Ford 7.3 Diesel...only 185 HP
Hard to believe that the first 7.3 was only 185 horsepower. Was also IDI (In Direct Injection) and non turbo for those who were not paying attention to diesel powered trucks back in the late 80's.:...
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My grandpa had a Ford 6.9 and my girlfriend's family had a Chevy Suburban w/ the 6.2 when I was in high school; I drove both of the vehicles quite often. My grandparents towed a small 5'er w/ the 6.9, and did so very slowly.
The 6.2 did get quite good mileage, though. I remember driving it from Oregon to Utah on a single 40 gal tank of fuel, averaging a little over 22 mpg for the trip, which was about 10 mpg more than my family's Suburban got!
Anyway, those 2 diesels, plus the diesel VW Rabbit my grandpa also allowed me to drive, really made me not a fan of diesels in my 'formative years.' Grandpa was a big diesel fan, but I didn't get it (he never let me drive his Mercedes 300D, so I don't know how that one did). It wasn't until he traded the Ford in on a Dodge w/ Cummins turbodiesel in the late 90's that I started to see the light.
The 6.2 did get quite good mileage, though. I remember driving it from Oregon to Utah on a single 40 gal tank of fuel, averaging a little over 22 mpg for the trip, which was about 10 mpg more than my family's Suburban got!
Anyway, those 2 diesels, plus the diesel VW Rabbit my grandpa also allowed me to drive, really made me not a fan of diesels in my 'formative years.' Grandpa was a big diesel fan, but I didn't get it (he never let me drive his Mercedes 300D, so I don't know how that one did). It wasn't until he traded the Ford in on a Dodge w/ Cummins turbodiesel in the late 90's that I started to see the light.
