How much harder are the power stroke diesels to work on than the nonpower stroke of like a 1990 f 350 pickup and how much more exspensive are they to fix.

I am looking at a power stroke but do not need the excess turbo power and my brother in law bought a 2006 6.0 new and that thing has not really been that good and real exspensie to work on. I know the old 6.9 and 7.3 were cheap to keep running Thanks!

 

Really not much different at all.You have the turbo added to the PS's.If you have any mechanical ability at all and with help from us you can do just about what you need to do.Especially maintenance items.
You will really like the PS.....I promise
I would stay with the 7.3.Most reliable and easier to work on.

 

You are not kidding I could not believe how much trouble my brother in laws 6.0 has been. 205000 miles is nothing for on of these correct? what kind of mileage figures? Thankyou for the quick reply!

 

I own a 6.9L IDI and 7.3L PSD. The PSD pulls a lot harder than the 6.9. The 6.9 is a whole lot easier to work on and parts are much less. A vehicle is as reliable as it's been treated and maintained.

 

I have read on here anywhere from 12-21mpg's.It just depends on the gears,mods,driving conditions and how you treat one.
I am not twisting your arm but you will not go wrong with a 7.3 PS if you are wanting a diesel.

 

I would say that you're average 7.3L is going to be 14-16mpg city driving and 16-18mpg highway. As Barry said you're not gonna go wrong with a 7.3L.

 

What kind of statement is that?!?!?
J/K.
If you are familiar with the older 7.3, you'll only like the PS even more. They are a great running engine, and can be made to run even better with a few simple mods. Find a good truck that's been well maintained, and it should last you quite a while.

I have an early '99 with just over 250k on it. I have had to rebuild the tranny and just put in a transfer case, but neither were originally designed for the power that's going to them. The motor is running better than ever though. I figured it'd be blown up by now with what I've done to the truck and the towing I do with it. I make it earns it's keep, and it's doing that and more.

 

thankyou for the replies,

 

I've often thought that what if Ford had kept the 6.0 HP tuning to 250 that they would have not had as much trouble with it.
I think they would have been a good engine if they weren't pushed so hard.

 

Interesting opinion on the 6.0 liters. Guess they were trying to have a bigger number than the competitors, rather than a reliable engine.

 

Oh, I agree completely. I've heard the saying "RPM's kills engines". The 6.0L were/are a high revving diesel engine, two things (in my mind) that don't go together.

 

the 7.3 are very easy to work on, and have a long life.

 

You cannot run a high compression motor and turn alot of rpm with it and expect it to live.

By the way i bought a F150 with a 4.6, the way the economy is and unless it picks up a real truck is not necessary and trying to scrap by economically in these times is. I BID ON A 7.3 POWERSTROKE ON EBAY LAST NIGHT AND COULD HAVE EASILY WON IT BUT DID NOT BID HIGH ON PURPOSE because after I opened the hood and looked at one it looked complicated as all hell compared to my old 6.9 and 7.3.

I priced the power stroke costs and it is exspensive to service and unless you really have a real use for one for work they are not really practical! they sound really cool however. Sorry about the caps.

 

Sorry to hear you are moving away from the 7.3 powerstrokes. I wouldn't advise buying any truck on EBAY anyway.

Take care

 

Realslowww, I thought the same thing because I was looking at 12V's and IDI's before the PSD. I finally needed a truck NOW for our business and bought a PSD. This forum has superlative technical help. I've yet to find another forum with as detailed write-ups or with the plethora of links to write-ups. One of the Cummins forum was really good too actually (Gen 1).

If you want to shy away from the PSD, the IDI's are good motors. You can build them for a higher boost turbo system, but you'll pay to play. That guy Dave Sponolgue (sp?) in the IDI forum has a sick built 6.9L.