[blue99stroker]

247k miles. long list of maintenance and parts lol

just waxed her up and shes ready to go for the winter.

taking the truck and the quads on a nice trip this weekend.

 

[B1000]

My 02 had 378,000 miles of work truck life hauling tar pots and roofing equipment around. An electrical fire killed it, motor was running like a top hauling bed fulls of wet dirt all weekend long when it burnt up :blowingup:

 

[Shamish]

I guess I will jump into the fray. I have 74k miles on the truck. Became my secondary vehicle in 2005 when the company moved us into a nice new building with an underground parking garage in 2005. Probably a good thing since I dropped to about 2000 miles a year, and I am not sure I could convince my CFO to let me get a new truck. I am 47 and don't plan on buying another one. My biggest worry is that my pilot bearing will go out, and that I will have to buy a new transmission...I don't relish the thought of spending nearly $3k, but I will if I have to.

About the only whopper was that I had to have the injector O rings redone last summer...apparently they were falling apart and plugged up my ICP or IDM...

Hopefully, one day my son will get to take the truck off of my hands.

 

[bbasso]

785,075 when my 2000 E350 7.3 PSD died. Was diagnosed with cam walk.

 

[mouseys_7.3]

420xxx still runs like champ. just got it back up from a tear down for two blown head gaskets and broken glow plugs. poor thing has been abused its whole life. now it serves as a work truck for a lawn care business. cylinder walls looked good though. :icon_rolleyes:
2002 psd

 

[dennis11]

7.3 longevity

Got 440K on my 97PS. Never had the heads off. John Wood Tranny fixed the weak link and it runs good. Noticed a slight drop in power pulling the hills with a 20ft gooseneck behind it loaded with firewood. Thought it was the best truck I ever owned until I bought the 2002PS. The 7.3 ford diesel will be recognized as one of the better diesel engines produced.

 

[208bartman]

happy psd owner

I just turned 317,000 and she runs like the day I bought her with 160,000. I replaced the tranny at 290,000. I have replaced glow plugs twice, starter and cam sensor... Every one asked me why I bought it with so many miles on it. They don't ask that any more =)... I will buy an engine for it when it dies and will likely / hopefully never buy another rig... "take care of her and she will take care of you" Wish I could upload a pic. This thing is bad ass! I have a crew cab with a custom flatbed, AFE intake and 5"exhaust and 6 position power plant with high idle... LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! want the same engine with newer body. Only Cause I hate the mirrors I have now.

 

[greenskeeper79]

the 97 has 186k only major repair has been the vacuum pump

just bought a 99 with a stack of receipts and 232k runs great

 

[rtwinn]

I'm at 367k right now and the 9nly thing that my pickup has needed was injectors at 230k,I would drive this pickup anywhere without oa worry in the world

 

[Steve83]

This thread is 6.5 years old.

 

[RT]

This thread is 6.5 years old.

And yet all the 7.3s are still running...

 

[bugman]

While it has been done the 7.3 is one hard engine to kill.

My only problem with it is that I am ticked off at myself for not picking up a newer one in the early 2000's when I had a chance to.

 

[themule67]

I just had to retire the original engine in my 95 F350 dually with 998,637 mi. while I probably could have made it to 1 million but, knowing I had a 3,800 mi. round trip coming up I didn't want to take the chance of ruining the block as I had it sold when I did the engine swap for $500 and I got to keep all sensors, turbo, injectors. The motor I had put in I bought back in 2007 it had 65,000 mi. paid $2000 for it. Before, installing I replaced all injector o-rings, rebuilt fuel bowl, new glow plugs, New fuel pump, deleted pedestal, bellowed up-pipes, New water pump, new front and rear main seal and a High pressure oil pump so, far so good I've put 850 mi. I just hope that it is as good as the original.

 

[kentgodwin1]

99’ F-250 with 297k miles and runs great. I feel like it will easily double that maybe triple it. I had to change out plenty of worn out parts as some of you have listed… rebuilt transmission too. Cost me a pretty penny but now she’s good to go for a while! Still cheaper than a new super duty and don’t have to pay those expensive taxes.