Ford 7.3L GASSER rumor confirmed

Engineer9860 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Groover wrote:
The diesel engines themselves are fine. It is the emission systems and mostly the particulate filters that I am hearing about. The story I hear from the truckers that I know is that the new engines burn burn a third more fuel that the old ones.

Stories from truckers are just that, stories. Almost all of them don't even pay for their own fuel and certainly don't know how much fuel their truck is burning in comparison to older trucks. Truckers are like many people here, they make their decisions based on emotions and how the feel about something rather then actual data.

If you are not a trucker you shouldn’t be speaking on their behalf with such broad generalizations.

I’m a trucker and I can tell you that the drivers are very much in tune with their trucks. While many truckers don’t pay for their fuel directly (most don’t own their trucks like I do) they are encouraged to save fuel through fuel bonuses. Fuel is a major percentage of a trucking company’s operations.

I own a 2007 Freightliner Century. I am getting ready to spend $300 on a wheel alignment simply as a preventative maintenance measure. With fuel at $3./gal, and the miles ran, the return on a $300 alignment will be realized in about 6 months in fuel savings and reduced tire wear........and that’s based on actual data, not emotions.

I just moved from tankers to dry vans. Never occurred to me the potential MPG difference. I’m laughing all day long at seeing 9.0+ mpg with from 32-44k in the box. 1,700-1,900 miles between fillups of 200-gls +|- 579 Pete EPIQ Pkg. House AGM battery-powered sleeper AC.

The FE of modern diesel (DEF) is impressive, but an outsized HP rating and extended idling are the problems for today. Can’t use it, don’t buy it. Better spec & better use are key.

A big gas motor makes sense, no matter the fuel economy (as it won’t ever match Toro-Flow Twin Six consumption rate, ha!)

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