Im looking at getting a 97' Powerstroke. My dads got a 92' 12 valve cummins. He says that the powerstroke is a terrible diesel and that cummins is the only true diesel. All his friends have told me that i should just go with cummins, but they never tell me why the powerstroke is shitty. Anyone have any thoughts to back this up or to go along with it? Just trying to get some opinions straight from the people that use them everyday. Thanks!

You might find more info in the "Tow Rigs and Trailers" forum.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=30

move it to the right forum,before the mod.gets your ass...

btw i have a powerstroke...

right now I have a 97 F250 powerstroke I like it for the most part. before this I had a 90 dodge 3/4 ton with a cummins I didn't have a single problem with cummins but the dodge was nothing but trouble tranny mostly and a bunch of other little things and as far as i herd they haven't got any better. My power stroke has had a few problems the glow plug selinoid a couple of times a water pump gasket a wiring problem with the glow plugs I think there was another one but i can't remember it the good part is it was all under the 100,000 mile warrenty. as for the rest of the truck I haven't had a problem that wasn't due to abuse. So I would think about what you like better ford or dodge. If only you could get a ford with a cummins.

another thing about the dodge I like the straight axle alot beter. My 97 with the TTB dana 50 eats tires. (It probably had alot to do with carying a heavy 6 way BOSS snowplow on the front though)