Million Mile Powerstroke!!!!!!!!!

[Johnboy3]

Check it out



I guess you Dodge boys will have to start showing that rod picture more. You're starting to run out of things to brag about.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

You seem surprised...



It IS a bit unexpected and unusual for a Ford I guess - not all that uncommon for the dodge/Cummins in similar service...



My folks have friends in Idaho who deliver trailers for living - they have a 93 Dodge and did have about a 87-89 Ford as well - they put well over a million miles on EACH of them - retired the Ford, still driving the Dodge...



Old news...

 

[Harley152]

Where IS victoria, Island in BC????????

 

[Shovelhead]

From the old Ford ad:

90% of all Fords ever built are still on the road... ... ... .....











The other 10% actually made it all the way home.





Seriously... ..... congrats are in order for the accomplishment

 

[Ian]

Victoria

Think it should read City of "Victoria", Vancouver Island, BC.

 

[maint.man]

WOW! "One" power stroke made it to a million miles. All b. s. aside it would be interesting to know how many Ovals vs. Rams, have gone the distance

 

[Chipstien]

Originally posted by Shovelhead

From the old Ford ad:

90% of all Fords ever built are still on the road... ... ... .....











The other 10% actually made it all the way home.

:-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Well, lube service at Quickie-lube, and those wimpy con rods - just think what the powerjoke MIGHTA done with Amsoil and REAL internal parts... :-laf :-laf :-laf



Call me a skeptic - but the pointed-to article claims those miles were accomplished "without pulling the engine" - I suspect that's Ford lovers code for "man, we had nearly EVERY part of that engine off for repair or replacement, but thank God we never had to actually pull the whole engine!"



HMMMmm - wonder how much CAN be repaired/replaced on a PS without actually PULLING the engine...

 

[RKohn]

Guess that's 1 more than Chebby.

 

[Rob Thomas]

Originally posted by Johnboy3

Check it out



I guess you Dodge boys will have to start showing that rod picture more. You're starting to run out of things to brag about.

Well John, we can still brag about 500+hp without the use of crack, and kings at the sled track, drag track, the list goes on.



Later, Rob

 

[Wayno]

You know my dad has a 1985 Ford 3/4 ton super cab that he bought new . It has that old wimpy 6. 9 in it and it has 200,000 on the speedometer . It likes starters , alternators , water pumps and he has put a couple of sets of glow plug's in it . The transmission went out at about 150,000 , but then again it has a real transmission in it . The A/C has went out and the condensers had to be replace . He has pull trailers with it quite a bit but it has been driven more with out a trailer . It has had a overhead camper on it when they went camping a few summers and travel all over the U. S. Believe it or not the motor has never been apart and even the big Ford gurus in the area cant believe that. I could post about this more than I have infact this is the first time I have ever posted about his truck BUT then again this is the Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel web site and if I wanted to Brag about that truck I would join that other Web Site and take all my bragging over there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and one last note I wont be bragging about that truck here again cause I would kinda feel like Jessey Jackson at a Klan Rally , I wouldn't be welcome .

 

[illflem]

I've got to wonder how many of those million miles it was towed

 

[Jff24Gordn]

those old non PSD fords were good trucks, you just couldnt ever get up to speed. it would take twice as long to get a million on them than a Dodge which is why there are so few that made it that far. the owners just got tired or died of old age.

 

[Rob Thomas]

Originally posted by illflem

I've got to wonder how many of those million miles it was towed

Would 900,000 be a safe bet?





Later, Rob

 

[EMD Diesel Power]

Originally posted by Gary - KJ6Q

You seem surprised...



It IS a bit unexpected and unusual for a Ford I guess - not all that uncommon for the dodge/Cummins in similar service...





and add this to the quote. " and still has the original injectors and injection pump"



early issue of TDR had a million mile stock Ram article that I remember.



Oo. Oo. Oo.

 

[Joe G.]

My brother-in-law has an '87 Ford. It is a really nice truck and dependable. As far as he is concerned it only has two faults. He says he can out run it on foot. And he thinks damnglowplugs is one word.

 

[nickleinonen]

... still has two original injectors...

good or bad thing?

 

[Grey Wolf]

The company I work for has a courier dept that has several Ford vans that run from Riverside to San Diego every day that both have over 500,000 miles on them. They went through 3 transmissions each and the bodys are shot but the engines have held up. Its possible with good maintainence..... although not to say everyone of them would run this far.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

EMD sez:



"and add this to the quote. " and still has the original injectors and injection pump"



UMMMmmm no, sorry, THIS is wht it says:



"the Power Stroke Diesel engine that powers his F-350 never has been removed from the chassis for repairs, still has two original injectors "



Only *2* of the original injectors out of 8 - and NO mention of the pump - and fortunately, the replacements and repairs it DID require didn't require the engine to be removed - which leaves lotsa room for the stuff that can be replaced/repaired while the engine is still in the truck - I detect a bit of potential evasion of fact here - sorta "Clintonesque"...



The "million mile" Cummins posted about ALSO never had the "engine out of the truck" - but it sure had LOTS of stuff replaced in those miles - and I have NO doubt the above Ford did as well...



BUT, let's face it, over-the-road miles, even pulling a load, are the EASIEST miles on any vehicle - Dodge OR Ford - just get it up to speed, and cruise... Totally unlike the hot/cold, stop-and-go, short trip stuff these trucks are more normally exposed to. Almost invariably, the "million mile" vehicles will be those used in long, steady-speed commuting or hot-shot type service - NOT the grocery-getting driving that is more common, and places greater extremes upon and engine with heat cycling, RPM variations, acid and sludge buildup in the crankcase and such...



Take 2 identical engines, place both on engine stands, start one, and run it continuously at a steady speed and nominal load, stopping it only long enough for proper servicing - and take the other one, run it in 10 minute sessions, allowing it to barely come up to temperature, then shut down until it completely cools, then start over again...



Which engine do you think will last the longest, the most hours or miles?

 

[Chipstien]

I changed rod bearing on a Cherokee/4. 0L without removing the engine. It really isn't hard. You could even drop the transmission and then you could pull the crank and do the mains. I agree with Gary, that article is way too vague.