The Big Three's New Diesels put on a Dyno

FishOnOne wrote:

Me Again wrote:
Yep, the Ford Twin I-beam was flawless for years and drove straight down the road, NOT!

The Twin I-Beam was a POS. But again did not receive the largest safety recall in automotive history.

I used to work for a company that had about 5 commercial Econolines...all early to mid '70's. If I recall they were all E 300's...the one ton variant back than.

Had 300 inline sixes, one 302 V8. There was also about a '76 E 350, DRW with a 460 V8, C6 transmission.

Great trucks, reliable, durable, had little maintenance.

But, one issue and a big one. The Twin I Beam front end. Constant and quick wear out of front tires and on the highway, I was always correcting...looked like I was driving on a Hollywood set...sawing the steering wheel back and forth.

That was about the only fault, but what a pain.