Yikes! We had a 6.8 V10 in an F350 srw and it got 8 mpgs, which is exactly 1 mpg more than our F650 Dump with an Alison that weighs almost 15k unloaded.
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Yikes! We had a 6.8 V10 in an F350 srw and it got 8 mpgs, which is exactly 1 mpg more than our F650 Dump with an Alison that weighs almost 15k unloaded.
My G55 got 10MPG.
I can't remember exactly what the issue was with them, but my brother in law used to make a killing replacing engines. He would buy them for dirt cheap, put an engine in them and flip them. It was something in the top end, like they would drop valves or break springs.
Who the hell is gonna make a 9.1?
Yikes! Thats not good.
Cam phaser and EGR failure.
That little 3.0 Duramax has sooo many issues. It may get 30 mpg, but it doesn’t like to stay cool. Way too many videos on YouTube of that engine overheating.
I’ll stick to my 6.7 Cummins and 6.7 Powerstroke engines.
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I’ll stick to my 6.7 Cummins and 6.7 Powerstroke engines.
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I wonder if the designer and the executive that approved the exterior design still have jobs. The truck is just BRUTAL on the eyes.
The 4BT Cummins was such a great little engine, then all the tree huggers had to ruin that one. That little engine was in so many service vehicles and just ran forever.
I hope for a day of no EGR coolers, DPF filters and DEF fluid without having all of those devices fall off with a little help. Emissions is the driver of diesel technology, and it’s just not there yet on these 1/2 ton trucks.
It’s better, but still lacking on the heavy duty trucks.
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I hope for a day of no EGR coolers, DPF filters and DEF fluid without having all of those devices fall off with a little help. Emissions is the driver of diesel technology, and it’s just not there yet on these 1/2 ton trucks.
It’s better, but still lacking on the heavy duty trucks.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Chevy must have one or two beholders on final design approval.
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Not gonna lie, I’ve owned several diesels and it’s kind of nice NOT having to shut the truck off in the drive thru any more.
I had a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 (5.9 Cummins) with all the goodies on it. When I would drive home at night after working 2nd shift, there were two car alarms that I would set off if I didn’t forget to let off the throttle and coast by those two houses.
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Yep, snatch one up if you can find it cheap...they are in demand for retrofits. Not to mention they already have a bell housing adapter for almost any combination you can think of.
That is an NVH problem for alot of manufacturers.
Of all the noises I've heard an engine made, timing gear noise has to be the one thing I've never been able to pick out.
When you rely solely on sophisticated equipment and simulations to tell you what acceptable NVH looks like, you end up seeking out solutions to problems that don't really exist in real world, and end up with these sorts of things.
The exhaust treatment side of it is garbage though. It’s too bad, because it does seem to be a decent engine.
I know a guy who has had his eco diesel in the shop, just in the past year about 7 times. All emissions related issues.
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