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Jan 12, 2008 | 09:38 AM

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preppypyro

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5.7 was in the early 80's i think, the 6.5 started in around 93-94, and they had the same track record that the 6liter ford diesel had. They started out really poor, then got decent, but were no workhorse either.

Jan 12, 2008 | 12:42 PM

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96sherm

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i think the late 6.0's are a good working engine though. i seen lots of them on our eastern canada trip pulling quite the loads. in quebec i seen lots of f350's and 3500 dodges pulling semi trailers instead of using big rigs.

Jan 12, 2008 | 01:16 PM

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preppypyro

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Yeah the later 6 uh oh's seem to be a pretty hauler, they have decent horse and torque to them!

Jan 12, 2008 | 08:14 PM

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Fomoko1

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My 6.0 handles towing 10,000 lbs quite easily. I don`t know about what it would do with more though, I`ve never tried that yet.

Jan 12, 2008 | 08:21 PM

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my screw handles about 3500 pretty nice...

thats funny eh?? i haven't even pulled half what she's rated for yet...

Jan 12, 2008 | 11:22 PM

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Dustin1690

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Yeah i dont know cant forget 6.2l there prep i always hear bad things about those 6.5 a fella i talked to had a 96 GMC 1500 with the 6.5l diesel bought when it was a year old he said that thing was always breaking down and dieing not starting something always went wrong

Jan 13, 2008 | 09:44 AM

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preppypyro

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Yeah not like I would get a chevy diesel for a truck, but I wouldnt mind putting a 6.2 in a van and have it for camping and traveling. I would actually really love a 7.3 in a camper van, but for some reason they are very uncommon. Seems to me like that would be a kick *** idea!