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To add to your point about the Ford (30 year Ford F250 guy before my XD) the new "gas to diesel 6 cylinder is a bad choice. I get technology and "smarter" in today's world but if Detroit Diesel couldn't do it well, who was part of GM and the original designer of the 6.2 and 6.5 GM diesel then I don't think gas to diesel can be done.Ecodiesel is known to grenade at 60k miles or less. Ford has no real world proof of MPG yet, do they? Neither truck can or should ever tow what the XD can tow. Plus Cummins should last much longer than the others IMO. Didn't ram just get in trouble for lying about the ecodiesel?
Esepcially not today when operating temps have to run 210 vice the old IDIs 185 degrees.
Don't get me wrong, I actually thought the 6.2 and 6.5 was a pretty decent design but very unforgiving when it came to maintenance.
Maybe my old brand will get it done but I'm not holding my breath on a gas converted engine.