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Andrew(southernIL) 
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 Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 10:14pm |
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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.
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wi50
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 10:39pm |
morton,
I've got a 2500 with a 6.0, right at 11-12 mpg average use in the winter, short trips and warm up, 15 if I have perfect conditions on a trip, absolutly perfect and keep my foot out of it. 8-10 pulling average loads of 4000-10,000 pounds etc. with some empyt traveling. It's no economy queen, but I sure like the 6.0
I've also got an 06 Duramax 2500, 13-14 useing it for average short trips and pulling and a little work, and 19 average on a trip, 21 in perfect conditions.
Both are extended cab short box trucks with regular 265 or 245 X 75 X 16 (I can't rember which) Firestone Transforce tires. The tires don't last verry long on the Duramax.
Edited by wi50 - 01 Feb 2011 at 10:44pm
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 11:11pm |
2011 Chevy 3/4 ton Duramax LT
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Butch(OH)
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:44am |
 BennyLumpkin wrote:
Must have been one of few then.....I've had a bunch of those trucks and never ran into a Powerstroke badged like an IDI but I guess anything is possible...... |
We were purchasing LOTs of trucks in that time frame but my memory gets a bit foggy so some my so-called "facts" here may off a bit.
Most if not all of the 94.5 DIT diesels were marked Turbo Diesel on the fender but the shroud over the filter area said "Powerstroke". We owned 4-5 of them and still have one running. As you said for a while you could get either BUT it depended on which transmission you wanted. You could get a 5 Speed behind the very first DIT engines but quickly some issues developed with the Z5 and Getrag gave Ford heartburn over warrenty so they stopped building them. I had one of the very first model year 1995 badged Powerstroke 250s built and I could not get a manual transmission, that almost caused me to get a Chevy. For a short while if you wanted a manual transmission turbo diesel you got a Turbo IDI , if automatic you got the DIT engine. An interesting aside is that the "factory" turbo IDI is nothing more than a Hypermax aftermarket kit with "Ford turbo diesel" or something cast into the intake boot. I think Ford did make a couple small internal changes in the turbo engine, nothing major.
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Andrew(southernIL)
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 9:01am |
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7060 now that is sharp.
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If fishing is a sport your looking at an athlete
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injpumpEd
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 9:11am |
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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.
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210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers!
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Butch(OH)
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 9:29am |
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
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BennyLumpkin
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 3:01pm |
morton(pa) wrote:
Just wondering for those of you out there that have them, as I've been reading.
What are you guys who are running the 2000-2007 Chevy 2500's getting on fuel mileage? Gas or Diesel? Looking at one of these as the next truck.
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07.5 2500HD 6.6 Duramax LMM(emission equipped) gets about 11.5...uphill, downhill with a tailwind....doesnt much make a difference. The best its ever done was on a trip it got 15.6
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 3:08pm |
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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.
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ryan(IN)
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 6:44pm |
Here is my 1989 F250 7.3l IDI na. Just got it last nov. finnaly get to use it in april when i get my license. stupid 6 months after your 16 law. I've been driving tractor, truck,etc. since i was 8-10.
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BennyLumpkin
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 6:50pm |
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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.
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 7:17pm |
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ryan(IN) you had to wait till 6 months after u wer 16 lol i got mine the day i turned 16 on feb 6 2010 lol
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ryan(IN)
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 7:45pm |
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.
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I know it is a great truck. It is a 5 sp manual also.
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Anthony
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 9:45pm |
 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!
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Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 11:33pm |
On the right is my pride and joy...'89 F-250 supercab 7.3 IDI Turbo diesel. It is charged by ATS's latest arora 2000 turbo, coupled to a five speed trany. I installed a dana 60 monobeam front axle and f-350 springs with overloads to up the GVW to 9200. Gear vendors overdrive in the garage waiting... To the left is my '82 Chevorlet 6.2 diesel
My first Ford...'75 F-250 390 C-6 Ford explorer hooked up to my buddy's stock trailer
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LionelinKY
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Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 7:22am |
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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.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 8:42am |
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Morton I have a 2000 6 liter gmc with 280000 and it's never been touched but maintenance. I do think you need to keep a real good eye on the frontend and tires. I live in the Ozarks and we have very steep crooked roads and the mpg is a killer. I bought it used from my dad where it was hooked up to a 28' cattle trailer constantly for the first half of it's life. It sure could use a tighter turning radius at the wally world parking lot. It runs circles around my '88 gmc with a carb'd 383 stroker. I have a neighbor with an 02 silverado with the big motor and 80000 miles that will be for sale this spring. It's slick as a new one.
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