New Ford Expedition with V6
Anyone towed with the new Ford Expedition with the V6. Would really like to hear how well things are going. Can that 6 cylinder actually pull a seven or eight thousand lb TT. I find it almost imp...
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brulaz wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:
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I would think they would lean from the 6.5 timing chain issues not to run a HPFP with a chain. My chain was junk at 130K and my HD chain was only about a foot long. Nothing like the mile long chain like they run on these EB's. No wonder they are having stretch problems. :S And guess what drives the new Ecodiesel pump? :E
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Suspect it's pretty hard to get away from chains in any V engine these days. IIRC even the new Cummmins 5L V8 diesel has four, and the two cam chains are quite long.
But even poorly engineered short chain systems in an I4 diesel can be a problem, as I found out with my 2005 Passat TDI. There the chain guides of the oil pump chain would wear down making for lots of chain slop and eventual failure. VW fixed it by providing a drop in geared replacement.
I don't know, what's wrong with a push rod engine? Easy to go with a gear to gear. Why do we have to go with OHC and mile long streeeeeeeecheeee chains? V8 push rods engines still dominate in racing and towing alike.
I just don't like chains. Too many problems in my life with them. My new engine is a push rod belt drive cam. I hope I won't regret that either. :E
