[Vwdiesel] MB engine swap

[brian gochnauer]

I have a '01 Ford F250 Super Duty w/ 7.3L diesel V8 184k miles, absolutely
great motor 525 ft.lbs of torque. pulls my 27 ft RV trailer with ease at
75mph @11mpg
The the really old 6.9L and the newer 6.4L diesels have some serious issues,
but the 7.3L is great, but they only used if for 4-5 yrs.


On 3/25/09, Patrick Dolan <pmdolan at sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> Bill:  The reason not to use the Ford (IHC) engine is that it is a bit of a
> boat anchor.  The early 6.9 really doesn't make much power, and none of them
> from day one get enough economy to justify removing a gasser.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net>
> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:04 am
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] MB engine swap
>
> > I don't think I would put a Mercedes car diesel in a Ford F-250. I
> > would get a later Ford truck V-8 diesel. I think it would be very
> > underpowered & the MB automatic to weak as well. Why not try &
> > trade your MB diesel for a Ford truck diesel or put your MB diesel
> > into an older American rear drive car? I would like to see such a
> > transplant in a postwar Hudson.
> > Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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