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Re: Ford f250 E40D reliablility??
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Posted by dds-inc on June 06, 2007 at 19:10:59 from (64.12.116.14):
In Reply to: Ford f250 E40D reliablility?? posted by jdemaris on June 06, 2007 at 18:37:15:
Well, they're reliable behind a 351 gasser. AND virtually no trailer towing. If you are planning on pulling a trailer most of the time and have a diesel, you can say goodbye to keeping up with the dodges and their 6 speed gearboxes and hello to transmission slippage after a while. E40D's are known for shifting all the way down to first gear on a steep hill from 3rd gear, and not letting the engine lug up a hill. It's always 3,000 rpm's or 5,000 rpm's with that stupid tranny. The work van we have and pulling a trailer would be going along just fine in third gear on the highway and then it would just drop down to first and the engine would be running ridiculously fast. Just imagine all this ridiculous shifting with a load- the little valves and all create a lot of heat, which melts them down, literally. Automatics SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK anywhere, anytime, anyhow. And I DON'T care if people say to me *in mock voice* "well, automatic works really well, you should try it sometime" - I WILL NOT own an automatic.
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