Gas vs PSD
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,724
Likes: 4
From: Rogersville, TN
I hate to inject some truck talk here, but how accurate is everyone's fuel gage? I know my truck (SB) has a 29 gallon tank, but when I filled up today, it had just over 1/4 showing on the gauge, yet 14 gallons (less than 1/2 tank) brought it up to full. Is everyone's about the same or have you noticed?
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 23,849
Likes: 20
From: McKenzie River
How about, "Briggs and Stratton vs. Tecumseh"........."My Briggs will out mow your Tecumseh any day of the week".........I think this thread has about run its course.
Thread Starter
|
Modular motor junkie
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 6,190
Likes: 8
From: Texas
I have no clue why it is on the current topic
.
I have done what I wanted to do, which was find out more of the PSDs high points. I also learned many other things about both the V10 and PSD.
I still say that the PSD is inferior to the V10 in a lot of ways.
One question that I never heard an answer to:
Which can Idle better for a long amount of time?
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 281
Likes: 0
From: West TN
Well bill if you are asking about the 7.3 you can idle that motor as long as you want with no problems. My old 7.3 one time my starter was on the way out i should have replaced it by then it had 189000 miles on it but anyway i got under it and hit the starter with a hammer and got it started and left it idling for 3 days till i got a new one. My wife was mad because at night i parked it under the car port and you could hear it all night. Now the 6.0 and the 6.4 you can idle them just not as long unless you put the high idle mod on. My 6 liter has idled all night before with no problems. Ford is fixing the problem of idling by moving the egr valve to the hot side of the cooler in the 6.7. Now to ask you a question if a gas burner is so great at idling and pulling heavy loads why do semi trucks use diesels. And why does construction and farm equipment use diesel engines.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,724
Likes: 4
From: Rogersville, TN
As long as you have a properly functioning cooling system either of them should be able to idle however long you want them too with no immediate problems. We have gassers and diesels on our job sites that idle for 10-12 hours at a time. However, the gassers usually start showing major signs of wear around 125-150k miles and get traded in. Several of the diesels have 400-500k miles on them and are still running strong.
Thread Starter
|
Modular motor junkie
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 6,190
Likes: 8
From: Texas
As long as you have a properly functioning cooling system either of them should be able to idle however long you want them too with no immediate problems. We have gassers and diesels on our job sites that idle for 10-12 hours at a time. However, the gassers usually start showing major signs of wear around 125-150k miles and get traded in. Several of the diesels have 400-500k miles on them and are still running strong.
Crap, I need to re-read before I post .
What has major wear? Any one thing or or is it burning oil, low compression, etc.?
What kind of gassers?
Thread Starter
|
Modular motor junkie
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 6,190
Likes: 8
From: Texas
We are talking about light duty, the heaviest a V10 is rated for is 33,000.
Same with the PSD.
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 281
Likes: 0
From: West TN
33000 pounds is getting you in cdl territory. The powerstroke is used along with the v 10 in medium duty trucks also. We can argue the different points all night long. I have been around the psd, v10, 5.4, 460, 5.9 cummins, all the gm motors from the diesel to gas, all farm equipment. The ford engines have always been the best. I had better luck out of my psd than the v10. The gas burner blew part of the head off under 20000 miles so i traded it for another powerstroke and will never look back. Just my opinion.
Thread Starter
|
Modular motor junkie
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 6,190
Likes: 8
From: Texas
A few Chevy gassers and all the ford motors you listed.
The fords are better no matter what motor you go with, we can both agree on that.
I just happen to have a V10 that Is by far the best motor of anything I have ever driven. If you feel the same way about a PSD then I know just how you feel.
If you had a V10 that did that I can see why you would go with a PSD to replace it. Did it blow a plug?
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,724
Likes: 4
From: Rogersville, TN
Exactly what you listed here. Burning oil, low compression, vibrations, etc. Probably 90% of the gassers are 5.4's and v10's. Very few of them carry any kind of load at all though. They are just company trucks that are left idling to keep the guy driving it warm. We have several people that their only job is to sit in their truck and watch other people work, so they sit there idling for the day. Most of the others are just tag along pick ups that follow the bigger truck that is there to do work.