T in NE

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I don't know much about them. Might go
look at a 2000 excursion with 322,000
miles, v10, would be my in-town runabout
(4 miles a day, maybe) and haul a super m
or 400 Occasionally if I got it.
How well does the engine hold up?
The few I've talked to that had one liked
it.
 
(quoted from post at 00:26:31 06/11/22) I don't know much about them. Might go
look at a 2000 excursion with 322,000
miles, v10, would be my in-town runabout
(4 miles a day, maybe) and haul a super m
or 400 Occasionally if I got it.
How well does the engine hold up?
The few I've talked to that had one liked
it.

I've had a couple of friends that had them, seemed to be OK, except for one.

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1528141
 
We had an '04 we sold at 184k with no problems. Now we have an '08 with 190k and no problems. And it pulls alot of cattle, hay, and equipment. It pulled a big camper around the country before we bought it.
 
First hand experience with my 1999 F-250 Super Duty V-10 2 wheel drive Auto Trans.

I was transecting the Rocky Mtns. in Northern British Colombia through the PINE PASS (heading toward Dawson Creek BC )with my 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty,V-10. I was Towing my 24' 14,000 GVW lb Trailer loaded with farm machinery....and yes a Spark Plug blew OUT entering into Dawson Creek BC.......

Ford made a huge engineering change when they installed aluminium alloy heads on their V-10's......V-6's....V-8's....
This applies to the 1999 & 2000 Engines years that I'm referring to. After year 2000 I have no experience with the Ford V-10 design.

I've purchased a used V-10 from a wrecked Motor Home with 20,000 miles (2000)....shall install some day......

My back ground, is Power Engineering...Gas Turbines / Jet Engines.........

ALL Aluminum alloy COMPONENTS on Gas Turbines have STEEL INSERTS....NO steel threaded components are threaded into ALUMINIUM alloy housings on Gas Turbines.....

Ford should never have designed a HEAD, that STEEL SPARK PLUGS threads threads directly into ALUMINIUM ALLOY.......there should have been STEEL INSERTS designed at the factory placed in the ALUMINIUM heads to accommodate the Spark Plugs.

Unfortunately, it is my understanding, that only a 1999 / 2000 V-10's are a direct installation into our vehicles.

There may be individuals with the technical back ground that know of the wiring harnesses / Computer required to install a 2001> V-10 engine into our 1999 / 2000 Ford trucks?

Below from a friend of mine:

An interesting e-mail from a friend of mine out of Oregon USA.
Bob & Lois,

Unfortunately, we were unable to stop and say hello at your place in Arizona. We had some trouble with our truck that required us to change plans dramatically.

About 70 miles east of Barstow, California our 1999 F350 blew out a sparkplug. We were towed into 29Palms, CA where the service shop attempted to repair the truck by putting an insert into the head and then a sparkplug. During the installation of the insert it broke. Normally an eezy-out would correct the situation but the inserts are also glued in with red lock-tite (permanent glue). The shop even called in a mobile machinist to try and remove the glued-in-piece, and he failed. The only repair now is to replace the head but this shop does not do that type of work and it is about 20-25 hours of shop time.

Wellllllllll

A 1999 Ford V-10 Engine with high miles and unknown maintenance history should be ignored like a case of the bubonic plague.
 
Never take a blown out spark plug except to a Ford guy. It's not the end of the world. Our guy just has one good eye and he can put the insert in a c couple of hours.
 
I had one, not a good experience. Heads had been replaced when I got it at 87000 miles. Transmission cost me well over $3000.00 to replace it. Tow bill was over $500.00. If the heads havnt been replaced it's a big no no. I took it to a consignment auction to get rid of it. With 90000 miles it brought less than $3000.00.
 
Bout all I can say on that one is they like their fuel. With that many miles, who knows what service you will get out of it. I wouldnt be too worried about loosing a plug if it has made it this far. Worst case scenario, price a reman long block. Used to be they werent that expensive.

I have one of the later v10s that you cant get the plugs out of.
 

I've had my '99 F250 SD with V10 for about five years now. Just tires and brakes so far and 230K on the clock. I've put maybe 20K miles on it. I know the exhaust manifold bolts are rusted off in some places and that's a known issue. I'm not too worried about it as I drive the truck on a very occasional basis and it's not making noise or gassing me out. Now that I have a 16' car trailer it does a great job towing my antique car around. The truck does have the tow package, beefed up rear suspension. I can haul a lot but as someone noted long-distance driving will add up in fuel costs. Gerrit
 
-T in NE
I have a 2000 model V10 Excursion with 172k. It's my first V10 and I'm not much of a mechanic, but I'll share what I can. I've only had it 2 years.

I specifically wanted an Excursion, with a big motor - not diesel. I bought mine with 171k and lots of major fixes had already been done.

Pros:
tons and tons of power
durable platform (modular engine family)
readily available parts

Cons:
blowing spark plugs out
exhaust manifolds cracking off
thirsty and slow

I pulled an 11k trailer with a tractor and implements - zero trouble. It seemed to run better than empty.
I find plenty of parts in junkyards or online. There's a wealth of knowledge at 'fordtruckenthusiasts' forum online.

The PO had already re-worked the exhaust manifolds, so I don't have to worry about them.
It's 10mpg whether loaded or empty. although my trip with the 11k trailer & tractor was around 8mpg.

Overall, based on my limited experience, I like what the V10 is. however, it's overkill for my needs. But - if presented another one, I would not balk at it.
It's a durable powerplant and used widely. Motorhomes, box trucks, panel vans, generators, etc.
Just My Humble Opinion
 

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