Replacement for 2002 Excursion 7.3L
Hello all - here is my situation... I've been towing campers since I was 18 years old. I towed the family camper back then. I pulled with an older Ford Econoline e350 w/ the 460 motor in it, I've dr...
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Camper G wrote:bartlettj wrote:
If you aren't driving the new truck much I would be careful about getting a new diesel. Def goes bad after several months of sitting. I just had to have my DEF injector replaced on my Duramax because it sat for a while and clogged up with urea crystals.
I was not aware that was an issue with def. Thanks for letting us know. I don't need a diesel at the weights I'm pulling thankfully.
A diesel will definitely drive nicer and use less fuel when towing, but if you are under weight and not using it much it's not probably that cost effective for you. I'm under weight too but I probably put 7-10k miles a year on my trailer and I love the way my Duramax handles the load. Even with B20 being $3.09 compared to unleaded being $3.56 at my local pump I would still have to drive a lot to cover the higher cost of maintenance like oil changes, def, etc, and higher shop labor rates for diesels. I jumped in because I found a really nice used diesel at a price I wanted to pay. If I was going new I suspect I would have chosen gas. We'll see what happens in a few years. An electric hybrid HD truck with good tow ratings would be really interesting to me.
