trucks

You all are making me drool with all those nice shiny rides. I would love a new full size Chevy right now but can't justify what with no heavy hauls, fuel prices, 3 kids, and my daily commute. You have made me realize that I do need to get some recent pics of my old daily driver while it still looks decent. I haven't taken any pics of it in a few years. I have commuted 80+ miles daily into Louisville since moving here in 2000(except for the 16 months spent unemployed 2008-2009). My daily driver is a 1996 Chevy S10 4cyl/5spd we bought brand new(50 miles on odo). It now is creeping up on 180,000 miles and still runs great. It runs 28-30 mpg most of the year but does drop to 25 mpg once I put on its winter shoes. The only major issue has been 2 head gaskets(GM 4 cyl known for this). First one at ~92,000 and second one just recently at ~173,000. Both times gasket has blown out so that coolant leaks externally-no internal engine damage. It still has original clutch, exhaust, alternator. I have replaced battery 2x and serpentine 1X. Only brand new tires I have bought are the current snow tires running on truck(4th winter). The current summer tires I have(only 2nd set for truck) I bought used from tire shop after a customer left them behind because he had custom wheels/tires put on his 2002 S10. I got 4 (rims/tires/caps/lugs) for $200 same time I bought snow tires(2007). They are also Uniroyals just like my truck came with from the factory. The factory tires were still legal(good tread) but the sidewalls were concerning me with the visible weatherchecking. They still hold air performing well enough to keep my project Impala off the ground. Someday I would love to own a new Duramax but that is only because I am so impressed with how well my little S10 has held up ever since I bought it.

Thats my 2003 Ford F350 cab and chasis with a Pro Fab bed, V-10 with a 6 speed manual, manual hubs and 3.73 gears..........her name is Big Betsy.....here she is hooked up to my Gooseneck 24X6'8" stock trailer. That is Pogo my partner in crime riding on the bed, she came from the dog pound at 9 weeks old and is the a great dog!

BennyLumpkin wrote: I love the 87 to 91 F series....I've had like 8 of them....they are super trucks! And that 7.3 IDI will run forever if you keep up on the maintenance.

I know it is a great truck. It is a 5 sp manual also.

I love the 87 to 91 F series....I've had like 8 of them....they are super trucks! And that 7.3 IDI will run forever if you keep up on the maintenance.

My '04 Duramax 3500 (srw) will get 11-12 loaded, 16-18 empty in the winter with blended fuel and 18-20 with straight 2 in the summer.

injpumpEd wrote: the 93/94 Ford 7.3L IDI turbo diesels had ATS kits I believe. I have also seen the early PS with turbo diesel badges. My 2 1984 Lincoln Mark VII have the same Turbo Diesel badge on the trunk. Kinda neat to see recycling.

Ed, Yes you are correct it was ATS, not Hypermax.   old mind, old memory

7060 now that is sharp.

 2011 Chevy 3/4 ton Duramax LT 

Morton a 03 2500 with 6.0 and 4:10 gears will get 14 empty on a good day and maybe 8 pulling a load, but has plenty of power and very reliable.

Great looking trucks everyone.  Thanks for sharing.

 I had a truck that was a 94.5 with a Powerstroke DI in it. It was badged turbo diesel on the fender and the tailgate. When you opened the hood the intake said Powerstroke on it and you had to get Powerstroke parts for it, The truck was orginal too no motor swaps never been wrecked or anything like that. Its not the only one ive seen either. It was advertized at 210hp.

Benny, Your post stated that the IDI was suposed to be a one year gapfiller until the new motor was brought out. It also stated that the new motor was not ready to run the full 94 production year, and the IDI was carried over until MID year. That would be 94.5.

You said the IDI was gone by 94.5 and it wasnt...You could order a 1994.5 model year Ford F250 and up with an IDI Turbo OR a Powerstroke......the Powerstroke didnt come out until Mid-Production year so there was half year of each engine produced in 1994....Thats what I was correcting you on. 

Benny, I dont understand what your trying to correct me on??? Your post says just what I said before. Could you clear it up a little more for me??

Dans 7080 wrote: Benny, the IDI was gone on the Ford diesel in 94.5. The 93 and 94 had the IDI turbo. The 94.5 had the 1st gen Powerstroke but was derated and un badged. The 95 was the first year for the Powerstroke badging. A 94.5 was badged a Turbo Diesel, but was under rated as to not over power the "new arrival".

You could order it either way...Dad ordered a new Powerstroke in 95 when the Dealerships still had lots of IDI Turbo's on the lot....I remember test driving one with him....it was 2 tone blue extended cab F250....he didnt like it because it had the E40D trans.....Here is a quote from a Wikipedia page to also show they did build them(that and my first white dually was a mid year 94 IDI Turbo....not trying to start a pissing contest...just dont like being told I'm wrong when I'm not is all.

The International Harvester IDI (from Indirect Injection) engine is a 4-stroke V-8 Diesel engine used in International trucks and Ford F-Series pickups from 1982 to 1994. The engine had two displacements: 420 cubic inches (6.9 litres), which was used in Ford trucks from 1983 to 1987, and 444 cubic inches (7.3 litres), which was used in Ford trucks from 1988 to 1992 (naturally aspirated). The turbo charged version was to be a single year stopgap as production of the new Power Stroke engine was to debut with the 1994 model year. (turbocharged). Production of the 7.3 Turbo IDI engine was extended to mid-year 1994 as the new engine was not ready in time for a full 1994 model year run. The turbo 7.3 was very similar to the previous 6.9l and 7.3l IDI diesel engines. They differed in that the 7.3 IDI Turbo had different wrist pins, piston rings, as well as different flow capacity fuel injectors. Additionally, the fuel injection pump output was slightly increased to compensate for the additional air charge. This engine was replaced in mid 1994 by the Navistar T444E (7.3L) engine. The 6.9 IDI, 7.3 IDI, and 7.3 IDIT engines are not in the Power Stroke family.