OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9

Posted by DaveInYakima [162.158.106.213] on Saturday, April 06, 2019 at 11:40:52 :

I will be rid of my last Powerstroke very shortly. After owning a 6.0 Powerstroke and never getting Ford to honor a warranty for a bad head. I traded it in for a 6.4 Powerstroke. Which, at the time I had read was a great motor ,if you deleted the DPF and EGR coolers. Well, I just hit 210,000 miles with nearly no issues. But now I am pushing coolant out of the degas bottle. My machinist father-in-law has advised me to run from the truck while I still can.He says the only 6.4 replacement motor to buy is a Ford OEM. He will not rebuild them. I am now considering either a 2006 to 2007.5 Cummins mega cab or a 5.7 gasser mega cab.

My wife and I are people who believe in fixing what we have and want to own things worth fixing. If I go diesel again and it ends up costing us a bunch of money she will be really upset. So, do I:

Make the bigger investment in the diesel considering maintenance costs are higher.

OR

Go with the 5.7 hemi. Which seems to be reliable and cheap to maintain.

I do periodically tow a 6,500 lb trailer and Washington isn't flat.

Follow Ups:

• Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - Andrew in MI 20:53:07 04/06/2019
  • Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - The Dodge Boys 21:40:44 04/06/2019
• Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - Vaughn 12:39:54 04/06/2019
  • Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - clueless 12:50:38 04/06/2019
    • Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - DaveInYakima 13:38:52 04/06/2019
      • Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - Tim Holloway 19:15:57 04/06/2019
        • Re: OT Speaking of Powerstrokes, & 5.7 vs 5.9 - The Dodge Boys 20:28:58 04/06/2019
          • valve seats - DaveInYakima 00:37:32 04/07/2019
            • Re: valve seats - Tim 08:35:46 04/07/2019
              • 6.7.... Headed in the other direction. - DaveInYakima 12:00:20 04/07/2019

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