BIG RIG GUY
Milton Ontario
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My 95 is still pulling strong with 220 k on it. Dragged my 40 foot fiver to the campground today to take advantage of the good weather.
Would like a newer truck, but no sense in replacing this one.
There is a method to the madness, disturb the method and the madness begins.
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mdsenior
eastern shore of Maryland
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I"ve got 221,000 on my 1999. Got to keep it for another 17 years. I'll be 85 and ready to park it and me.
1999 F250 Superduty 7.3 Powerstroke 4wd
2000 32.5 Coachman Royal 5th wheel
Full time home
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fishinrgv
Beach City, Texas
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to me it's the best diesel engine ever put in a light duty truck. I just sold my 96 F-250 crew cab 4x4 with 278K miles on it. What a great looking truck and an even tougher truck. That thing was a beast. That body style was the last of the "tough looking" trucks. I hated to sell mine but had to upgrade due to "accidentally" buying to big of a 5er. I know that I'll regret one day selling the 7.3 but I just couldn't afford to have the 7.3 sit around. The 7.3 gotta better MPG than the new truck in my sig, SAD...
Gotta love the 7.3
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camperfamily
New Jersey
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Have a 02 7.3. As said, part way through 03 was the last of the 7.3s. There are lots of the out there, just inspect good. Watch for rusting oil pans - motor has to come out to replace it properly. Bought mine iwth 66k on it just over 2 years ago. Now at 105k and going strong. The weakest link in the powertrain on these trucks is the auto tranny. Keep fresh fluid in it and get a temp gauge.
An no, mine is not for sale. Runs great stock. Runs like a scalded cat not stock. Pulls like a locomotive.
2007 Pilgrim 278BHSS
2002 F350 CC LB PS
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Learjet
Louisiana
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Just got thru having a beer with my buddy. His F350 DRW was made in the last week they made the 7.3. He has about 40,000 miles on it and looks like new, it aint going away for a long time.  Luck SOB
2006 Nissan Titan CC with tow package added Timbrens
2006 KZ Frontier 2303P-F
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Yamaha EF2600c Tri-Fuel Gen.
in the past...2001 Hurricane 30Q Chevy workhorse
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mike brez
milford ct
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Willcamp4 wrote:The 7.3 Powerstroke was produced in Ford trucks in different variations from 1994 through mid 2003. It is an extremely durable engine that gets good power and mileage, even when towing. It lends itself well to upgrades without reducing durability, as long as its done right. The intercooled engines started in '99 with the Super-Duty. The 7.3 trucks are holding their own in resale because of the comparative durability and are becoming more desirable than the newer ones for the same reason. They are noisier, but just keep going. I am really happy with mine.
You need to watch moding them after they switched form forged rods to PM rods.
1994 Pace Arrow 33L Class A 454 P30 2002 F250 lariet crewcab 4x4 7.3 PSD srw short bed auto 3.73 gears,reese 16k slide hitch,reese brake controller ford factory aic,autometer three guage pod trany temp,pyrometer,turbo boost,banks 4inch monster exhaust,aFe air box,sonnax valve and tri springs,magnafine trans filter,Wicked Wheel,TS flip chip 75/100/125/OMG,03 tt heated/signal mirrors,runningboard leds.Other than that its all stock
2oo4 ground up ridgid chopper 120rwhp
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hotpepperkid
Chino Hills CA
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ramblemutt wrote:George H wrote:You CAN NOT have my 01 with 67k.
Nor can you have MY '01 with all of 45K on it! Another 5K and it will be broken in finally!
Nor can you have my 00 with 128K on it
hpk
2000 Ford F-350 SRW 4X4 PSD Jayco Super Lite 29.5RKS (31') 5th wheel 50 gal X-ferflow in the bed tank. Banks big exhaust and Stinger kit.
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67Airstreamer
Louisiana
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I've put 58,000 miles on my 1996 7.3 F250 since I bought it new. It's only used for hauling trailers (mostly RVs), and it does a great job of that. The last RV trip I took in it was about 4000 miles, and averaged 14.7mpg at 55mph towing 6000 pounds of travel trailer.
It's never been in the shop. I'm betting it will outlast me.
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The Highlander
The Mountains of East Tennessee !!
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My 2000 is not for sale. Well, I'm not stupid, so I would sell it for $50k, absolutely rock bottom. And no, I'm not joking, it would really take that for me to part with my truck.
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