Ben D, you're comical........

 

Nvm I changed my mindI need a top fuel dragster so i can hang out with John force and his daughters. Just saw the preview for that show on ESPN. O my dear good god. His daughters each and every one of them is an absolute ten. I mean my god I was drooling lookin at the TV. And they can drag race. What's not to like honestly. but i need a truck to tow my top fuel dragster. CTD IT IS

 

enjoy yourself dude.

 

O i plan to

 

BS. Diesel Fuelis derived from the heavy fraction from the same cracking and distillation process as gasoline and kerosine. Kerosine (K-1) is really just more highly refined portion of the heavier fraction that diesel comes from. There's a really heavy diesel fuel used in ship engines called bunker fuel. You couldn't run that in your automotive diesel engine.

 

Can a diesel truck be started with a "REMOTE STARTER"?

 

Just depends on what you want to do withit. If you're going to keep your truck for more than five years, and/or tow or carry anything bigger than a bass boat on the weekends, get the diesel. My 2005 (bought used for $30K) gets an average of 20 MPG in the summer, and only loses a couple MPG in the winter, when they mix the standard DF2 (number 2 diesel) with the DF1 (number 1 diesel) to prevent gelling. DF1 doesn't have as much energy, and it comes from the same lighter fraction that K1 kerosine comes from, and guess what, that's used more in the winter for heating, so winter fuel costs more due to competition with K1.

Don't let anyone kid you, the 2003 and later diesels are extremely easy to work with, and properly set up, will smoke (sometimes literally) a top of the line factory performance Mustang GT. Of course, that will cost you in buyingone or more of the following: power chips, upgraded tranny, sticks (injectors), bigger/multiple turbos, South Bend Clutch (manuals), nitrous (safe on high compression diesels), more open exhaust, etc. But it's probably easier, and cheaper to set up the diesels than the gas motors. Of course, if you do all that, your truck isn't going to last as long.Longevityholds an inverse relationship to horsepower, which is why the Chassis and Cab 6.7 L only has 325HP/610TQ versus the pickup motors 350/650. Businessmen want their trucks to last along time and/or have a better resale value.

Speaking of resale value, with a similarly configured diesel and gasoline powered 3/4 ton truck (I used MY 1999) $11580 Good Condition Diesel on KBB. $7490 for the same pickup with a 5.9 L 360 gas motor. That's a $4000 difference. In seven years, the truck with the diesel ($5000 option) lost ONLY $890 more than the gas truck. I guestimated original values at $35 and $30 thousand. Mileage was 83,000, the average according to kbb.com. Based onmy figures there is a 9% difference in value loss in favor of the diesel, mostly a function of diesel engine longevity. My figures may be high, or low, I can't say. Factor in lower fuel costs (as long as the fuel price doesn't offset the 20-30% increase in fuel economy) and over the long haul, regardless of whether you just use it as a daily driver or for towing, unless your daily driving is just short driving in the city, a diesel is worth the cost, at least for 07 and older (add $2000 for the 6.7L for all the emissions crap) or buying used.

35,000-11580=23,420 (66% value loss)
30,000-7490=22,510 (75% value loss)

 

Yes, but most are only designed to work with an automatic transmission. They usually are programmed to crank after the wait light turns off. IF they're built right, they'll protect your engine from low oil pressure by shutting down after so long without the pressure coming up.

 

Squirtbottle is right.When crude oil is refined to make fuels such as Kerosene, Home heating oil and Diesel, Gasoline is the By-Product.

 

That's crazy i'm only geting 15 high way with my truck and i'm running like 2000-2100 rpm's that's like 70 on cruise what are you diong