fields_mj
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It will soon be time to replace my '93. I'm currently considering a 2000 F350 4x4 with an automatic transmission that for sale locally. The body is in rough shape (rough), and would need a fair amount of work to make sure it would endure another 10 years of dialing driving. I'm also concerned about the automatic transmission. Anyone have any feedback on them? The only autos I've dealt with are the old C6 and the E4OD, and I don't think either of them had any business being installed in a 3/4 ton+ truck. At least the C6 wasn't too bad to repair, but I hate the E4OD. I have nothing to base any opinion on for the R4100 and would really appreciate any feedback on it.
What about ride quality? I seem to remember that the 2004 (and later) models had significantly better ride quality, but I'm not interested in a 6.0L, and making one reliable is out of my price range. I don't expect the 2000 to be as good as a new truck, but will it be a big improvement over my '93? I'm reasonably certain that the front end will need a fair amount of work done to get it back into good shape, so even a test drive may not give me a fair representation of its potential.
My plan would be to add a 50 gal fuel tank in the bed, and plum that into a secondary fuel system that would allow me to burn WVO and WMO like I do with my IDI. I burn blended veggie oil in the summer, and blended WMO in the winter. On my IDI I just dedicate my front tank to the blended fuel, and my rear tank to D2. I know that won't work with the Power Stroke. I'll need to plum in a completely separate (heated) filter system including a FPHE. Anyone have any experience doing this on a newer 7.3 PowerStroke?
Thanks,
Mark
What about ride quality? I seem to remember that the 2004 (and later) models had significantly better ride quality, but I'm not interested in a 6.0L, and making one reliable is out of my price range. I don't expect the 2000 to be as good as a new truck, but will it be a big improvement over my '93? I'm reasonably certain that the front end will need a fair amount of work done to get it back into good shape, so even a test drive may not give me a fair representation of its potential.
My plan would be to add a 50 gal fuel tank in the bed, and plum that into a secondary fuel system that would allow me to burn WVO and WMO like I do with my IDI. I burn blended veggie oil in the summer, and blended WMO in the winter. On my IDI I just dedicate my front tank to the blended fuel, and my rear tank to D2. I know that won't work with the Power Stroke. I'll need to plum in a completely separate (heated) filter system including a FPHE. Anyone have any experience doing this on a newer 7.3 PowerStroke?
Thanks,
Mark