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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transamz9 wrote:Taco wrote:
So now you have to be either rich or a mechanic to own a new diesel.
A few decades ago the big rigs were gas powered and they seem to get the job done so I suppose with the right transmission and rear end the v10 would do just fine with 38k provided you were willing to buy the fuel.
If you consider a 7 year old truck a new truck then yes you better become a mechanic. Changing the injectors on a motor is hardly a mechanic.
To give a little story about the so called mechanics at my local F dealer. I called the service department one day to ask a question about checking the cylinder pressures on a 6.0 diesel. The response I got was to pull the spark plugs and use a compression tester. :/ This is a true story, cross my heart and hope to.....
I called parts for a crank case breather for the same motor and was told they didn't put one on the 6.0.
So , pay $100 an hour for that kind of service or do it myself? It's not rocket science. Most people on here are rocket scientist anyway, surely they can remember righty tighty lefty loosie.
How much did it cost to have the plugs changed in a Triton 5.4 when the plugs broke off in the head when changing it? What about when it blew the plug out of the head and the head had to be replaced?
Too funny:B
Now I'm not an auto tech or rich. I rent stuff from the bank!
I was an avid gas fan, always towed with a gasser, modified them to tow more. I decide to pick up a fuel burner after I rented a Dmax to pick up a 38ft enclosed car hauler from the factory in Elkhart. Towing was amazing with the power of the Dmax. Because I'm not rich I picked up a used F350 with the 7.3PSD and will not go back to a gasser for towing.
There is no way you can tell me a gasser will out preform a diesel for towing big loads. If you think you can change my mind, you obviously have never towed your current TT with a diesel for comparision.
My servicing cost $20 buck more than any of my gas trucks, oil & filter, air filter and fuel filter. I go out of my way to "LEARN" how to fix my own stuff as previously stated I ain't rich and AAA/CAA won't be able to help you if your not in cell range!
