as long as my obs super duty 7.3 gets me home i dont care, im done breaking shit all the time and fixing ujoints in the side of the road etc etc. it aint too bad when ya know wht to expect
Great video. I’m 17 and learning a lot about diesel motors through RUclips lol. No one in my family has ever owned one but an obs Ford 7.3 has. Been my dream truck for a long time. Hoping to get one in the future but great video!!
Thank you sir, yeah I’ve had a couple and loved my 94.5 it was just ugly as heck but a dam good rig. Would advise to get a manual. All 94.5s have the zf5 (manual). And they last forever if you keep them stock. This one had the edge chip and a super duty I had had the ts6 and both of them developed problems over time that could have been prevented if they were left stock. I have had 9 diesel pickups so far and would highly recommend finding an old 84-86 idi 6.9 with a 4 spd to start out with. they are cheap really fuel efficient and reliable as heck. Plus sound like nasty big blocks when you straight pipe um 🙂
pull the rad and fan then stand in the rad support, its super easy to work on when you do that and take less than a hour to do. i just got done doing injector orings, new lpop& new hoses. made a world of a difference taking them valve covers off and getting to the motor
Go gear reduction starter if that ends up being your problem. The faster you can get it to spin over the better 👍 800 bucks for a runner is definitely a steal
thanks for tons of good info. Some of it I already new, but I never thought to smell the coolant for Diesel. HPOP and the oil hoses is another issue. tons of common issues for sure. if you read this in time, try just replacing the injector connector first, dont pull the gasket. we have connectors at the shop. I will get you a set.
BigD Adventures yeah I should have picked your brain before making video. Watched a video about making 100 videos and decided to bust this out. Kinda regretting not doing a little more research and making it a little better
Great motors. Would try to find a zf5 or zf6 if you’re looking to haul with it. My old stock 94.5 was one of the best pickups I’ve owned. All 94.5s were manuals
Thanks for the video. Currently looking at purchasing a 97 7.3l for my girlfriend as a surprise and have no clue about trucks lol. All I know it’s her dream truck so I’m researching and doing my homework like crazy.
I shouldn’t have read your comment out loud my girlfriend thinks your a badass haha. Great rigs super tough platforms would advise not to do many performance upgrades above intake and exhaust. I’ve had 4 7.3s now and the 1 I left stock was the most dependable. Another tip is change batteries as soon as they get weak I’ve low voltaged (fried) 3 starters trying to put off buying batteries. The gear reduction starter is a good upgrade also though. Thank you for the compliment. Merry Christmas 🎄
@@WreckingBall541 lmao.. And awesome advice. I’ll definitely be the one taking care of the truck bc I have to argue with her now about how important good tires are for her RAM lmao. Hope Christmas was well and Happy New Year!
I have a 97 7.3 and it has a bigger turbo bigger injectors and tune and it’s starting to throw a check engine light and bogs down and barely revs up and letting off the throttle for a second it goes back to normal any ideas?
First 3 min.. cam sensor, first bought my truck and had that lurching forward.. took it to a dealer and they charged me $2500 for injectors and it didn’t even fix the problem. Turned out to be a $30 CPS.
Hi I have a 7.3 power stroke and I have a question I Just chef my oil and 2 weeks later I noticed I have very very small particles in the bottom of my dip stick do you know what could have caused that or could be wrong
What could it be if I’m driving it down the road and it starts losing power and after a few minutes it will kill itself and it won’t start until you spray it with starting fluid
Hello, just picked up a 95 7.3 crew cab f350. Got it for 8500 and it’s an automatic. It has 210-220k miles on it and I just got it yesterday. My dad has a silver 2000 7.3 extended cab 5 speed, 160k miles amazing condition all around. The one I just picked up (95) is in great shape, no rust, Arizona truck, white paint coat is fading from sun. Anyway, what do you think about it? Are the manuals worth more? My 95 seems to have a slight tick when accelerating and it sounds like a “putter” Noise like an exhaust leak. Anyway, what do you think it’s really worth right now? Also, what do you think my dads 2000 is worth. Thankyou.
The 2000 7.3 is a zf6 speed and that definitely makes it more desirable. I’d say in this market it would be in the 15-20k range. On the 95 I’d say you got it for a fair price. I’d advise on keeping them stock except for maybe opening the exhaust when you fix the leak. Hopefully you’re state doesn’t smog so you can run a down pipe to an open 3.5 or 4 inch
@@WreckingBall541 yes hopefully I can get whatever that Josie is fixed. I know nothing about trucks, I’m 16 and it’s my first vehicle, I don’t know why! 😂. We are from Missouri so I think we are good with opening the exhaust. Do you recommend just taking the muffler off and leaving it or throwing some sort of exhaust back on it? Thanks.
Mostly the flat down pipe and the cat. The muffler is preference really. I like how they sound without them so it doesn’t bother me to have them completely open.
@@WreckingBall541 awesome, thanks. Again thought I know nothing and I may sound silly 😂 but I could imagine running them “open” wouldn’t hurt at all right? Also, is it worth shining up the original exhaust on it? Do you know what it looks like underneath all of the grime?
Should I be worried about someone willing to trade a 97 f250 powerstroke for my 07 Dakota with its plow? Both a clean trucks. Mines jump in drive anywhere as far as dodge goes 👀...
Depending on condition miles ext. I wouldn’t worry too much. Better if manual and not chipped. Not uncommon to see them well over 300k with basic maintenance
@@WreckingBall541 well according to posts and pictures it has 143k miles it’s auto, Hd turbo has straight pipe cold air intake not sure of anything else done looks to have a lift kit. Been searching the guy on Facebook and he seems to be a used car dealer outta his back yard. It’s clean clean for a Michigan rust belt area
@@skeetereater8136 that would be a tough call. 143 is nothing for miles but when they have intake exhaust they usually have been chipped. The e4od is a pretty weak transmission that usually goes between 180-220k on stock tune in my experience. Tough call I would be pretty thorough on inspection. And don’t be scared to pass. Definitely check for any cross contamination of fluids and drive it hard on test drive. Definitely want to feel the trans out.
@@WreckingBall541 you mentioned the transmission and yes it shifts like poo, but I have only driven manual transmissions for the last 12yrs, also the toque converter doesn’t seem to lock, every time I lift my foot off the throttle it would always re shift into overdrive, first gear seemed to get up there and hold 2k for a bit on the 2nd-3rd. On my way home now from it but I did do a hard pass, the battery’s were dead, he didn’t even give the glow plugs a chance to cycle but I don’t think that’s a big deal or not, but we did get it fired also the block heater doesn’t exist on it... the back seat area outside the cab it’s a hole going all the way up underneath it where u just about can see into the back seat. Ball joints were shot, it sounded angry on fire up. Lolz it still looked nice when u weren’t looking for issues. But ur right about the transmission, there is a switch for upping the idle and what not. Turn it all the way up to 144? He said idk anything about that he said it was factory??? I don’t remember them having any of the sort from factory. Be a good truck for $5k and someone with another $2k to repair the steering u joints n maybe knows how to rebuild a transmission
@@skeetereater8136 the high idol switch your talking about sounds like a ts 6 position. Yeah I think I’d keep your dd and try to find an old cheap 6.9 idi or something similar for an old work truck/hauler.
Blasphemy!! Haha. I’ve had 4 300 6s and loved 2 of them. The carbureted ones are the ones to have especially when you put an offenhouser intake a header and a 4 barrel carb on them.
@@WreckingBall541 i don't know if the years made a difference but mine was a 95 at 116k miles and it was a pile of shit I drug my ol 92 f150 302 back out and put it back together and am driving that now
@@jamesshaw4954 yeah the fuel injected ones are kinda turds. Was disappointed with the the one I had for a small period of time. The one I had with the intake header and carb was dam impressive. Walked away from a mild built Chevy 350. Guy fallowed me to the store saying no fuckin way I just got smoked by a 300. (He could tell by sound) so I popped the hood and he was telling me how that setup was Good for an additional 100 hp and didn’t feel as bad but still kinda upset. I was pushing around 260 hp and his 350 was obviously not as hot as he imagined haha. I bought a nice Tacoma and ended up throwing swampers on it and thrashing the piss out of it. Guy gave me 500 bucks for it once it was beat to shit and back then 500 rigs were definitely different than today’s 500 rigs. He did a body swap and drove it for a few years till he crashed it. Then I bought it back and pulled the intake and carb and scrapped it for 550 I really wish I would’ve kept it nice as it was before I bought a newer rig I still miss that truck
@@WreckingBall541 did ur 300 ever make a grinding noise like it does after you change the oil and my 92 f150 302 has around 260-275 hp currently can really get up and go
@@jamesshaw4954 I don’t remember a grinding noise on oil change. Yeah my buddy has a pretty hot 302 in his 79. I’ve always wanted to do a 289 or 302 in a yota. Just haven’t gotten to it yet. back to 300s I’ve heard of one old hay hauling 2 1/2 ton rig that would burn quite a bit of oil they seized it 2 or 3 times and would let it cool down add oil and off again. The old ones were in quite a bit of old industrial equipment.
😂😂 its hard to break something when there is no power.
With all jokes aside I love the old 7.3
as long as my obs super duty 7.3 gets me home i dont care, im done breaking shit all the time and fixing ujoints in the side of the road etc etc. it aint too bad when ya know wht to expect
Great video. I’m 17 and learning a lot about diesel motors through RUclips lol. No one in my family has ever owned one but an obs Ford 7.3 has. Been my dream truck for a long time. Hoping to get one in the future but great video!!
Thank you sir, yeah I’ve had a couple and loved my 94.5 it was just ugly as heck but a dam good rig. Would advise to get a manual. All 94.5s have the zf5 (manual). And they last forever if you keep them stock. This one had the edge chip and a super duty I had had the ts6 and both of them developed problems over time that could have been prevented if they were left stock. I have had 9 diesel pickups so far and would highly recommend finding an old 84-86 idi 6.9 with a 4 spd to start out with. they are cheap really fuel efficient and reliable as heck. Plus sound like nasty big blocks when you straight pipe um 🙂
@@WreckingBall541 thanks for the reply!
Still need one???
If you’ve got 4500$ it’s a flatbed
pull the rad and fan then stand in the rad support, its super easy to work on when you do that and take less than a hour to do. i just got done doing injector orings, new lpop& new hoses. made a world of a difference taking them valve covers off and getting to the motor
Thanks a ton for the vid, I’m getting a 95 250 in a few days and I’m glad I know what to look out for
How's your Ford truck doing so far ?
I just got a 95 dually for $800. It takes about 5 seconds of cranking before it fires up but it runs great.
Go gear reduction starter if that ends up being your problem. The faster you can get it to spin over the better 👍 800 bucks for a runner is definitely a steal
Excellent presentation. Very clear and useful. Greetings and respect to all from Durango Mexico 🇲🇽
Thank you sir
thanks for tons of good info. Some of it I already new, but I never thought to smell the coolant for Diesel.
HPOP and the oil hoses is another issue. tons of common issues for sure.
if you read this in time, try just replacing the injector connector first, dont pull the gasket. we have connectors at the shop. I will get you a set.
BigD Adventures yeah I should have picked your brain before making video. Watched a video about making 100 videos and decided to bust this out. Kinda regretting not doing a little more research and making it a little better
Been looking for a 7.3 for awhile just wanted to know what to expect and this helped
Great motors. Would try to find a zf5 or zf6 if you’re looking to haul with it. My old stock 94.5 was one of the best pickups I’ve owned. All 94.5s were manuals
Also, my cat does the same thing whenever I’m working under a hood. She likes to help out 😂❤️
Great video. Thanks for being direct and clean about it. God bless! and all things for Gods glory.
Been trying to find one of these in Texas. Perfect video to give me an idea what to look for when buying. Much appreciated.
Great straight up info. Glad to hear your experience on the cost and negotiation.
Thanks for the video. Currently looking at purchasing a 97 7.3l for my girlfriend as a surprise and have no clue about trucks lol. All I know it’s her dream truck so I’m researching and doing my homework like crazy.
I shouldn’t have read your comment out loud my girlfriend thinks your a badass haha. Great rigs super tough platforms would advise not to do many performance upgrades above intake and exhaust. I’ve had 4 7.3s now and the 1 I left stock was the most dependable. Another tip is change batteries as soon as they get weak I’ve low voltaged (fried) 3 starters trying to put off buying batteries. The gear reduction starter is a good upgrade also though. Thank you for the compliment. Merry Christmas 🎄
@@WreckingBall541 lmao.. And awesome advice. I’ll definitely be the one taking care of the truck bc I have to argue with her now about how important good tires are for her RAM lmao. Hope Christmas was well and Happy New Year!
@@NYEK_GTR_ thanks man. And haha I have also had the tire discussion 😆. Happy holidays to you as well 🤘
I’m looking at getting one of these. F250 power stroke 4 door automatic but it’s 2WD. It’s pretty clean truck.
Great video man... bout to pick up a dually myself
Thank you. 🤘
I have a 97 7.3 and it has a bigger turbo bigger injectors and tune and it’s starting to throw a check engine light and bogs down and barely revs up and letting off the throttle for a second it goes back to normal any ideas?
Great video. These trucks are my dream to own.
Thank you. Yeah after owning a few I’m finding that keeping them fairly stock/ just opening up exhaust is the way to go for reliability
First 3 min.. cam sensor, first bought my truck and had that lurching forward.. took it to a dealer and they charged me $2500 for injectors and it didn’t even fix the problem. Turned out to be a $30 CPS.
Could also be the idm..mine went bad and only ran on the right bank 4 cylinders..left bank 4 cylinders were dead
Hi I have a 7.3 power stroke and I have a question I Just chef my oil and 2 weeks later I noticed I have very very small particles in the bottom of my dip stick do you know what could have caused that or could be wrong
racebot 99 you could send your oil off to be tested it would give you a solid answer. If I were to guess I’d say gasket material or something of sort.
Sometimes an oil change can loosen ‘gunck’ .... At a minimum change your oil again.
I have a 7-3 powerstroke solid body
Cresent city Florida? Thanks for the info im buying a 96 tomorrow
crecent city california. right on the cali/OR border.
good luck with purchase they are sweet rigs. and hard to beat the mpg
What could it be if I’m driving it down the road and it starts losing power and after a few minutes it will kill itself and it won’t start until you spray it with starting fluid
When it dies check your fuel bowl. Might be lift pump or clogged screen in tank.
20.000 for that nice truck now 👌 jeje nice truck
Hello, just picked up a 95 7.3 crew cab f350. Got it for 8500 and it’s an automatic. It has 210-220k miles on it and I just got it yesterday. My dad has a silver 2000 7.3 extended cab 5 speed, 160k miles amazing condition all around. The one I just picked up (95) is in great shape, no rust, Arizona truck, white paint coat is fading from sun. Anyway, what do you think about it? Are the manuals worth more? My 95 seems to have a slight tick when accelerating and it sounds like a “putter” Noise like an exhaust leak. Anyway, what do you think it’s really worth right now? Also, what do you think my dads 2000 is worth. Thankyou.
The 2000 7.3 is a zf6 speed and that definitely makes it more desirable. I’d say in this market it would be in the 15-20k range. On the 95 I’d say you got it for a fair price. I’d advise on keeping them stock except for maybe opening the exhaust when you fix the leak. Hopefully you’re state doesn’t smog so you can run a down pipe to an open 3.5 or 4 inch
@@WreckingBall541 yes hopefully I can get whatever that Josie is fixed. I know nothing about trucks, I’m 16 and it’s my first vehicle, I don’t know why! 😂. We are from Missouri so I think we are good with opening the exhaust. Do you recommend just taking the muffler off and leaving it or throwing some sort of exhaust back on it? Thanks.
Mostly the flat down pipe and the cat. The muffler is preference really. I like how they sound without them so it doesn’t bother me to have them completely open.
@@WreckingBall541 awesome, thanks. Again thought I know nothing and I may sound silly 😂 but I could imagine running them “open” wouldn’t hurt at all right? Also, is it worth shining up the original exhaust on it? Do you know what it looks like underneath all of the grime?
@@WreckingBall541 never mind.. if anything I would just buy a tip for looks or so.
They’re also the same price for a oem one
Should I be worried about someone willing to trade a 97 f250 powerstroke for my 07 Dakota with its plow? Both a clean trucks. Mines jump in drive anywhere as far as dodge goes 👀...
Depending on condition miles ext. I wouldn’t worry too much. Better if manual and not chipped. Not uncommon to see them well over 300k with basic maintenance
@@WreckingBall541 well according to posts and pictures it has 143k miles it’s auto, Hd turbo has straight pipe cold air intake not sure of anything else done looks to have a lift kit. Been searching the guy on Facebook and he seems to be a used car dealer outta his back yard. It’s clean clean for a Michigan rust belt area
@@skeetereater8136 that would be a tough call. 143 is nothing for miles but when they have intake exhaust they usually have been chipped. The e4od is a pretty weak transmission that usually goes between 180-220k on stock tune in my experience. Tough call I would be pretty thorough on inspection. And don’t be scared to pass. Definitely check for any cross contamination of fluids and drive it hard on test drive. Definitely want to feel the trans out.
@@WreckingBall541 you mentioned the transmission and yes it shifts like poo, but I have only driven manual transmissions for the last 12yrs, also the toque converter doesn’t seem to lock, every time I lift my foot off the throttle it would always re shift into overdrive, first gear seemed to get up there and hold 2k for a bit on the 2nd-3rd. On my way home now from it but I did do a hard pass, the battery’s were dead, he didn’t even give the glow plugs a chance to cycle but I don’t think that’s a big deal or not, but we did get it fired also the block heater doesn’t exist on it... the back seat area outside the cab it’s a hole going all the way up underneath it where u just about can see into the back seat. Ball joints were shot, it sounded angry on fire up. Lolz it still looked nice when u weren’t looking for issues. But ur right about the transmission, there is a switch for upping the idle and what not. Turn it all the way up to 144? He said idk anything about that he said it was factory??? I don’t remember them having any of the sort from factory. Be a good truck for $5k and someone with another $2k to repair the steering u joints n maybe knows how to rebuild a transmission
@@skeetereater8136 the high idol switch your talking about sounds like a ts 6 position. Yeah I think I’d keep your dd and try to find an old cheap 6.9 idi or something similar for an old work truck/hauler.
what brand are them steps you have on there
johnyq not sure really. Just sold truck a couple days ago
If you ever sell it I want it
I don't know about the 7.3 but I know every one thinks the 4.9 is great and its a peice of shit I've had 2 wouldn't want another
Blasphemy!! Haha. I’ve had 4 300 6s and loved 2 of them. The carbureted ones are the ones to have especially when you put an offenhouser intake a header and a 4 barrel carb on them.
@@WreckingBall541 i don't know if the years made a difference but mine was a 95 at 116k miles and it was a pile of shit I drug my ol 92 f150 302 back out and put it back together and am driving that now
@@jamesshaw4954 yeah the fuel injected ones are kinda turds. Was disappointed with the the one I had for a small period of time. The one I had with the intake header and carb was dam impressive. Walked away from a mild built Chevy 350. Guy fallowed me to the store saying no fuckin way I just got smoked by a 300. (He could tell by sound) so I popped the hood and he was telling me how that setup was Good for an additional 100 hp and didn’t feel as bad but still kinda upset. I was pushing around 260 hp and his 350 was obviously not as hot as he imagined haha. I bought a nice Tacoma and ended up throwing swampers on it and thrashing the piss out of it. Guy gave me 500 bucks for it once it was beat to shit and back then 500 rigs were definitely different than today’s 500 rigs. He did a body swap and drove it for a few years till he crashed it. Then I bought it back and pulled the intake and carb and scrapped it for 550 I really wish I would’ve kept it nice as it was before I bought a newer rig I still miss that truck
@@WreckingBall541 did ur 300 ever make a grinding noise like it does after you change the oil and my 92 f150 302 has around 260-275 hp currently can really get up and go
@@jamesshaw4954 I don’t remember a grinding noise on oil change. Yeah my buddy has a pretty hot 302 in his 79. I’ve always wanted to do a 289 or 302 in a yota. Just haven’t gotten to it yet. back to 300s I’ve heard of one old hay hauling 2 1/2 ton rig that would burn quite a bit of oil they seized it 2 or 3 times and would let it cool down add oil and off again. The old ones were in quite a bit of old industrial equipment.