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Ford 7.3 diesel MPG?
OK, I just purchased (for almost nothing) a 1993 F350 single cab long bed single rear wheel 7.3 diesel (non turbo) automatic truck.
What kind of gas mileage should I expect with this setup? I know its slow, but luckily I've owned chevy 6.2 and turbo 6.5 diesels lol!
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I guess you have the E4OD tranny, so my experience probably isn't quite the same, but I had a 1989 7.3 regular cab 2wd years ago with an automatic (C-6, three-speed no overdrive) and I got about 12 out of it. It was geared really, really low, though. Hope yours does better than that! I love those old 7.3 engines, before the "PowerSmoke" came out!
- 1 decade ago
I have a brother who owns a Manual 88 F-250 7.3 IDI. And that thing is quite peppy.
And gets about 15-18 MPG. Average is about 17.
But those things are pretty solid when treated right, Good luck mate.
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- 1 decade ago
93 should have the 4eod tranny in it. id say somwere in the nieborhood of 15-18 mpg depending on the gear ratio. my 88 idi with the 3spd auto, 4x4, low rear end, banks turbo + pump turned up higher than the banks setting gets about 13 mpg mabye 14 at best.
- gearboxLv 71 decade ago
As long as you don't get hard on the gas (pardon the expression) most of them that Friends have do 15 MPG easy..
If I remember, they are closer to 18 however on highway
