Considered "Powerstroke Diesel"
Considered "Powerstroke Diesel"
Mountain Pass
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 197
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From: In the swamps of Florida
Powerstrokes are the 94.5 and newer direct injection turbo diesels. In early 1994 Ford produced IDI diesels with a factory turbo, but the powerstrokes are a totally different animal.
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 21,285
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
The IDI is the grandfather of the power stroke diesel.
They are both Navistar diesels.
They are both in Ford and International vehicles as well as other equipment.
The IDI does everything manually just like Grandpa did.
The Power Stroke does everything electrically just like we do.
Grandpa sent letters, they were slow to get where they were going, but they got there.
We send Email electronicly, it is almost instant in delivery.
But just like the Power Stroke engine, there are so many pieces of equipment between you and the other person that any malfunction can cause the message to be lost or damaged to the point it never arrives.
A bad sensor or electrical system can render a Power Stroke dead. You either need spares and tools to change them or a tow truck.
The IDI needs fuel and air. It can even be made to run without electricity if you want to and have a manual transmission.
A regular guy with regular tools can fix an IDI, the same can not be said about a Power Stroke engine.
They are both Navistar diesels.
They are both in Ford and International vehicles as well as other equipment.
The IDI does everything manually just like Grandpa did.
The Power Stroke does everything electrically just like we do.
Grandpa sent letters, they were slow to get where they were going, but they got there.
We send Email electronicly, it is almost instant in delivery.
But just like the Power Stroke engine, there are so many pieces of equipment between you and the other person that any malfunction can cause the message to be lost or damaged to the point it never arrives.
A bad sensor or electrical system can render a Power Stroke dead. You either need spares and tools to change them or a tow truck.
The IDI needs fuel and air. It can even be made to run without electricity if you want to and have a manual transmission.
A regular guy with regular tools can fix an IDI, the same can not be said about a Power Stroke engine.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 25,090
Likes: 1,112
From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Originally Posted by Dave Sponaugle
The IDI is the grandfather of the power stroke diesel.
They are both Navistar diesels.
They are both in Ford and International vehicles as well as other equipment.
The IDI does everything manually just like Grandpa did.
The Power Stroke does everything electrically just like we do.
Grandpa sent letters, they were slow to get where they were going, but they got there.
We send Email electronicly, it is almost instant in delivery.
But just like the Power Stroke engine, there are so many pieces of equipment between you and the other person that any malfunction can cause the message to be lost or damaged to the point it never arrives.
A bad sensor or electrical system can render a Power Stroke dead. You either need spares and tools to change them or a tow truck.
The IDI needs fuel and air. It can even be made to run without electricity if you want to and have a manual transmission.
A regular guy with regular tools can fix an IDI, the same can not be said about a Power Stroke engine.
They are both Navistar diesels.
They are both in Ford and International vehicles as well as other equipment.
The IDI does everything manually just like Grandpa did.
The Power Stroke does everything electrically just like we do.
Grandpa sent letters, they were slow to get where they were going, but they got there.
We send Email electronicly, it is almost instant in delivery.
But just like the Power Stroke engine, there are so many pieces of equipment between you and the other person that any malfunction can cause the message to be lost or damaged to the point it never arrives.
A bad sensor or electrical system can render a Power Stroke dead. You either need spares and tools to change them or a tow truck.
The IDI needs fuel and air. It can even be made to run without electricity if you want to and have a manual transmission.
A regular guy with regular tools can fix an IDI, the same can not be said about a Power Stroke engine.
