need some advice 200 f350 7.3

look into this truck
my 86 is gettin tired and just dont feel safe pulling the trailer long dis
anymore and that sucks cause i just missed a pull today due to that
so could ya all give me some advice on this truck
seems like a good deal and it is what i am looking for
but i just dont know much about thease
he thinks the milage is around 166,000
thanxs
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/1808609884.html

Looks like a nice ride. If the rebuild of the truck was done right, there should be no problems. Nice list of options!!

Have you found a trans, or will you rebuild it?

Bill

A decent tranny will run 2500-3500 depending on whats done to it, remove the air cleaner and inspect the turbo wheel for signs of dirt ingestion, that and crankcase blowby are a good indication of ring seal, if it appears there has been dirt ingestion run away lol.

good tip's i will for shure do that
i am planning on rebuilding the tranny
no not myself
i know a guy that has a shop and is very good at trany's
and maby i will luck out and it could be a simple fix
but i am gonna assume it needs a rebuild
he said the rebuld took place 6 yrs ago

RUN AWAY! 166,000 miles, on which part? This truck reminds me of the Johnny Cash song, "One Piece At A Time".

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Why run away at 166K miles? My 2001 has 329,000 on it and while it has some issues (needs injectors) everything else is OK. I stuck a new trans in it at 298K and the rearend and rest of the engine is untouched. No smoking, burning oil, etc...

Good truck. Just rough around the edges from me working it hard.

I'll take a 166k 7.3 di over a 0 mile 6.0/6.4 pos anyday.......

I wouldn't be afraid of the miles, heck my 05 Dodge has 142k on it and I have taken it all over the place and will hook it up to anything I think it will pull. Last winter a buddy of mine had a semi gel up and I pulled him 4 miles to my shop to thaw it out. The truck and trailer weighed in at 95,000#. Had to use low side of the T/C but I pulled it. Took the truck on several trips that were over 1,000 miles this winter.

richter69 wrote:I'll take a 166k 7.3 di over a 0 mile 6.0/6.4 pos anyday.......

Me too.Mine only has 145K w/o a problem.

well i passed it up
i think i am just gonna keep on nursing my old 86 6.9
and this winter do a cummins for it
and a new paint job
yes i said cummins lol
i like the 7.3's but the cummins just seem's to be a better motor
and i can do a few mod's with out breakin the bank
i might start looking for a wrecked dodge with a cummins and just swap my 86 crew cab body on it
kinda like the truck's tv show did
i have all the tools and welders to do just about anything and have accsess to anything else
so i think i am gonna build a truck just how i like it
and custom fit for me