tomcatin63
SDD Junior Member
Hello all,
About a year ago my brothers and I purchased two used F-350 pickups. One was equipped with the 7.3 litre motor 2002. The other was a 2004 with the 6.0 litre am driving the one with the 7.3 litre motor Both trucks have about200,000 miles. I was wondering how the 7.3 holds up, in other words, if taken good care of how many miles have you guys seen these engines run up to. I grew up with International Harvester trucks and think that they were some of the best mid ranged heavy duty trucks ever built. I also heard good things about the 7.3, that it was rated as one of the top 10 diesel engines ever built. But is it like a Cummins, where the engine just keeps running and running and running etc. Several years ago we sold a friend a Dodge D2500 with an inline six cylinder Cummins. When we sold it had over 280,000 miles and the guy is still driving it. Are the 7.3s long runners or do they require more frequent overhauls. The trucks we bought were well maintained and were salesmen highway miles. I was was wondering whats the most amount of miles you have heard the 7.3 litre getting before an overhaul? Or averaging? Have they been known to go 500,000? Thanks, Tom
About a year ago my brothers and I purchased two used F-350 pickups. One was equipped with the 7.3 litre motor 2002. The other was a 2004 with the 6.0 litre am driving the one with the 7.3 litre motor Both trucks have about200,000 miles. I was wondering how the 7.3 holds up, in other words, if taken good care of how many miles have you guys seen these engines run up to. I grew up with International Harvester trucks and think that they were some of the best mid ranged heavy duty trucks ever built. I also heard good things about the 7.3, that it was rated as one of the top 10 diesel engines ever built. But is it like a Cummins, where the engine just keeps running and running and running etc. Several years ago we sold a friend a Dodge D2500 with an inline six cylinder Cummins. When we sold it had over 280,000 miles and the guy is still driving it. Are the 7.3s long runners or do they require more frequent overhauls. The trucks we bought were well maintained and were salesmen highway miles. I was was wondering whats the most amount of miles you have heard the 7.3 litre getting before an overhaul? Or averaging? Have they been known to go 500,000? Thanks, Tom