Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Jarlaxle wrote:RFOneWatt wrote:
Everybody keeps talking about pulling the grades. How about we talk about the differences in engine braking (gas/diesel) when going back down? We all know that's FUN. Especially when the mountain road is unpaved... ;)
Just for fun, here are a few short videos of 7000LB behind my 5.4L Expedition in the mountains of Wyoming and Utah. We had to pull over several times due to overheating.
(click the first set)
If trucker-speak offends you, don't watch the video with the radio. :)
Misc. Towing / Driving Videos
-T
Please stop comparing apples and rutabegas. You had a 5.4 in a light-duty SUV, with marginal cooling, 4R70W car transmission, and tall gears. There is a yawning chasm between the towing ability of your station wagon and a Super Duty pickup, with its high-capacity cooling system, 4R100 or 5R110 transmission (or 6-speed manual), and deep axle gearing.
But the Ford dealer and RV dealer said I wouldn't have any problems at all, and could pull even more if I wanted to. ;)
I did, and I'm not. I'm providing facts based on MY experiences so that someone doesn't make the same type of mistake I did. Precisely why I said "Just For Fun."
It's also why as soon as I got home from that trip I went and bought one of these:
New Tow Vehicle
I'll be sure and wave to you sitting on the pullout as I pass by at 65 on a 6% grade @ half throttle with my A/C on. (While sipping a cup of coffee and chatting up my wife...WHILE NOT WORRYING.)
Of course, if you're in trouble I'll still stop. I'm good like that.
Now try and be nice.
-T
