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Bought 05 x new. Repaired the bed plates to stop oil leak still loses coolant out the exhaust Im assuming. Im going on a road trip soon and will top off the water and check the hoses then send it in under warranty (45k) Hopefully I can make them do the ARP thing and Ill pay the extra for the studs. Since I didnt like the mileage when I was towing a flatbed trailer with my bike,only 12 at 72, I bought an 00 x at auction. It was used pretty hard from what i saw in the tranny pan. Cooked fluid and 1 inch pieces of clutch,but nice solid shifts. Cant wait to buy some mods for the 7.3 to get better mileage since i dont tow much. The difference between the two is the takeoff and shiofting. The 00 feels like a diesel which I like. The 05 is much quicker but shifts feel really electronical which I hate. There were some issues with slipping but no codes came up while in service now I get a slight hesitation while accelerating steadily. Even though the 00 x has 139k with an abused tranny, and the 05x is still under warranty w/45k I have a feeling that the 00 might stay on the road much much longer.
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