Would like to hear from Ford 6.2 Owners...
Hi folks, At the risk of starting another flame war, or diesel vs gas thread ... I'd like to hear from people who actually own and tow with these trucks. No I'm not selling my 7.3 anytime soon but...
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I can give my nickels worth of experience
2000 V10 CC 4x4 430 gears. I had a lance 845 Cabover towing a wrangler. Never, NEVER any problem with power. I could do 75 up the grapevine here in Calif or highway 80 over the sierra's fully loaded towing the jeep. The only problem I had was range. there were times I would only get 160 miles out of the tank on the short bed. The engine was flawless. Other than changing the oil I never worried about a HPOP, or Injector, or water in the fuel or any of that stuff. But I talked myself into a succession of the following diesels
2001 Dodge Cummins, Nice truck. Lost a few fuel pumps along the way. Nothing like sitting on the side of the highway in the rain with big rigs blowing by while your wife stares at you. Got rid of it as the cab wasnt big enough with the kids
2003 Chevy Diesel. Blew though 3 injectors in 50,000 miles, life is to short
2007 Ford F350 6.0. I don't even know where to begin. (Did I mention the part about sitting on the side of the road waiting for AAA while your wife stares at you?)
So now I am in the market for a new truck. In hindsight, I am sorry I sold the 2000 V10, it was the most trouble free engine in a truck I have owned.
I will retire in a few years and the fact is I probably won't drive more than 15000 miles a year in the truck. I want to get both a cabover for when it is just me fly fishng and a small 5th wheel for when the wife wants to come along
I just can't see myself towing one of those grand masters, you know 36-40ft 5th wheel. But I know everyone says you will always upgrade
I am just sick about worrying if some gas station has to much water in the fuel, or if I pull in with a 5th and can't get to the single diesel pump, or 8 years from now when I am fully retired the engine sucks a single injector for a $3000 repair
I like power and torque as much as anyone else. but I have lived on both sides of the fence.
What I am trying to hold out for is to see if Ford gives the 6.2 the old Ecoboost treatment. If they do that, you can forget diesel for me
Anyway, my 5 cents worth
2000 V10 CC 4x4 430 gears. I had a lance 845 Cabover towing a wrangler. Never, NEVER any problem with power. I could do 75 up the grapevine here in Calif or highway 80 over the sierra's fully loaded towing the jeep. The only problem I had was range. there were times I would only get 160 miles out of the tank on the short bed. The engine was flawless. Other than changing the oil I never worried about a HPOP, or Injector, or water in the fuel or any of that stuff. But I talked myself into a succession of the following diesels
2001 Dodge Cummins, Nice truck. Lost a few fuel pumps along the way. Nothing like sitting on the side of the highway in the rain with big rigs blowing by while your wife stares at you. Got rid of it as the cab wasnt big enough with the kids
2003 Chevy Diesel. Blew though 3 injectors in 50,000 miles, life is to short
2007 Ford F350 6.0. I don't even know where to begin. (Did I mention the part about sitting on the side of the road waiting for AAA while your wife stares at you?)
So now I am in the market for a new truck. In hindsight, I am sorry I sold the 2000 V10, it was the most trouble free engine in a truck I have owned.
I will retire in a few years and the fact is I probably won't drive more than 15000 miles a year in the truck. I want to get both a cabover for when it is just me fly fishng and a small 5th wheel for when the wife wants to come along
I just can't see myself towing one of those grand masters, you know 36-40ft 5th wheel. But I know everyone says you will always upgrade
I am just sick about worrying if some gas station has to much water in the fuel, or if I pull in with a 5th and can't get to the single diesel pump, or 8 years from now when I am fully retired the engine sucks a single injector for a $3000 repair
I like power and torque as much as anyone else. but I have lived on both sides of the fence.
What I am trying to hold out for is to see if Ford gives the 6.2 the old Ecoboost treatment. If they do that, you can forget diesel for me
Anyway, my 5 cents worth
