V-10 problems
I started out years ago towing our 7,000 lb trailer with my old chevy 2500 with the 350. I tow mostly in the Sierra and Rocky Mts. I hated the way I had to slow down to 45 mph going up the grades. So ...
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Thanks for the reply's.
I have kept up with maintenance. The truck only has 57,000 miles.
I have 410 or 411 or whatever Ford gears Ford put in them in the low 400's.
I went with the V-10 over the diesel because I also had a Lance camper and needed every bit of weight capacity I could get in a 350, and I had been told that letting diesel engines sit for long periods of time w/o being driven was not OK. The truck sits sometimes for several weeks at a time.
I have let it go up to 4000 rpm at times but man it sounds awful when it does and mileage goes from bad to insane.
Thanks again,
John
I have kept up with maintenance. The truck only has 57,000 miles.
I have 410 or 411 or whatever Ford gears Ford put in them in the low 400's.
I went with the V-10 over the diesel because I also had a Lance camper and needed every bit of weight capacity I could get in a 350, and I had been told that letting diesel engines sit for long periods of time w/o being driven was not OK. The truck sits sometimes for several weeks at a time.
I have let it go up to 4000 rpm at times but man it sounds awful when it does and mileage goes from bad to insane.
Thanks again,
John
