new Ford 6.4L diesel pickups?

Generally speaking Ford makes a good pick-up. I live in an area where alot of people drive pick-ups. I see more Chevy trucks being towed to the repair shops than Fords. I have driven my 94 F150 and have never had any serious problems with it, and would concider buying another when the time comes. That may be quite some time in the future. I rust proof it each year, and the truck is basically fine.
 
I had an '88 F150 that all I ever did on it was regular maint. brakes, and one radiator. It never stranded me and did a ton of off road miles. It had the straight six and a granny low stick, so its big advantage was being able to go slow and not have to wind it up and slam through tough spots. I always knew I had to drive it to work on monday, so I treated it easy off road. We gave it to our pastor at church, and it's still running perfectly fine. The body looks like .... and the ac died five or six years ago, but if I could buy another one like it, I would in a heart beat. Ford don't make them like that any more.

If I want to thrash my own personal truck off road, no complaints if any thing falls off of it, if I had a work crew that was knocking body parts off, seems like they need to learn a little more respect for company property. It may be worth the bottom line to save time and pay for the vehicle damage, but on principal they may be a little rougher than necessary.

I appeciate the info though. I like to keep an eye out for possible problem spots on my own pick up. When I saw my first Cummins, I figured someday I'd have one. When I finally was in the market for a diesel, I went to the Ford dealer first, but I ended up with the Chevy. After looking at it carefully, I just made sure I got it at the end of last year to edge out the new emissions nonsense.
Thanks for letting me ramble, Craig
 
Interesting thread with good info. I'm going to be needing a larger truck soon and had been looking at the F350. When I heard they were changing engines I got a little concerned. A friend had an F350 and went to buy new and ended up with the Dodge because of the engine switch. Been there done that.
Of course some people say they would rather be cummin than strokin. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Terry
 
After doing some more research, I'm actually leaning more towards the V-10 Triton. MPG isn't that much worse based on user reports, gasoline is ~20cents a gallon cheaper, and I don't have to worry about all the issues with the new diesel engines and related repair expenses down the road a few years later.

The new Ford SD's have a lot to offer. All 3 seem to have some issues with the new Diesel's SMOG related stuff.
 
Sid Post said:
After doing some more research, I'm actually leaning more towards the V-10 Triton. MPG isn't that much worse based on user reports, gasoline is ~20cents a gallon cheaper, and I don't have to worry about all the issues with the new diesel engines and related repair expenses down the road a few years later.
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Not to discourage you, but having extensively run both a Ford 5.0L V-8 (pre-Triton) mostly unloaded, and now the 7.4L TD, almost always several thousand pounds heavier, I'd be wary of purchasing a gasser for its fuel economy. My actual mileage difference of approximately 9 mpg around town versus 13 doesn't seem huge on the surface, but then again, a nearly 50% improvement is nothing to sneeze at. And I'm even more appreciative of this improvement considering how much bigger the wheels and tires on the current truck are compared to the full sized Bronco predecessor. Then there's also the likelihood that the gasser's mileage numbers will likely begin a slow but steady decline almost from the moment you drive it off the lot. With 60K on the diesel she's just hitting her stride and the mileage numbers have improved slightly over this time.
 
When they make a Cummins that will outpull or smoke my built 7.3 it might be a option, Of all my trucks, 2000 to 2008, I drive the 7.3 and my guys drive the new ones. 7.3 with a spare wrench and cam sensor in the glovey is the bomb.
 
I had a V-10 Super Duty, it was an 00; it got pretty decent gas mileage!! I got 13 mpg in around town driving, and up 17-18 mpg on the highway. It was a great truck.
 
14 city and 19 highway is what my neighbor gets. How many years do I have to drive the diesel to get to a break even point with a 20 cents a gallon premium on fuel and the possibility of large maintenance bills?
 
The latest issue of Diesel Power magazine has a comparison test of the V10 gasser and 6.4l powerstroke Fords. Seems to be believable, reasonable reporting of the pros and cons of each.

Pickuptruck.com also has a 3/4 ton and 1 ton shootout that might help a little.
 
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