Best year of 7.3L?

[cchase]

my 99 has 230k on the orignal everything pretty much, still runs great, only probs now are the trans, small oil leaks, and i had to puut that wedge on uv wireing for injectors. I love the truck.

[SMKSTAX]

I'm partial to my 97'. By the way what rods do they have???

[Logan]

I am pretty sure the OBS trucks are all forged.

[BaggerMatt]

Any DIT 7.3 will last forever with good maint. I bought mine with 153,000 miles on it. Its a 96 and one of our vendors at work has a 96 with 450,000 miles. He drives 200-300 miles a day delivering supplies and told me they only change oil every 7500-8000 miles. As for price that sounds good for my area.
OBS 7.3's clean with low miles can bring 15k here. I paid 11,900 for mine. I say get it.

[blk99]

They definatly last forever with good maintenance! mines got 450K and is still 95% as strong as when it was new!(no rebuilds)
sounds like a good deal I would go for it!! especially with the 6-speed.

[ianstew]

my OBS has 182k, and runs real strong. I paid 7500 for mine.........original tranny, motor, turbo.

[sevenmalards]

Back in '03 I paid $14,500 for mine with 154,000 miles. Now I have 230,000 with very little problems except for CPS, ICP, and the like. Just sensors. Still runs like a raped ape!

[natestage3gt]

Originally Posted by HelenaTDI

Newbie here,

Looking at buying a 2000 7.3L with 136,000 miles. I hear this was a good year with forged rods & pistons right? The truck is a 2000 F350, XLT, 4x4, crew cab, long box, 6spd, pretty much loaded with no leather. Very clean truck from Texas. The price is $15K. So what do you all think? Go for it?

I've been looking for a truck exactly like that for about 4 months now and I know I'd pay 15K for it. Good thing it doesn't have leather, that Texas heat can do some crazy things to leather from what I've witnessed while being down there for a few months. Good luck if you purchase this truck!

[Ditty]

Originally Posted by HelenaTDI

Newbie here,

Looking at buying a 2000 7.3L with 136,000 miles. I hear this was a good year with forged rods & pistons right? The truck is a 2000 F350, XLT, 4x4, crew cab, long box, 6spd, pretty much loaded with no leather. Very clean truck from Texas. The price is $15K. So what do you all think? Go for it?

Sounds A LOT like my truck!!!

[firefooll]

buy it mine is a 99 F350 6 speed 4X4 the only thing that has went on mine is water pump around 100,000 clutch, pressure plate throw out bearing rear breakes 135,000
front breaks and altinator 140,000. and crank shaft poisiting sensor 143,000.

if anything does happen every one on here is great, we will help each other out.