Dogdude222
Registered User
I have a 93 F250 7.3 IDI non turbo. Truck actually runs pretty well, but has a rough idle with intermittent white smoke. Consumes a fair amount of oil on the highway. I took it into a respected local diesel shop who said that it needs new heads due to bad valve guides. They quoted me $5k to do this, which seems high. The truck actually has a pretty good body and bones to it, so I'd rather spend a little bit more and have a new or trusted reman complete engine given that the bottom end has 260k with unknown history otherwise. I'm also nearly certain that the transmission was replaced at some point because it just runs too damn smooth for a truck with 260k. Local shop quoted me 10-12k for an engine replacement, which also seems very high.
I'm pretty handy and have access to a buddy with a big shop. I feel relatively confident that we can do an engine swap in a couple of days, especially after seeing just how few connections this fully mechanical diesel has. My buddy has done two engines on 460 gas OBS trucks already, and this seems simpler, though heavier.
Can anyone recommend a source for new or reman 7.3 IDI's? I'd love to upgrade to a factory turbo setup if possible. I cannot get the local International dealer to call me back, though I doubt they still sell them. After reading horror stories of bad remans on here, I'm somewhat reluctant to go that route without a specific recommendation. I did email Justin at R&D and haven't heard back. I'm also seeing this website for "wholesalediesels.com", but they don't have a phone number listed. Also found "sageparts.com"
Thanks a ton.
I'm pretty handy and have access to a buddy with a big shop. I feel relatively confident that we can do an engine swap in a couple of days, especially after seeing just how few connections this fully mechanical diesel has. My buddy has done two engines on 460 gas OBS trucks already, and this seems simpler, though heavier.
Can anyone recommend a source for new or reman 7.3 IDI's? I'd love to upgrade to a factory turbo setup if possible. I cannot get the local International dealer to call me back, though I doubt they still sell them. After reading horror stories of bad remans on here, I'm somewhat reluctant to go that route without a specific recommendation. I did email Justin at R&D and haven't heard back. I'm also seeing this website for "wholesalediesels.com", but they don't have a phone number listed. Also found "sageparts.com"
Thanks a ton.