Flex fuel Chevy's
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I do like my truck better than the Chevy in terms of cab size and truck-like feel. Its getting hard to find a nice low km 7.3 truck! If I ever found one I might run two vehicles - a smaller vehicle like a 4x4 ranger. I would never own a vehicle that wasnt a 4x4.
I have been watching the newer 6.0's and they arent better - they are just newer with less miles and hence less troubles! The 6.0 forums here and TDS, and a few dealers I have talked to support my claim. They have the same basic design flaws - poor clamping forces with crappy head bolts, an EGR system thats not perfected, the bright idea of running the engine oil cooler and EGR cooler in line with each other causing cooler failure and coolant system pressurization with compression gases, and the same variable geometry turbo principle (the trucks post 2003 have a different turbo but problems still persist). Actually the HPOP system seems to be worse on the newer ones as there appear to be more failures.
I have been watching the newer 6.0's and they arent better - they are just newer with less miles and hence less troubles! The 6.0 forums here and TDS, and a few dealers I have talked to support my claim. They have the same basic design flaws - poor clamping forces with crappy head bolts, an EGR system thats not perfected, the bright idea of running the engine oil cooler and EGR cooler in line with each other causing cooler failure and coolant system pressurization with compression gases, and the same variable geometry turbo principle (the trucks post 2003 have a different turbo but problems still persist). Actually the HPOP system seems to be worse on the newer ones as there appear to be more failures.
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After having a 4x4 I would never not have one around. Im currently looking at getting another f250 4x4 to have aorund the farm for next winter.
I have a few 2 wheel drives as project trucks though. They have their time and place, and winter sure isnt a time or place for them haha.
I have a few 2 wheel drives as project trucks though. They have their time and place, and winter sure isnt a time or place for them haha.
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i've heard of one that "has" gotten that mileage but the owner is known to stretch the truth. my uncle has that MD hemi in his mega cab 1500 and i hand calculated 13 mpg empty, cruising at 105, and 9 mpg cruising at 95 with a 24' enclosed trailer with 3 bikes in it. sad if you ask me.
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