Ya ready for diesel yet?
#242
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
> My V10 gets about 12.5 around town, usually about 16 highway. <
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
#243
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
> My V10 gets about 12.5 around town, usually about 16 highway. <
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
#244
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
> My V10 gets about 12.5 around town, usually about 16 highway. <
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
#245
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
> My V10 gets about 12.5 around town, usually about 16 highway. <
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
Seems about right from what friends with the V10 have said. The lower
numbers I quoted are at our altitude, 5500 feet+.
>My last towing trip was pulling a 1200# trailer with Cherokee on board.
>What's a Cherokee, about 4500#? No clue. Anyway, with that load I
>averaged about 12.5 on the highway. <
Wow, that's better than the 'Stroke!
> Best I've ever done with it was 18.5 (unloaded of
course ) highway through Indiana/Illinois.>
Best I've gotten was a little over 22 at this altitude where the turbo may
be a help. However, it's consistently around the mid 17's in a mix of town &
rural driving.
> Cost of the diesel option was a big factor for me when I bought the super
> duty, for many of the reasons you mention (break even point). If I were
> going to be towing a lot of weight a LOT of the time, it would have been a
no-brainer. Since it was meant to be an occasional hauler(5 years old with
about 34K on it) , the gas guzzler was the way to go.>
Although from past experience I learned to HATE diesels in cars, I really
love this Power Stroke for it's pulling power and utility Still, hard to get
that $6500 back!
The Trtion seems to be a long-distance runner, too. My body guy has one with
450k on the clock (pulls a race car & trailer a LOT). Getting a little tired
and starting to use a bit of oil now, but he says other than routine
maintenance it's never been touched, says the valve covers have never been
off. I'm not expecting this diesel to be anywher near this good!
#246
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
It freezes wide open.
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> And just why not??
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> And just why not??
#247
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
It freezes wide open.
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Bret Ludwig wrote:
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> And just why not??
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Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> And just why not??
#248
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
It freezes wide open.
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Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> And just why not??
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Bret Ludwig wrote:
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> And just why not??
#249
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
It freezes wide open.
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mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> And just why not??
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> And just why not??
#250
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Re: Ya ready for diesel yet?
>> "It freezes wide open." <<
Yer full a ---- full a ---- full a ---- full a ----. Never never never
happened ever. Propane is a GAS when it enters the engine and there is
no venturi for classic mode carb icing.
Study a propane manual. Better yet go look at a Schwan's ice cream
truck.
And if it DID freeze WOT which has never happened yet you are much
better under propane than gasoline because all propane vehicles in the
US by law have a switch which turns the fuelock off. At WOT the engine
will then run dry in a second or so.
You may be confusing propane with nitrous oxide, which does enter the
engine as a cryofluid. Incompetent installations have frozen up and
halfass street ******* have had fatalities running NOx augmentation. If
they were dumb enouigh not to wire a kill switch on a lanyard when
making this kind of boost on the street, it's a Darwin Award nomination
anyway, right??
But I doubt you are. Even you are not quite that dumb.
Yer full a ---- full a ---- full a ---- full a ----. Never never never
happened ever. Propane is a GAS when it enters the engine and there is
no venturi for classic mode carb icing.
Study a propane manual. Better yet go look at a Schwan's ice cream
truck.
And if it DID freeze WOT which has never happened yet you are much
better under propane than gasoline because all propane vehicles in the
US by law have a switch which turns the fuelock off. At WOT the engine
will then run dry in a second or so.
You may be confusing propane with nitrous oxide, which does enter the
engine as a cryofluid. Incompetent installations have frozen up and
halfass street ******* have had fatalities running NOx augmentation. If
they were dumb enouigh not to wire a kill switch on a lanyard when
making this kind of boost on the street, it's a Darwin Award nomination
anyway, right??
But I doubt you are. Even you are not quite that dumb.