Looking to buy 1992 7.3

[James_G]

Hi guys I'm a member over at f150forums but sold my gasser and I've come across this..

It's a 92' F250 Black Manual 5 Speed, 37's, 6 inch lift with a non turbo 7.3 idi motor.
I'm looking to turn turbo, anyone have any input ?

Good/Bad with these trucks ?

Kits or systems to put some more "Pep" in my "Step" ?

thanks guys, looking forward to being a part of your site.

Here's a picture of it, he wants 4k OBO

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[93f250idi]

looks like nice truck! looks about like my truck other than mine is alot rougher . how many miles? any maintence records with it? just check it out like any other vehicle. 4k seems kinda steep but its says obo so i would try to get it for around 3k.

 

[Vfelix702]

i have a 90 i paid 1500 2 years ago never had any issues

 

[Diesel_brad]

Hi guys I'm a member over at f150forums but sold my gasser and I've come across this..

It's a 92' F250 Black Manual 5 Speed, 37's, 6 inch lift with a non turbo 7.3 idi motor.
I'm looking to turn turbo, anyone have any input ?

Good/Bad with these trucks ?

Kits or systems to put some more "Pep" in my "Step" ?

thanks guys, looking forward to being a part of your site.

Here's a picture of it, he wants 4k OBO

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Maintaince record of coolant changes are the MOST important. Bring a SCA test strip with you to check the coolant

Just check the oil for any traces oil coolant and check the coolant for oil. Either one can get quite pricey to fix.

Check for odd wear on the front tires. Could mean bad ball joints, axle pivot bushings, steering linkage or just an alignment. The TTB is not Fords greatest design and adding lift to it does NOT help any.

Other than that anything else that could be wrong with it would be pretty cheap to fix

But 4k sounds steep. Even if it is a cherry

 

[DeepRoots]

James, mine is for sale for $500 more.

It has a turbo and moose pump already. Plus it's one of them fancy extendy cabs.

 

[DeepRoots]

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41688
there a link.

If you are interested drop me a line, I'm right on the Ga/Fl border.

 

[Diesel_brad]

James, mine is for sale for $500 more.

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And that is why you still have it

 

[James_G]

Thanks for the offer but I'm really lookin to get a 4x4, every time I buy a truck that's my first question.

Plus from what it sounds like, living without the turbo isn't too terrible.

Going to get some dough together and make this guy an offer, any in put on what you'd offer ?

Just as a side note the tires are at about 40% tread so some new shoes will be required in the near future.

 

[James_G]

Maintaince record of coolant changes are the MOST important. Bring a SCA test strip with you to check the coolant

Just check the oil for any traces oil coolant and check the coolant for oil. Either one can get quite pricey to fix.

Check for odd wear on the front tires. Could mean bad ball joints, axle pivot bushings, steering linkage or just an alignment. The TTB is not Fords greatest design and adding lift to it does NOT help any.

Other than that anything else that could be wrong with it would be pretty cheap to fix

But 4k sounds steep. Even if it is a cherry

Where could I pick up a SCA test ?

 

[Diesel_brad]

I would not offer the guy a dime more than 3,000. There is nothing special about the truck. Other than it is going to need $1000 worth of tires shortly

As for the test strips, you can get them from Napa, ford, Ih dealers, or online such as http://www.ryderfleetproducts.com/r...lebase&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=product
or http://www.adiesel.com/baldwinfilters/CTK5029-1.html?cbref=31,1,CTK5029-1

 

[James_G]

Jesus, maybe I should just say F the whole damn thing.

I mean, I thought the truck was kinda cool...

But I'll make sure to pick one of those up regardless, the more and more a read about diesel the less appealing a gasser sounds...at least any gas motor truck that would get any relatively decent mileage and be jacked up

 

[93f250idi]

if its what you want then get it. i paid 2200 for my truck and its only wort about $1500. if its what you want and dont plan on re-sell then i say go for it! heres a pic of mine. not lifted, wore out tires, and a rough body. if i added all the stuff to mine to make it look like that one then i would be in way more than 4k.

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[DeepRoots]

And that is why you still have it

nah, I haven't tried selling it anywhere but here. I've been working on my other truck making sure it is 100% reliable. Trucks appear to be worth a little more where I live Brad. I used to buy trucks in Nj/Pa and sell them for twice as much here in Georgia. Only problem was it is very hard to find an older truck that isn't rotten out from Pa, stuff doesn't really rust here in Ga.

 

[flareside_thun]

You live in the keys? You lucky *******. Good luck finding a truck. I agree with Brad on this one....I think 3k is a bit of a stretch. At least you're doing the right thing and researching and asking questions before you buy. Welcome to the brotherhood and coincidentally the best IDI forum.

 

[OLDBULL8]

Wanna buy this one? Only got $11,012 in it.

Truck--$5500 Reman engine--$3000 Six Tires--$750 IP--$450

8-Inj.--$232 E4OD rebuild--$650 Brakes Frnt. & Rear--$430

Working on it. 320 Hrs @ $0/Hr =

That's the 90 listed in the sig.

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