Yeah I know this is a dodge site, but a gal I work with has found a 94 ferd 7.3 ,250 4x4 auto,that she is interested in. it has 200k on it.The owner wants $4500. How are the 7.3s for durability and mileage. any input on the truck would be appricated. Is it turbo? she wants to tow a 2 horse slant with it. Also the trans has been done already.
Thanks guys.

 

it should say turbo diesel right under the 250 tag 94 was the only year the 7.3 was turbo charged in 95 the went to the powerstroke also turbo . the 7.3 was a good motor and so were the 7.3 powerstokes. i think if the truck runs good and is in good shape it would be a good buy. she should see many more miles out of it. just think i had an old 6.2 chevy with 326,000 on it and it is still on the road today

 

Ford actually went to the PSD in mid-year 1994. If it is an early 94, it is turboed, but it's a small one. It does little more than controling smoke. I had one that I put 215,000 miles on. When I sold it, it was still running well. By the way, I rebuilt that E4-OH NO! transmission three times before I sold it. I loved the truck (f-350 dually crewcab with a conversion package) but the drive train was weak, for towing anyway. I would think that it would be OK as a daily driver, but I wouldn't tow much with it.

DeWain

 

You will know just by the sound if it is a powerstroke or not. I think it will be an IDI turbo tho. Cavitation was a problem with the IDI's. Have it checked out before she buys it. E4OD shift really mushy. Fix for this is in the valvebody. The 4x4 are good on those trucks. I was never a fan of the '94 IDI turbos. Only produced one year. But as you have read they can last. If it is a powerstroke I believe it will be non intercooled

 

We had a 94 350 crew cab long bed 4x4 turbo 7.3 with the auto. I have no idea how many miles it had on it. Less than 100K. We pulled a 2 horse slant load with no problems (trailer was solid steel to). Last time I heard, it was still running. And that was last year. If I'm correct, they kind of eat glow plugs.

 

spots and BigBlue are right. There are cavitation concerns with that engine. And I was replacing glow plugs regularly. The upside was that the glowplugs weren't too expensive, but there is one on each cylinder.

 

ive had real good luck with the 7.3l idi in 5speed 2wd's. If it were me, I would run from it as fast as I could till I found a 5speed. Those auto's suck bad.

1992 f350 CC = 500k (engine gave up @ 500k, then swapped with wrecked '93)
1993 f350 CC = 280k (totaled out in wreck) another 100k in the 92 above
1989 f350 SC = 300k (still have today. Runs great. needs a clutch though)
1992 f350 CC = 175k (only auto of the group, and only SRW of group. good engine, terrible tranny)

all these trucks were 2wd-5speeds duallys (except the last one), and most miles were accumulated on the highway hauling cattle,and feed.

say what you want about the old 7.3L, but it was always good to me. It got me & my load from point A to B.

Phillip

 

I had the 94 & 1/2 Powerstroke with the 5 speed. Connecting the clutch peddle and the slave cylinder is a .25 cent plastic piece which broke that left me stranded in rush hour traffic twice..... however, i loved that truck, it went good, sounded good and looked great. They CAN nickle and dime you though with assorted minor problems and oil leaks. Watch for leakage from the oil galley plug located at rear of the engine.

 

Agreed. My old IDI's were great diesels. Not powerhouses but always started, ran high mileage and worked hard. The E40D is/was a joke. The earlier 5 speeds had problems with the firewall flexing when depressing the clutch pedal. 92 and later had a different design. Steering also in the 4x4 was kinda vague.

 

Wow. that brought back memories. It never happened to me in traffic, but it happened to me when I was pulling into the driveway after a delivering a load of feed.

I drilled a hole in the shaft and put a cotter pin in it. No more problems! That was a terrible design to begin with.