CheckYourBuffer
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the one that this post is about is only 1500, its a good deal if i have time to check it out
BUYING A 7.3 IDI
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pelky350
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The 2wd lift is what I would be worried about.. but nothing a dana60/4x4 5 speed seal wouldn't fix in the future! It's summer get a job work a ton save as much as possible, use the schools auto shop to your advantage as much as possible, lifts and every tool in the world is something you'll wish you had later on lol also used to have a 50% discount on parts from napa back then! What I would do now for 50% off napa parts lol
Sidewinded_idi
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Honestly I'm going to go against the grain and say that's not a bad deal for a first vehicle. It's bulletproof and most likely if it's lifted it's simply drop down brackets which keep all the stock geometry. I'd say test drive it, if it doesn't overheat and shifts smoothly go for it!
Trevtron
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If you're going to go look it over, take a lot of pics and a few videos to share with us.
riotwarrior
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Without good clear images of front lift I would be extremely wary of the truck in question.
As mentioned NO LIFT KIT IS MADE FOR A 2X F250 2WD....So whom ever and how ever it was done is critical. They had best know about steering geometry and fabrication. Anything welded better be by a competent fabricator. As mentioned why did shock break...well....likely because some part of front end gwometry is WRONG and poorly thought out and executed.
By towcats ride...he has a solid wkrking knowledge of these trucks and if that was for his daughter...YOU KNKW IT IS SAFE!!!
JM7.3CW Eh!
As mentioned NO LIFT KIT IS MADE FOR A 2X F250 2WD....So whom ever and how ever it was done is critical. They had best know about steering geometry and fabrication. Anything welded better be by a competent fabricator. As mentioned why did shock break...well....likely because some part of front end gwometry is WRONG and poorly thought out and executed.
By towcats ride...he has a solid wkrking knowledge of these trucks and if that was for his daughter...YOU KNKW IT IS SAFE!!!
JM7.3CW Eh!
CheckYourBuffer
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Dont worry guys, ill take pics and stuff. and i know to check oil because of the cavitation issues, i just need to know what it should look like, anyone got any pictures?
jwalterus
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Sounds and looks like a beater parts truck, I'd give him 800, spend a sat making a pickup box trailer to sell, sell off the cab with a title, sell the engine and trans, and use the money to increase the budget for my truck I was buying to drive...........
riotwarrior
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Well it appears that sadly despite all the advice your mind is made up...I remember those days...not heading advice asked....usually cost me dearly one way or the other...
Good thing you know about checking oil for cavitation cause all these years I was thinking it was a cooling syatem issue. I mean my understanding was you had to have coolant with the correct additives....imagine my mind being blown and finding oit all this time it was an oil issue..thanks for correcting me.
What oil should I use then to fix my missguided thought process...perhaps you have a better idea than me?
Seriously cavitation is a cooling system issue...plenty of helpful info here just search it out. SCA is critical and no way to knkw by looking...you need special test strips to dip into cooling system....sorta like ph strips...
jwalterus
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C'mon man.... tell him the truth....
He needs to go to the CAT dealership and put CAT oil in the engine, because then it'll pass smog, you know it replaces the cat in your exhaust system.......
CheckYourBuffer
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my bad, i was half asleep when i wrote that, words kind of got mix around or whatever i was thinking lol. my mind is kinda made up because i have the time to take care of it and work on it to make a nice truck. i appreciate all the advice but for 1500 you really can't go wrong for a running diesel. i know all you said it's probably dangerous, we're gonna look into it and try to fix some ****** before i even try to drive it. the motor itself as he says is clean just a small oil leak after driving which could be a range of things. but thanks anyway for the sarcasm. much appreciated .
CheckYourBuffer
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thank you
I paid 4500 for mine a couple months ago everything checked out there was a couple little problems. But 4 month later I'm 4000 deep in this pickup and still working on it. It's not cheap to fix one of these specially when stuff starts happening once you get it.
Not saying it may need that much and I have invested in all good parts as of now on it. But if your serious about this just check everything over really carefully. My biggest mistake was looking at it in the dark couldn't see the headgakset leaking. Even with a flash light but the rad the t stat and the hoses where bad to and had oil in the coolant.
Thewespaul
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what age group owned it does not matter, what is important is if the truck has been maintained, fluids and filters being changed will affect the engines lifetime more than how hard it has been run just my 2 cents
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