those 200 pound ,monsters I would say compared to the rest of the heavy repairs I did the ratio was relatively small.
Thinking back I would guess I did as many of the cast iron transfer cases that I did of the Dana 60 and 70 axles - very few.
I would say my experience was probably limited to trucks under 100K. I specialized in engines and drive trains and although a did do a few of those 200 pound ,monsters I would say compared to the rest of the heavy repairs I did the ratio was relatively small.
Thinking back I would guess I did as many of the cast iron transfer cases that I did of the Dana 60 and 70 axles - very few.
Back then I drove a 76 Jeep J-10 360 2-bbl with Warn Quadra-trac. Performance/traction was superb, and I got 17 highway mpg regularly.
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Unless being specifically designed for part time 4wd makes a difference, I think the economy hue and cry is pretty much hype. I knew several people who did the part time conversion, and they had to got to the right side of the decimal point to see an improvement.
Back then I drove a 76 Jeep J-10 360 2-bbl with Warn Quadra-trac. Performance/traction was superb, and I got 17 highway mpg regularly.
Back then I drove a 76 Jeep J-10 360 2-bbl with Warn Quadra-trac. Performance/traction was superb, and I got 17 highway mpg regularly.
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Or, they could have figured out out how Jeep got, conservatively, 4 mpg better hwy. 😀. (Also, my 2014 F-250 sticker says, paraphrased, that the Feds don't make them list mileage on these trucks.)
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Mileage listings for the F250 class and up have not been mandated in the past. They will be included in the near future as they are being swept into the CAFE standards. I expect to see very fuel efficient models of the the Super Duty pickups along with the new standards. You know, the last ones to leave the line at the stop light and the last to leave the lineup at the dealer unless our fuel supplies are pinched off again.
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Mileage listings for the F250 class and up have not been mandated in the past. They will be included in the near future as they are being swept into the CAFE standards. I expect to see very fuel efficient models of the the Super Duty pickups along with the new standards. You know, the last ones to leave the line at the stop light and the last to leave the lineup at the dealer unless our fuel supplies are pinched off again.
Personally, I have no interest in any of these technologies. I'd just like to see more efficient versions of what we have now.
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Given the current state of affairs I think the only reputable thing to do going forward is to place a federal tax on the buyers of vehicles based on the expected mileage and pollutants of each model. It could be administered by a small group of say, 450,000 government workers and supervisors and think of the good it would do for the environment and the HD truck industries. This would be a great win for the government (formerly known as by the people and for the people) and credits could be issued for those who support the party!!
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