oregon-mike
Registered User
Hey all,
I just found a '90 7.3 in my town for cheap. Here's what he says about the engine:
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Hi, The engine had top end work done, and started knocking 3000 miles later. The original owner had been ill and a year had gone by so the dealer wouldnt honor any warrenty on work done. The owner decided to buy a new Dodge and parked the Ford. I bought it from him and found a good engine in the truck Im parting out right away so just swapped it out. I was in a hurry, needed to go to California so did not put the turbo back on. I have the old engine still. I dont know how many miles on the pump or injectors, but it ran well till it began knocking. Truck is a Getrag 5 speed, but reverse is out. I will rebuild the tranny when I get time, those 5 speeds are worth a small fortune.
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He's keeping the tranny but I can have all of the rest of the conversion parts to turn my E4OD into a manual at some point, & the entire engine with all accessories (minus the turbo & radiator) for $150. Good buy? Seems like it to me. A couple of bent injector lines would run me more than that wouldn't they? Have to clear out a space in the garage and pick up a motor stand that can handle the weight too I guess. He's wanting $600 for just the turbo. Probably a good deal, but I don't have that much $ to play with right now.
Anyway, let me know what y'all think.
Thanks,
Mike
I just found a '90 7.3 in my town for cheap. Here's what he says about the engine:
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Hi, The engine had top end work done, and started knocking 3000 miles later. The original owner had been ill and a year had gone by so the dealer wouldnt honor any warrenty on work done. The owner decided to buy a new Dodge and parked the Ford. I bought it from him and found a good engine in the truck Im parting out right away so just swapped it out. I was in a hurry, needed to go to California so did not put the turbo back on. I have the old engine still. I dont know how many miles on the pump or injectors, but it ran well till it began knocking. Truck is a Getrag 5 speed, but reverse is out. I will rebuild the tranny when I get time, those 5 speeds are worth a small fortune.
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He's keeping the tranny but I can have all of the rest of the conversion parts to turn my E4OD into a manual at some point, & the entire engine with all accessories (minus the turbo & radiator) for $150. Good buy? Seems like it to me. A couple of bent injector lines would run me more than that wouldn't they? Have to clear out a space in the garage and pick up a motor stand that can handle the weight too I guess. He's wanting $600 for just the turbo. Probably a good deal, but I don't have that much $ to play with right now.
Anyway, let me know what y'all think.
Thanks,
Mike