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- From: alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Experiences with Pickups
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.162600.10645@berlioz.nsc.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 16:26:00 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.150018.5827@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <Bxyz92.DKH@mail.boi.hp.com>
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- In article <Bxyz92.DKH@mail.boi.hp.com>, wesf@boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii) writes:
- |> michael.e.carey (mcarey@cbnewsb.cb.att.com) wrote:
- |> : >
- |> : >Diesels:
- |> : >
- |> : >Go with the Cummins (I understand Ford will be going with that motor, too)
- |> : >if you can afford it. The International engine in the Ford trucks is okay
- |> : >but lacks the all-out-power of the Cummins. I know several people that
- |> : <stuff deleted>
- |> :
- |> : Woa! I would like to know your source on Ford using the Cummins instead
- |> : of the IH? I haven't heard of this. This would spell bad news for
- |> : an already troubled Navistar. As for the power of the IH, back when
- |> : ford first started putting them in there trucks (then it was a 6.9 liter
- |> : Diesel), the rear-ends could not take the power of the engine and they
- |> : kept dropping out. If they are going with the Cummins for power reasons,
- |> : I hope that they are a little more prepared this time.
- |>
- |> Heard it from a friend that is shopping for a diesel truck. I admit that
- |> my source is not all that great. I'll try to pin him down on his source...
- |>
- |>
- My sources tell me that Ford wanted to use the Cummins engine before Dodge
- di, since Ford owns part of Cummins, but their contract with Navistar
- precluded them. When their contract expires (next year?) they will indeed
- switch over. I've heard this from several people I've talked to in campgrounds
- and truck stops but I haven't corroborated the information so it is just a
- rumour...
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