fuzzydog
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in 2007 I bought a 91 F250 xcab 7.3 IDI 5 speed 4x4 and it has served me well but late last year I had a problem with coolant bubbling out the overflow which I attributed to a blown head gasket. Turns out I have a cracked cylinder head. In my search for a replacement engine I found a 95 F250 xcab powerstroke 5 speed 4x4 for $3000 and grabbed that.
cosmetically - meh, rusty fenders/box but the cab is very solid.
engine/trans - starts and runs nicely, no smoke. transfer case is very hard to shift - must need adjustment.
drivetrain - front end needs help - shocks, tie rods, lots of things clunking and banging under there but it drives surprisingly straight and doesn't wander/dart.
I've only had it a couple days but already hauled my 10' camper on a trip and I like it. Can't wait to get rid of the overloads in back and transfer my airbags from the 91.
Seems to me it wants to rev quite a bit higher than my old IDI. On the 91 I would rarely see over 2000 rpm, and never over 2200 but it did have 3.55 gears. The powerstroke has 4.10 gears and seems happiest over 2000 rpm.
Where is the powerband on the powerstroke and how does it compare with the IDI?
cosmetically - meh, rusty fenders/box but the cab is very solid.
engine/trans - starts and runs nicely, no smoke. transfer case is very hard to shift - must need adjustment.
drivetrain - front end needs help - shocks, tie rods, lots of things clunking and banging under there but it drives surprisingly straight and doesn't wander/dart.
I've only had it a couple days but already hauled my 10' camper on a trip and I like it. Can't wait to get rid of the overloads in back and transfer my airbags from the 91.
Seems to me it wants to rev quite a bit higher than my old IDI. On the 91 I would rarely see over 2000 rpm, and never over 2200 but it did have 3.55 gears. The powerstroke has 4.10 gears and seems happiest over 2000 rpm.
Where is the powerband on the powerstroke and how does it compare with the IDI?