cumminstinkerer
addicted to making my boiler run clean
figured it was a gm thing
"over-engineered"
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Cody
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Wanna know where the water pump is?
cumminstinkerer
addicted to making my boiler run clean
gonna guess inside the timing cover
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The Escape is named appropriately. Any one that is making payments on one is desperate to escape that contract.Maybe that's why I spent over $700
for alternator on my daughter's Ford Escape. They have to remove the front axle.
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Another example of GM/Cadillac's engineering prowess is the "V4 mode" engines. Let's make a V8 more efficient by shutting down 4 cylinders under light load. How do we do that? Lets kill the injectors and STARVE THE VALVE LIFTERS OF OIL so they collapse! BRILLIANT!
You save 2 MPG but you get to buy an engine right after the warranty runs out.
You save 2 MPG but you get to buy an engine right after the warranty runs out.
Another example of GM/Cadillac's engineering prowess is the "V4 mode" engines. Let's make a V8 more efficient by shutting down 4 cylinders under light load. How do we do that? Lets kill the injectors and STARVE THE VALVE LIFTERS OF OIL so they collapse! BRILLIANT!
You save 2 MPG but you get to buy an engine right after the warranty runs out.
Well said.
FCA’s multi-displacement-system is a LITTLE better but it still sucks. And if you get a programmer that had an LCD display it will show you the real truth. When it kocks down to 4 cylinders the 4 that ar still running DOUBLE THEIR FUEL PRESSURE!!
WTF?
Is that actually saving gas?
Running 4 cylinders SUPER rich.
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Nissan Titan is the same.
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I can see where putting the w/p at the rear would be smart. Complete circulation would ensure you don't have the rearmost cylinders running hotter than the front like the older V8's with the front pump.
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Except for the engines sit sideways in the car and the pump is on the front bank. I wouldn't be surprised that variable flow electric pumps don't become the norm in a decade. I'm pretty sure they're already in use on some vehicles.
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Bobby Kirbos
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Hit up this web site.
http://aqicn.org
Sure, we have clean air.... here. Check out the air quality around the rest of the world. Tell China to clean up their act - they'll laugh at you.
I'm not saying that clean air is a bad thing, but there is a balance point. Obviously too much pollution is a bad thing. The trouble is that there are environuts who want the other extreme - they want to control (there's that "C" word again) pollution to the point where humans will be back in caves eating nuts and berries.
Who makes the turbos? The Garrett on my 99 7.3 has over 300k miles on it without a problem.
My friend got a 3.5 and after 6 throttle bodies replaced under warranty Ford bought the truck back for what he paid for it- with 96k miles on it.
cumminstinkerer
addicted to making my boiler run clean
@Blue Oaks that comparison is apples to oranges, your 7.3 is one a diesel, totally different exhaust temps, and two the 7.3 is a fixed geometry turbo, the 2.7 are variable geometry, also your 7.3 does not have EGR which the 2.7 does, that will lead to way faster turbo failure. Your 7.3 if you've juiced it up might hit 1200F exhaust temps, that 2.7 will be seeing 2000 F or better, and to top that off the second stage turbo will be spinning way faster than your single would ever see.
It's also 25 year old technology at least. I wouldn't buy a 3.5, but it wouldn't be because of the turbos.
cumminstinkerer
addicted to making my boiler run clean
sorry, @Blue Oaks sure wasn't trying to knock you, 25 years is true as far as the 7.3 but the turbo goes back way further than that, probably 40's but not sure, the variable geometry **** is maybe ten years old and still really dont work right. My opinion sometimes ole reliable is better than new untested, dont get me wrong though, I experiment and push things, im into tractor pulling so you know push to the breaking point and back off one blond hair, but too much fancy stuff sometimes is more trouble than good just to knock off a little NOx or particulate emmision
