H2ODOG
(the one who never tires)
08/29/06 03:11 AM
Re: Fuel mileage on diesel trucks

Duckbit....I drive a dodge. It will be my last one. Dodge has put 3 injection pumps, a lift pump, fuel rail, and 6 new injectors in the truck in the past 5 months. All under warranty and don't get me started on the current "issue" they got it in the shop for now. I put 110,000 miles on my truck in under 2 1/2 yrs and its hooked to a trailer for 100,000 of those miles. I would figure the fuel to gas saving on the truck, but my calculator doesn't have that many zero's.

Next rig will be a Ford. They did have some problems with the 6 liter powerstroke....head gasket, injectors, but they have em fixed.

Unless ya got a 6 cylinder gutless engine in a 1/2 ton truck, you won't get better gas milage out of a big V8 over a diesel. I get atleast 5mpg better than most gas trucks. That's an extra 180 miles a week I get out of a tank. Thats 10,000 more a year or roughly 830 gallons of gas......of course there is no savings in owning a diesel, just ask the coon ass in LA.



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