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Mar 14, 2002 | 06:36 PM

redranger1

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hey ye'all. i was wondering if the powerstroke was ever used in anything other then ford vehicles? like say in any tractors? if i am not mistakin the powerstroke was designed by navistar(navistar 444?), right? and international and navistar are part of the same company i think. any help is appreciated.

-nathan

Mar 14, 2002 | 06:58 PM

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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-Mar-02 AT 08:00 PM (EST)]Mercruiser 7.3L D-Tronic Stern Drive. The dealer talked me out of it, sorry now he did.
Check it out here
http://www.mercurymarine.com/

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Mar 14, 2002 | 07:05 PM

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well all-bee! i had no idea that mercury used those engines(and my dad has a mercury dealership!). thanks fer the response. i was basically wonderin if they powerstroke has ever been used on a tractor or if it can be used?

-nathan

Mar 14, 2002 | 08:17 PM

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Mar 15, 2002 | 10:33 AM

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International(Navistar) uses the PowerStroke in medium-duty trucks, also, such as the 4600, 4700, and 4900 series of straight trucks, but purely in the lower gvw ratings.

Mar 15, 2002 | 11:13 AM

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>Mercruiser 7.3L D-Tronic Stern Drive. The dealer talked me
>out of it, sorry now he did.
>Check it out here
>http://www.mercurymarine.com/
>
>[http://www.mercurymarine.com/MercuryHome/Images/MerCruiser/Product/mcSterndriveDieselD7_3LDTronic.gif]

Why are you sorry? It depends on how you use your boat. I got a SeaRay 290 and wanted the twin 5.0L gas engines, not diesel. Why? Well, forget the convenience factor, finding fuel etc... diesels simply don't wear as well starting and stopping all the time. I rarely cruise long distances, I stop the engines for the kids to play, I stop the engines to eat lunch... a long cruise for us might be an hour. Check out a few boat buying guides you'll read some of the same stuff.

Now, if you have a 32' Eggharbor and you're going to cruise the ICW for long legs at the time... go for it.

Robert

Mar 15, 2002 | 02:37 PM

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The biggest thing about a diesel boat in my view is safety, for two reasons, one, vapor is then bilge is less of a menace. Two, CO poisioning while possible, is greatly reduced by a mangnitude of 10.

From a performance standpoint, since most boats lack a multi-speed transmission, the diesel is better suited for the high bmep the engine takes as well as the hard running. If you read your Mercruiser manual, you should not idle you gas engines below 1700 for long periods of time, like miles of no wake zones. With the diesel, you can. The diesel gets better range and the fuel at the dock is a whole lot cheaper, like 50 cents a gallon cheaper than mid grade unleaded. Engine life is twice a great. As for start up, shut down, a pre/post luber solves that problem.

After owning my 2002 PSD, I believe this to be one of the most super rugged and reliable, inexpensive power plants ever made. I class it with the 235 GM 6 cyl and the Pratt and Whitney PT6.

As a further endorsement of the diesel, Lycoming is coming out with a diesel for light planes.