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I did purchase the Diesel E350. It's an older Sportsmobile conversion, if you are familiar with those, a fixed 'highroof' that the PO had done a 4x4 conversion to. The 4x4 and 33" all-terrain tires were not on my list, not good for FE, but will come in handy for getting further off the beaten path during some of our desert adventures. This one has few bells and whistles, but the Powerstroke 7.3 , E4od both feel solid, but it won't go into 4wheel low. I have receipts for a new transfer pump and fuel lines, to replace the ones that were leaking a few months before the seller put it up for sale. New alternator as well.
I'm going to look for a different set of highway tread tire/wheels for towing, to reduce some rolling resistance when not planning to get off the pavement.
There are plenty of Diesel tuner accessories out there for guy who hot-rod the lifted trucks, but what about tuning the older 7.3 powerstroke for fuel economy?
Scangauge (which I love on my Geo Metro) doesn't make anything for the older pre-OBDII Diesels, so am I stuck buying individual gauges and calculating FE by the tankful?
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