Those of us still running our 7.3s proudly are Legends 🤠😎👍🤣

Love my 7.3's, had the 05 6.0 after selling my 01 SD. Well 61k and it was dead from oil cooler failure and sold it for 12k "as is" found a 2000 with 78k on her, no rust anywhere. Im At 182k now, she's healthy and beautiful and the last offer I got for her was $37,000 of course NO SALE this is the last truck I will own and will take it to my grave. Thanks Clint for all the knowledge, Best channel on the tube!

I just bought a 7.3. love it so far. My first diesel truck.

Just bought a clapped out rusted hippie short bus from Quebec with a 7.3 w 280'000 kms / ~175K Miles. The bus is basically a storage shed for the motor and trans, someday to swap into '90 crew cab long box manual F350. Should be a good time. The 460 is doing fine enough for now. Thanks for this awesome vid. Pumps my boots.

I just bought a 96 F350 Dually with the 7.3 Powerstroke. It has 86,342 original miles, all stock, no rust and in excellent condition.

Love the way you say "Piro Meter' and that's what I call it too! Also as an ole Truck Driver I always let my Piro Meter temps cool down below 350 degrees before shutting her down... This really helps for turbo long life!

Makes me proud of my 03 SExcursion 7.3.

I do agree 7.3l are the best powerstroke motors made but in the beginning of your video you said they are the best diesel engine, Id probably would have to give that to the 12 valve. 7.3l are a great motor if they only had more gears back in the day they probably still be in production.

You post the best content in a understandable manner. Thanks for sharing you knowledge with others.

Man what a great channel. I’ve owned my 7.3 since I was 18 (9 years) and it’s been awesome.

Finally somebody with knowledge about diesels and not another guy screaming "7.3 is the best diesel EVER nothing can beat it, any other diesel like the 6.7 is garbage"

love these vids have a good holiday

Great Content! Thankyou Clint!

Hell yeah, love mine. Rebuilt the injectors myself and it’s still going. I love the built in frame oiler feature. Keeps the rust down 😉

Most reliable fully electronic controlled american pickup diesel engine ever made. i'll die on that hill.

Great video as always. Merry Christmas

Nice video man, you really Gassed the 7.3 up..had me feeling lucky. I have a 96 f350 with a 7.3 just took her from Houston tx all the way to California...drove to san deigo on up to the great sequoia trees back through LA to Arizona and new Mexico back to Texas...put right at 4 thousand miles on her...she ran like a top. She has 172000 miles now..I was very proud of her!! Thanks for this vedio man you did it so well

Haha I just noticed you had a double right behind you and I’ve watched this video maybe three times in the past year.

10037500km and still going! Head and pan gaskets have not been disturbed.

Liking your videos and the way you explain things! I just bought a 1994 international Thomas Vista bus to convert to a home/shop. It has a 7.3L diesel, non turbo, mechanical injection.... Is this considered the famous 7.3 power stroke? If not how do you think it compares to it?

Greate informative video. I have a 1996 powerstroke engine. On my truck I have a hydro boost break master cylinder. I am thinking of deleting the vaccum pump. If I am not completely wrong the vaccum pump "drives" the break master cylinder. Should I completely take off the vaccum pump or let it be as it sits and just "code off" that function on the ECU? A another question I have is regarding the fuel bowl and the fuel heater. I have plans to do a completely fuel bowl delete and to do a complete e fuel system swap. How should I connect the fuel heater to the e fuel system? I have not yet decided what e fuel system I will go for. I am thinking of two filter system with a lift pump. Any suggestion?

I just bought a 99 7.3 crew cab long bed 4x4 with 253000 miles she looks and runs great.

Yeah i had tons of fun changing the oil cooler on a 7.3 i dont have anymore and i learned the hard way to take my time and do it right the first time ! I replaced the o rings and didnt take off the back side that goes to the waterpump and just replaced the o rings and so when i started the engine the antifreeze overflow tank immediatly filled with oil and it was a nightmare ...... I do believe i lubricated the waterpump pretty good with that stunt! Lmao!

Just picked up a 99 SCLB 4x4. 120k miles, 6 spd, paid $11k. Ive had Cummins VE & P-Pump, 6.0 PSD, 6.5l Detroit... 7.3 is my fav.

God Dang! Clint, have one Ugly Mug. In this video we are graced with looking at 2 of you?!?! LOL Thanks for your 7.3 Videos. I have an 97 OBS 350, plenty of mild upgrades (nothing to crazy) and your videos are full of good knowledge.Thanks to you I officially fixed that leaking OING (O-Ring, LOL) under the Turbo!

I always thought the clear anti freeze the used in the 6.0 was kinda wierd , but i do love the way the turbos sound on the 6.0s and ive seen a couple guys use the variable vane 6.0 turbo and it sounds pretty darn good ....

Great information, thank you. 7.3 the best

Just bought an 02 F250 Lariat 7.3 with 192k. Own a newer 6.7 and like it but wanted a dependable work truck, super excited about putting miles on it.

Thanks a lot from and old ford motor mechanic who still owns 2 .7.3 engine that's ran over 500 t.miles the key to this engine oil changes at 4000 miles they will for a long time 😊

I have a 03 Econoline with the 7.3 400k stock. I just got a return line fuel leak and up pipes leak. Now I'm going to put in the 4 line feed bellowed up pipes and a Kc billet plus turbo and pedestal. I hope that makes it last another 400k.

My 97 350 was built at the very end of 97. It has the waste gate turbo. I purchased the truck new in February 98. It has 141,000 miles .should I consider the non waste gate from the earlier 7.3?

Anything you'd suggest I keep in mind with an International T444E? Great video and break down. I'm proud of my engine. Fleet maintained, 3000 mile oil changes, etc... It's just a baby at 189k and I'm all about preventative maintenance and fixing things before they need fixing. I want a million miles; any tips?

Great vid, I have an E550 with a bucket man lift on it, a great rig but it’s currently located in Canada and we have experience temps down into the 40 below It has a block heat but struggles on start ups. Any ideas on pre heat systems? The truck lives outside so but always has power to plug in, any recommendations?

I have an 01. How do i tell if i have pmr rods or forged?

I bought a 96 f350 dually for hauling my 17,000 pound RV. Can a stock block actually handle 50 psi from the turbo all day without problems? Looking to build a reliable strong towing 7.3, so far I had the transmission built & added cooler, S&B filters cai, Bank 3" down pipe to a 5" exhaust with a cat & muffler delete, and just installed a Hydra chip. Any guidance for pillar guages & failure levels like anything over 220 degrees for the trans etc. I plan on doing a sweeping overhaul of the fuel system, Hpop, Lpop & harmonic balancer, head studs, injectors, up pipes to a T4 turbo from irate diesel, & an intercooler. Looking for any feedback, words of wisdom, cautionary tales or anything I missed!

Op what do you think of the cummins diesels in modern dodges?

OIL COOLER.... I actually mounted an aluminum heat shield behind my exhaust manifold between the oil cooler... Not sure if it changed anything, but maybe it could help oil cooler o-rings / gaskets live longer

Great vedeo mate 👍 👌 👏 if I compare my excursión 7.3 and my suburban 6.5 the more fiability at the moment it's a 6.5 after I replaced a automatic transmission and removed a PMD and fucking electronic diesel pump and vacuum sistem the engine can runs very good and better than fucking electronics stuffs 👏 👍 when I driving to my longest trips across many countries I prefer my suburban 6.5 like now without electronics stuffs 👏👏👌👍 but I love the excursión 7.3 because I'm scared about the electronics sensors and stuffs 🤔 but anyway the last trip I do I don't have any problems and it's more cheaper to driving less fuel and more power 👏👏👌👍 and a beautiful engine song 😀 👏👌👌 both have all most a million kms and still running great 👍 👌 the maintenance it's very Important like you said 😀 👍 😊 cheers from North of Norway

Anyone running the 7.3 powerstroke.. ya know how if no matter what you let it did for a day or 2 it takes a long start to fire? Warm cold don’t matter. New glow plugs and injectors.. still a long start after sitting .. it’s the low pressure oil pump behind the balancer . The tolerance has worn too big and allows the oil to drain back so you gotta crank till oil gets back to the hpop to work the injectors.. if you change that pump it will start so easy even in low temperatures.

Right on

Hey Clint we’ll brother the only loctite/permatex I could find for the high pressure oil lines I got is the 64000 sleeve retainer high temp green temp range to 400

Bought my 2001 w 6speed new . a few mods, a dozen clutch hydraulics, LOL... I would say the 7.3 has a wider power curve that the Cummins I've driven. might be slightly less TQ, but rpm range feels more street friendly... with 80hp program, it's good on power. At 120 hp, it's just going to break parts easier... So far 1 rear axle, 1 rear yoke and broke various front dana 50 parts 9 or 10 times ... to have a 444 with a p-pump would be brutally reliable..

The name of my 1999.5 Super Duty Powerstroke is "Loud and Slow" 😁

You should do a video about the 7.3 idi!

bought one site unseen with 390k on it (pictures looked good) engine ran like a TOP was blown away zero blow by the rest of the truck though.....mingya was it rotted out lmfao

The 7.3’s definitely the most reliable powerstroke…it may even be the most reliable diesel ever put in a light duty application (and I’m a 12 valve Cummins guy, notice how I said ‘may’, it’s truly the one Diesel engine I wouldn’t want to go up against in terms of pure bombproof reliability)…but it’s certainly not the most reliable diesel…you’ve got stuff like the international DT466P and CAT 3126 (and dozens more) in the medium duty world that blow it out of the water, and stuff in the heavy duty world like Cummins block 3 855 big cams, and 3406A, B, and C’s (again, dozens of other examples) that make the 7.3 look like a rotary in terms of reliably.

I love the 7.3 powerstroke she a beats

I'm drunk I only see double vision

Good info, thanks! Could do without the double video stuff.distracting!

What's the difference between the rods. Are the powder coated weaker?

hello, I have 7.3 navistar marine engine witch call stardec 315 HP or star power. I have bad smoke and shaking when accelerating. I install new motorcraft IPR and ICP. New ford oem MAP sensor and new injector o-ring. Also I clean all injector and change injector cup. Change exhaust valve and gasget. Change compresion and oil rings. Maybe you can help me what the problems left, why he dond run perfect. I can send a video if you write email adress to me. I be very thanksfull.

326,684 miles never smokes doesn't burn oil.. just did the transmission and the a.c. 134a freon only the third time that trucks ever needed to be charged. Every hose still says Motorcraft radiator says Motorcraft, for dually with a steel flatbed, the framers rack can handle a full bundle two-by-fours or full bundle of inch and a half abs. While towing a backhoe

I have 97 F350 7.3

So you have a video where you discuss people using 2 stroke oil in their fuel? I'd rather hear what you have to say about that

Sitting at 280k in my 02 and drive daily. Not without maintenance but it's taken the abuse I throw at it

Powder coated rods you say.... Huh

Thumbnail is a 7.3 idi diagram 🤙🏼

5.9 cummins entered the chat

but what if your 7.3 IS in the shop every month

😂👍

Hard to break shit with only 225 horsetorks

Did they not make this engine in 1998?

The video would be alot better if you didn't have your twin in the background 🤦🏼‍♂️

easily the best power stroke ever made period. doesnt beat a 12v cummins tho, not even close. you can emp a 12v and keep going with no oil , theres no beating that level of reliability. but as someone who genuinely hates v8's ... the 7.3 is the best v8 diesel EVER!!!

Dude is reading a script

There are many marine diesels that go for much longer and are far better built.

Maybe the most reliable Powerstroke, not the most reliable diesel because of the injector system.

Wrong most reliable in the galaxy is the 12 valve Cummins Prove me wrong 😑

Dt466 still more reliable

PLEASE GET RID OF THAT DOUBLE IMAGE, it is extremely distracting. it stops me from listening to you