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1993 Ford F-350 7.3

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Casey in Ky

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Still looking at a little bigger trucks. Came across a 1993 F-350, 7.3 idi, 4wd, 5 speed with a flat bed and 98000 miles. Pictures I've seen of it look good and I talked to guy and says its a good truck that's in working order. I'm more of Chevy guy but this old truck looks pretty good. $6000 is the asking price. I want it to haul hay, feed, and equipment mostly. Would like to tow in the 10k to 15k lb range. anything I should be looking for in particular? Thanks.
 
Worked as ambulance volunteer and we had that 7.3 non-turbo in one unit. We are rural service with 400 sq mile service area. If you were going into a head wind with pedal to medal 49 mph was top speed.
 
If you plan to pull a trailer stay away from it.....I made the mistake of getting a 1991 F-350 dually with the non turbo 7.3 IDI and a 5 speed...It got 13-14 mpg empty,9-10 with a empty 25 ft gooseneck,and 6-7 with a loaded 25 ft gooseneck...It was gutless and I often couldn't get out of 4th gear..They are good old trucks as long as you don't pull a trailer....I tried to sell mine for $1800 and couldn't even get someone to come and look at it..Its still a decent looking old truck with some use left in it..
 
I had a '93 f250 4wd extended cab 8' box turbo 7.3 5 speed with 4.10 gears. Got 17 to 19 empty if you kept 60. Over that it would start to drop. Worst was about 11-12 pulling 225 bushels in a typical gravity wagon. Could pull it in 4rth gear at 25-30 except the steeper bigger hills used 3rd gear. Non turbo is not a good pulling truck in my opinion. All trucks may vary....
 
The 7.3 is the later generation of the 6.9 international diesel. 7.3 did have a few cavitation problems with the cylinders. Run sca antifreeze and you should be ok. Also a buddy of mine is a ford heavy truck mechanic, and worked a lot of the international, and later power stroke diesels. He had a non turbo 7.3 that he towed with. He set the pump up some and it really helped. The turbo' d 7.3 had a few beefier goodies in it, so be careful if you are thinking of putting a hair dryer on this motor. He got over 300k miles on his before he traded it off. Iirc he did add an aux water separator on the fuel system.
 
Great Engine if you are attending PTA meetings, and Church service.

Pretty much useless for a working Engine....
 
Good, longlife engine, but down on power. 5 speed will make it feel better, though. Price is way too high unless it is absolutely pristine. $6K will get you into a later turbo Powerstroke that will put it to shame, but will be higher miles.
 

I like that body style but a 7.3 IDI is pretty weak by todays standard. A 460 gas would out put one but used a lot more gas doing it. It would have to have a super nice body to be worth that price, more in the line of $4500 or less depending on condition.
I know the area you live in and that trucks going to get pretty slow pulling a load up some of those hills.
I likes Ford trucks but it's hard to beat a mid 90's Dodge with a Cummins engine. That's why I put a 5.9 Cummins in my Ford.
 
I had a 94 IDI Turbo, 4.10's E4OD auto. It was a great truck, powerful for its time but absolutely a turd compared to anything in the last 15 years. It pulled trailers fine if the weight was under 6K plan on getting slowed down with heavier trailers and highway speeds.

If I was looking a Diesel in that vintage I would be looking for a 94-98 Dodge 12 valve. Those trucks will run circles around the 7.3, last a lot longer and be a lot cheaper to operate. I've had both but still have a 98 12V, much better truck than that 94 IDI turbo.
 
Casey, buddy has the same truck that you are looking at. I would almost have to push him up the hills. Same stock trailers with six head of mules and all of our hunting gear. Both rigs weighing right at 26,000 lbs. His ford would be in 3rd gear my Dodge still in drive with a lot more pedal. Find a Dodge 12 valve. About the same money as what that Ford is.
 
You can make the old 7.3 motor run, but you have to let them breath. Cut the muffler off and straight pipe it. Next, there are 2 little screws on the side of the injector pump. take them out and turn the motor over until you see an Allen head screw show up in the "window". Turn said screw IN a 1/8 of a turn at a time. Reinstall the plate on the injector pump, and drive. My old '91 would run with a Cummins, up until the 24 valves. It blew lots of black smoke at times, but I could still get 19.9 MPG empty. 1 ton, 4 door, 2 wheel drive. Had a bit over 450,000 miles on it, when I finally gave up on it.
 
I did all that to mine and it did no good....I almost powered out in 2nd gear going up a steep hill on HWY 60 at Van Buren,MO.....All I had on my trailer was a 5000 lb tractor.....I sure did smoke out everyone behind me....
 
Lazy WP, I will call BS on your Ford running with a Cummins. We have both and have done everything you are talking about on the Fords with the idi motors. They are still a big boat anchor. You can bring one out here to Oregon and hook up to one of my trailers and I will hook up a second one and load until we weigh the same. Scales right down the road. The cummins will definitely out pull the Ford every time. We have proven that ourselves. To each there own and believe what you will. Don't want to get into a truck war here just our personal experiences.
 
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