Since iam a new owner of a 85 Ford F250 6.9 Diesel, been searching around on the various Ford Diesel Forums to bone up one this thing.

Came across this article on one of the Forums.

2016 Ford Super Duty Burns in Spectacular Fashion During Testing » AutoGuide.com News




THATS ALL FOLKS.





Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

WoW, that defines testing to failure.

Oh dear - you'd better stick with that '85 model Charlie.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Keeping up a long and proud tradition of crap trucks from ford.

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Picture #2 is what a Ford oughta look like...

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'83 240D 4 spd. manual - Undergoing OM617 transplant - Soon for sale.

'97 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 4x4 5-spd. WVO - Not stock. - For sale!

'06 Sprinter

Interesting, that the tiny, it's bitsy fire extinguisher got tossed on the ash pile.

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

My 99 with the 7.3 L T444E runs like new at 260k still pulls loaded horse trailers over the passes with no down shifts, THE ONLY repairs needed so far 1 waterpump, 1 clutch and brakes/rotors ...period. Just drove it on yet another 5000mile road trip and it was FLAWLESS. Do you own a dodge or something

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The second picture doesn't look like the remains of a burned vehicle. Must be after the frame and the bigger metal bits were hauled away.

At those miles, I would consider brakes, clutch, and water pump to be maintenance and not repairs. I would have expected to do an alternator and starter in there too.

Not a Ford guy myself, but I have to admit that the one Ford I owned served me well.

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617 swapped Toyota Pickup, 22-24 MPG, 50k miles on swap

Hmmm....from reading the article, the fire came from the driver's side wheel well. It makes me wonder if the main cause of the fire was due to the "covering" material, used to disguise the vehicle.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

You have the last good diesel PU that Ford made, with the possible exception of the 2014 6.7. Time will tell how it shakes out. Personally, I wouldn't own one out of warranty, as it's virtually impossible to work on.

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'83 300D, 126K miles.

No need for inflammatory statements...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250