7.3L diesel
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From: Bertha Minnesota
7.3L diesel
I am considering purchasing a 1988 Ford F250 with a 7.3L diesel non turbo engine. It has 170000 miles on it. Can anybody tell me some specs on the motor like what the stander horsepower and torqe. Also how many miles are these engines good for?
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From: Redmond, WA USA
To the OP: check over in the 7.3/6.9l pre-powerstroke forum for all the information you need to know on that powerplant.
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From: Charles Town, W bygod Va
A lot of people are getting 20mpg on the highway. My 4x4 with 300k+ miles gets 17-18 average carrying about 1000 lbs all the time. My last tank was just over 15mpg but That was in a lot of traffic.
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how do you get it to get suck great gas milage? do you have certain type of sparkplugs? do you have stock exhaust still or more free flowing exhaust?
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Just my .02. I have a 6627 air filter and did a cat and muffler delete. The engine run cooler and gets more fresh air. In the south (Mississippi) the trick is to keep it as cool as you can. That adds up to, (On my trucks), better mpg. And keep it around 2000rpm
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From: Charles Town, W bygod Va
We dont get any GAS mileage at all.. FUEL mileage is the answer to your question, In most circumstances, diesels use less fuel than gas engines. Adding a turbo to an IDI will improve the mpg if you're hauling.
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a cool running diesel is an inefficient running diesel. going to a cooler thermostat will result in incomplete combustion. you might get away with a slightly cooler thermo, but its best to keep the stocker in place, assuming that its functioning properly.
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Correct. The most efficient diesel is one that is operated at 1600*. The bad thing about that is, it will melt the pistons in a matter of seconds.