$1500 for a 7.3L engine with 231,000 miles?

[DOE-SST]

Good deal or not?

Went to an auction. The vehicle was thrashed. The bidders wanted the IDI engine, and it sold for $1500.

What are you guys paying for rebuilts and takeouts, and where are you getting them. There are NONE in the dozen junkyards near me. I plan on keeping my vehicle for another decade, and will need another engine in a few years.

 

[flareside_thun]

Good price for a PSD but IMHO not for an IDI. When they pop up around here they're usually around 800 or so and come with a factory encasing (ie whole truck)

 

[tech51]

About a week ago I just paid 750 for a 92 F350 CC zf 4x4 running.

 

[RLDSL]

About a week ago I just paid 750 for a 92 F350 CC zf 4x4 running.

Texas doesn't count. Good cheap diesel pickups with a stinkpot of miles on them grow on trees there

 

[towcat]

Texas doesn't count. Good cheap diesel pickups with a stinkpot of miles on them grow on trees there

kali diesels don't lead nowhere as abused lives as they do in TX.
my usual price for a motor with a factory wrapper is 400-800. bonus monies paid for ZF5 equipped trucks.

 

[86F2506.9]

i just picked up a 93 7.3 idi with 60,000 miles on the motor for 400 dollars complete motor and runs was in a work truck. It only got driven to the job site, carryed all tools and was parked at each job site till the work was all done than move to the next job.

 

[Goofyexponent]

I had a 7.3 given to me, with only about 55 - 60K miles on it...complete.

If you were to get one with the original box still on it, you can expect to pau between $500 and $1500 for one, and that's with no ZF, no D60...just a rusted out old truck...and I mean RUSTED.

 

[DOE-SST]

IDI vehicles are pretty scarce around here (Albaturkey, NM). I've only found one in a junkyard, and that was stripped down to nothing usable left, in less than a week.

I will probably have to buy a rebuilt, or have someone rebuild mine. Anyone been there, done that? How long? Cost?

 

[papastruck]

No way spend that much on a used engine, especially when you've got time. I spent $300 on one with all accessories & IP, and will take it to a local machinist when I'm ready. Big mill long blocks seem to go for $3-5k.

 

[dyoung14]

I have paid as little as 150 for a complete engine and as much and 400, i would never pay over 500 dollars for an engine, i only payed 600 for my 86 and its a rust free dent free truck

 

[Dieselcrawler]

i am awaiting delivery of a 6.9 that only has 88000 on it. got it for 300 bucks.

 

[dyoung14]

i am awaiting delivery of a 6.9 that only has 88000 on it. got it for 300 bucks.

See thats a good price,

People will have the price jacked up, oh but it runs so good, well yea so does my engine with no oil pressure, and what do i do tomarrow if the engine i bought blows up, im out 1000 dollars, i just cant ever see an engine running good enough to pay much over 3-400 dollars

 

[Dieselcrawler]

i plan on opening this one up, freshing it up, studs and 7.3 rockers. maybe a little porting in the heads. the one in my toy has a external coolant leak at the head.

i know it runs, seen it run. truck just rotted out around it,.

 

[gonecrazyi]

I've been picking up 4x4 350s for under a grand. One of them had less then 100k on it. Its all about being patient and waiting for a deal to come up. I have an app on my phone that searches craigslist all day and that helps a lot for finding deals.

 

[papastruck]

On the search note, searchtemptest is a really good craigslist crawler - just type in a radius and it'll search all local cl entries within it.

http://www.searchtempest.com/