best year powerstroke?
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thanks again, i think im going to find one of those 7.3s iv heard other good things about them as well like they are pretty simple to work on and they also handle WVO very well. and if the 6.4s prove themselves ill have to pick one up later down the line because i really like the interior in them.
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Originally Posted by fordtruckman
what's b100?
The "B" stands for biodiesel and the number is the percent of Bio diesel to Dino diesel.
B20 = 20% Bio to 80% dino for instance.
B5 = 5% bio to 95% dino and so on.
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Originally Posted by BowTieHatr
there are guys running 6.0s with b100 with next to no issues as well
That could be mis-information, I'm just going on what I have heard.
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Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
Have they been doing it for a long time? I heard that the injectors turn the bio into some sort of plastic that clogs the nozzles if the injection pressure gets too high like on the 6.0 and common rail systems.
That could be mis-information, I'm just going on what I have heard.
That could be mis-information, I'm just going on what I have heard.
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I hear you about the ungoverned part. I fix VW and Audi for a living and have gained a reputation in the TDI club that I am a good shop to come to. So I get to see first hand the different effects of the fuel on the EGR equipped diesel engines. The deposits on the inside of the intake manifold range anywhere from a black powdery substance from burning B-0 to black plastic-looking to black slime from burning other fuels.
And I find it VERY ironic that at just about the time that diesel engine powered vehicles are starting to have a lot of demand here in the US, then the EPA regulations force them back out of the market again. I have one customer who has modified his old VW Dasher to be able to cold start on SVO and has been driving it that way for years. It scores a 0% in the opacity test that is required for license renewal here in Washington state. Whenever he takes it out of town and has to fill up on dino then it smokes like a chimney because it has been modified for the SVO. (Pump set higher inside.) The thing is smoke free on the SVO, but the fuel is not standardized so EPA won't allow it.
I could write a small book on my observations on this subject but I had better stop now to avoid a thread highjack.
And I find it VERY ironic that at just about the time that diesel engine powered vehicles are starting to have a lot of demand here in the US, then the EPA regulations force them back out of the market again. I have one customer who has modified his old VW Dasher to be able to cold start on SVO and has been driving it that way for years. It scores a 0% in the opacity test that is required for license renewal here in Washington state. Whenever he takes it out of town and has to fill up on dino then it smokes like a chimney because it has been modified for the SVO. (Pump set higher inside.) The thing is smoke free on the SVO, but the fuel is not standardized so EPA won't allow it.
I could write a small book on my observations on this subject but I had better stop now to avoid a thread highjack.
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Originally Posted by FARM69
1997 Hands Down. Find one with low miles and you have a winner.
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Note: Their is more room in the 99 and newer. Your 97 has the twin I beam front. I think the solid axles are bullet proof. I also like the 97 body style, I've been looking for a 97 crew cab short bed f350 (solid Axel) for a hunting rig (second truck) but their hard to find around here....