Well my buddy’s 6.0 is on a flatbed wrecker, a coworkers 6.4 is in the shop and my 7.3 is hooked to my camper fulfilling it’s pleasure rig duties with no trouble at all. 👍

Put a suction cup or even a plunger on that rear door and 90% of that dent should come out.

I’ve got an 02 7.3 as well, I’ve put 60k bought at 159k, and the only issues I’ve had are the passenger door pocket thing breaking and the heater core spraying (which to me is typical for Ford). Other than that, she’s been the best vehicle I’ve owned. I can’t say any other vehicle can limp with no lower coolant hose for 30 miles and not need a new motor and a tow truck

picked up an '01 F250 7.3l last month with 205k miles. did some maintenance (replaced some leaking seals, coolant and oil change, replaced a few sensors etc) and it runs amazing! already has a 4" level kit on it, straight piped with no emissions systems, got it for only $7600. Never been happier with a vehicle purchase.

I bought a 1997 7.3 OBS, and paid a lot. However, I think it will still outlast a brand new truck. Rides like a charm, plenty of power and opportunity, I honestly just love it. So simple and nice.

I think a 7.3 would outlast a 6.7 by quite a bit. With all the new technology a 6.7 will be mechanically Witten off while a 7.3 keeps going and is cheap to fix.

I bought my 7.3l 2 years ago with 500k miles and I couldn't be happier with it, no mechanical issues at all I did rebuild e turbo and did a few little things bc i like doing preventive maintenance

We’ve had 3 of them and every one has had 650,000 miles on them (Or more) the one we have now is just over 715,000 and it’s pulled big rigs, the first one we had had a minor Downpipe leak. But they also hold their value. The first one we bought we paid $9500 for it and when a f-750 rear ended me the insurance company paid off $12,500. A little known fact is that they have a steel pipe in the door. It saved me and my workers life in a jackknife with a gooseneck on the back. 15,000 lb load and the steel bars on the front punctured the door in three different places. The frame was bent and the truck still made it home (7.5 hours away) we just bulletproofed a 6.0 and it’s a dually (our first dually pick up)

You're right about it being roomy. I'm the size of an NFL lineman and I slosh around the interior like a BB in a boxcar. The roominess makes this my go-to vehicle for long trips. The A/C and heater have never failed me.

I bought a 2001 F-250 XLT Crew Cab Short Bed four months ago and I have LOVED every single minute of it. Mpg is awful & turning radius is even worse, and it's STILL by far the best truck I have ever owned. At best I'm a novice weekend mechanic, but I have found the repairs/maintenance on the 7.3 to be surprisingly manageable. HPOP Cover/EBP Sensor Replaced Air Filter Replacement Fuel Filter Replacement Seafoam Injector Cleaner process HPOP side outfitting & o-ring replacement (was leaking oil, stopped leak, shop wanted almost 3gs to do repair) Something I have also found that can help a lot, tighten up the turbo boots!! The bolts that secure the hoses to and from the turbo. This isn't just the 7.3, but more the Superduty of this era in general but something that drives me F**KING BONKERS is the plastic clips they use to plug wires into harnesses. At least AT LEAST 60 percent of the plastic clips will break before they detach properly. It's rage inducing and the clips are EVERYWHERE inside and out.

I own a 2000 F250 7.3 XLT 4x4 3.73 gears with a limited slip at 277K and counting. 4 inch lift straight piped and tuned love my truck. She’s my daily and I’m restoring her

Great vid. I just traded a 05 Cummins to get my 02 f350 cc dually. I love it.

I grew up around the v10 but I prefer diesels lmao. I’ve got an 01 7.3. Love it 🤘🏻

Mine has 540k stock motor! Minimal blow by. Hands down one of the best troks ever made

7.3 (aka Navistar 444E) has the most durable long block on the market. It was designed for a savage duty cycle: either a commercial Class V or a school bus. Start-and-stop. Start-and-stop. All day long. Most commercial users get 800,000 miles out of them with good maintenance. Mine has 355,000 miles. I'm the original owner. I spec'd it out from the factory. I dodged some of the major problems. I use full synthetic oil and change it every two years or 40,000 miles. Lab analysis has never shown a trace of metal in the lube oil. I use non-aqueous coolant (Evans). No cavitation on the front cooling jacket. The engine did fail a water pump at 225,000 miles and I borescoped the jacket. Zero cavitation pitting.

Just bought a 2000 250 extra cab with a 7.3 in Australia and drove it home 700 ks (450m) towing a 5th wheeler and it was great. Heaps of power and not to bad on juice for what it was doing and sounds wicked.

Oh man your sense of humor is gold. Your powerstroke videos make me laugh so hard. Thanks for making these

If you get one of these trucks, before you do any go fast or look good mods or tech upgrades, just spend the $ on maintenance and servicing first. Take a couple thousand and just invest it back into the truck on things like, all fluids and filters replaced/flushed, water pump (thermostat and housing too), CPS, ICP, IPR, bellowed up pipes, intake plenums, EBP sensor and tube, passenger side head fuel line, front wheel bearings, sway bar end links and bushings (front and rear), steering box, tie rods, drag link, pitman arm, dip stick oil pan seal, blah blah blah.

I would love to own a 7.3 or diesel in general, and use it for work. I would love one in red.

I own a 2000 F250 as well a non catalyst 7.3. Ive had 7 full size trucks this one takes the cake hands down.

I did adjust the nut behind the wheel. My ex called me "Sir Coast-a-lot." This thing easily coasts a mile in flat terrain. It's just a matter of paying attention. Unlike the Cummins, boys I drive the limit. I know a couple of 24-valve guys who claim 30+ MPG but I've never seen them drive over 45 MPH. Here in Indiana people won't shoot you for driving like that, but they might throw a chair at you.

I just put 5k into the front suspension on my 02. I love it All new leaf springs, rancho shocks brakes rotors calipers. Everything!!! Rides smooth!!! I love it

Just picked up an 01 f350...301k on the clock. I could not be happier!!

If you are ever having fuel issues there are also two filter screens in the fuel pickup in the fuel tank.

i realize i found this video 2 years later, but i'm looking at an 01 F-250 Lariat with 383k on it. Owned buy and older gentleman for the last 15 years and repainted within the last 5 years and the only thing done is exhaust aftermarket, not even been chipped or tuned. All the work during that time was done at ford dealerships. Finding this video made me feel good about it. I gotta watch your "bad" video but i need a diesel to pull a 7x14 enclosed trailer for my detailing business. Btw, like to see the NC tag.

Mine's an 02 F350 7.3 long bed 14" lift on 40x15.50x20's w/ 05+ front axle swap to coils/radius arms. Increased turning radius & easier bump-jolts. Lovin it.

Just inherited a '00 7.3L Excursion with 270k. Truck is in great shape for being 23 years old. It does need minor fixes.

Mine’s 2000 f250 has 400528 miles and still runs strong after being an tow pig for big rigs.

I'm just about to sell my '20 ram 1500 Hemi warlock for an 03 7.3 f350 hotshot truck and I can't be more excited. Oh yeah, my 13k mi Ram appreciated to 9000 over what I owe for it and the Ford is going to be just about free.

Hell yeah. Great vid. I just bout a 99 250 with only 76,000. I’ll have this truck for the rest of my life and then give it to my son!

Ford counts 1 idle hour as 29 miles so when I see a high mile 7.3 I’m like it’s way more than what people think

My dad has a 99 f350 with the v10. Pretty much same truck besides the motor. That truck is in suck great shape. Motor has 215k for a gas motor it still run great. Interior is in great shape. Just need new driver and passenger seats. The leather is shot and the foam is almost completely gone.

In addition to the water pump it did fail an alternator and a serp belt. I've put three camshaft position sensors on it. $90 part. I only use paper filter elements. Oil analysis never shows more than nominal silicon. The truck has the original HPOP. I've never even sucked the oil out of the HPOP. It has the ZF6-650 and I put a clutch in it at 185,000 miles.

Don't know if you solved this yet but the arm rest is an easy fix. At least on the E350 (I think it's the same) the armrest cover folds open in the back and there's a screw with a T45 head. Just tighten it down and it fixes the arm rest good as new.

I have an 01 heavily modified with turbo injectors tunes 4 inch lift 35’s- I get 16.8 MPG on the highway and 13 in town. I drive like a grandpa.... 373s as well.

I picked up an E99 7.3 F250 in 2021. Other than catching up on a few maintenance items that the prior owner let slide, the old girl has been great!

2001 Bone stock with 258000 on it. I get 18.1 mpg. 2WD with 3.73 rear end. I love this truck. I agree with what you say.

Just bought a trust much like yours, 2002 F350 crew cab short bed. Same color as yours and with captains chairs. Love that truck. Had some deferred maintenance, but all in all, it runs like a champ. Great video! 👍🏿😎

I just bought a 01 with 12 inch leafs and 37s. It rides way better then any other lifted truck I’ve had

I picked up 2002 f250 with 120k miles. Love it. I hope to own it for 20 years+. Good to see your paint is peeling too. That's the big con of the early 2000 fords.

The doors are 1,000 to be realistic at least here in Michigan because they are always rusty and hard to find rust free, but I got a set for my extended cab for only 750$

I’ve got a 95, love it

I’d say your rubbing issue might be due to the rims not being spaced out enough, cuz them look like plus offset rims. That said you’ve got a nice truck.

Thanks for sharing, great points , I very much appreciate had two 7.3s and hands down top of my list on trucks.

funny part about diesel's if you want better fuel economy is to crank up the power bigger injectors , hot tunes, and delete that worthless cat cause diesel burns to cool to make it work anyhow

I bought me a 02 F350 4x4 7.3 Lariat Four door Long Bed with 325,000 miles and it's running great..starts up first try....but I want to know everything is new so I'm gonna pull the engine and replace everything around the block..it's gonna be my retirement travel trailer hauler..I paid $6,500 for it and I already have a pile of parts waiting to go on..New Turbo is the most expensive part of course.....

Got a 2001 7.tree f2shity with 890 thousand miles all original no rust Michigan truck works construction and plowed every winter of its life....still stroking and purrs like a kitten 😸 13 letter shitspreader INTERNATIONAL best diesel ever made...I've been driving it for 23 years now...wouldn't trade it for a rocketship....

Picking up a 99 7.3 with 291k miles later this week for 6 grand. Couldn’t resist it lol

Driving a lot of road miles, I used to be a MPG nut. May have to become one once again, seeing what the government is doing with fuel prices. The manual transmission helps a bunch. I put a 3.08 R&P set in it as well as a Gear Vendor 20% electric overdrive. On OEM-sized rubber (the best for MPG) the trucks runs down the Interstate (70 MPH) ticking over 1325 RPM and 600 degrees EGT. Driving the posted limit I get 24 MPG without a tonneau. 25-26 with a tonneau and with a homemade "fastback" top I coaxed 28.5 out of it

I don't think the 6.7 will out last the 7.3 .

A 7.3 truck with the coil spring front suspension from the 05-07 models would be great

7.3powerstroke for life. Live to drive the 7.3.

Everyone has there own preferences. I just bought a 2000 F350 7.3 with over 460,000 miles on the body and yes, the interior is better quality if you compare it to second gen dodge trucks, but let’s not be hating on the 12 Valve Cummins.

Been around this version of the interior on ford trucks almost since they were released and just love them more as time goes on. But I’ve never seen a broken armrest, must have one big ol friend to break one...

That truck is sick with the cclb I have only a ext cab short bed but only 130k miles so I’m not worried

Over 400k miles, that's insane dude.

I have 99 f250 with 650k and still running strong

I have a lot of powerstroke 1996 F 450 7.3l turbo diesel 5 speed flatbed a1996 F 250 7.3 l turbo diesel automatic an another 1996 flatbed F 250 extended cab 5 speed 4 wheel drive as well as my favorite 1997 F 350 powerstroke 4 door XLT 5 speed long bed I own a 12 valve Cummins 3500 5 speed dually and the whole dash is broken in it pour interior

I like the short bed crew cab because just short enough for city driving

I’ve got a 2001 , manual trans with 160 thousand miles . Lots of good years left

Those are some good looking wheels and tires! What are they called?

My 7.3 excursion completely stock other than straight pipes gets a solid 16mpg going 75 on the highway. Just took a 600 mile round trip

Mine has the zf 6 and desired sterling 3.73 rear end giving me great mileage 21 to 23 average

If I be honest I used to have a 7.3 it was a 2003 model also was a king ranch and crew cab only having 20000 miles on it and I always had enjoyed driving it super powerful reliable truck and thats until I came up on a 2nd gen dodge 3500 non dually that was a four door with the legendary Cummins in it paired with a 5 speed manual and having a long bed and I love my dodge as much as my ford but I love the dodge more not because of Cummins or anything it was just because of that sweet manual that paired up with a diesel makes it a real men's truck unlike chevy durmax with thier gasic problems

I like your truck videos I have a 1999 f350 4x4 with 75,000 miles on it

I have inherited my grandpas early 99 and I have hade to replace the injectors because it was a farm truck it has I’ve 300,000. Also I forgot to replace the fuel filter. But he is making great points. If you have to chose between a newer truck or an older truck, I would pick the older truck.

I recently sold my deleted 2021 King Ranch 6.7 F-250 and while it had tons of power i still prefer my 2003 7.3 truck for reliability and durability.

Hold tf up, $6,500?! Thats it!! Wow thats a steal lol

15w 40 is not going to hurt the ATV but it does help if it's formulated for wet clutch

Look at that guy. So optimistic, like diesel wouldn't be $5+ a gal the next year.

I have a 97. love it.

I do my oil in my 7.3 on my own and it caust me 100 dollars running shell t4 rotella and I get it from walmart I found is the cheapest. Mines a 95 but it's the same engine. But good video bud.

419000 on mine whiskey dents all the way around it and I wouldn't take a 10000 dollar bill for it. I also have 2012 f350 no problem with it but I love my 7.3

lol damn Dodge friends!!!! damn Chevy friends!!!! i love it.. me and my friends we all go back and forth on each other and I laughed out loud when you said that about your friend... lol and gas mileage i get 14.9 but i am running 4:11 gears and i do run interstate a good bit and i do put my foot in it.. I have gotten up to 15.3 being easy.

sweet rig !!! we love ours enjoy the day

I get about 15-18 mpg completely stock non lifted beside a AFE intake driving 70mph maybe even 20mpg if u do 55mph and control your roll and stop I know cause when I’m broke and low on fuel I do that

My uncle has a 2013 ford f350 6.7 powerstroke with 1.7 million miles almost 1.8 million with only regular maintenance he has paperwork to prove it tows with it everyday

The weird/funny thing you mentioned is one red shock in front and one white shock in front

Leaf spring front end is way more reliable. Less parts to wear out

Note to self never buy this guy's truck if it's ever for sale

Thanks for the great info on the 7.3. What brand of aftermarket headlights are those? I’m looking for a set for my 6.0.

Where did you get your headlights? Very cool!

This video makes me wanna get a decent lowish mile one and drive it past 1 Million 💯

Sounds like you tried to clap it and it’s putting up quite the fight.

The funny thing is manual locking hubs and auto locking hubs switch on the dash, right?

So close on selling mine but rather fix it more after seeimg this video. 2002 ford f350 dually 4x4. Body is alright but shes a good work truck for roofing.

Just got a 2000 f350 srw with 146k miles. So I should have a truck for a while.

i was waiting for you to crank start it.

I think that wheel spacers could fix your turning radius problem

Steam is normal in a Huey truck just crank case ventilation

2001 4x4 running 35s pulling 18 mpg at 1800 rpm at 2000 rpm starts to drink. 2001 has no epa stuff on it all other years dose.

looking for a leveling kit for my 2000 powerstroke. What brand/ type did you use. my front springs are "progressive ". the springs are spread and 1 leaf attaches to the top and the other to the bottom of the shackles. Soo much body roll! my true love is my 1993 idi rest bucket that is geared so low with a bucket bench. all vinyl. great for living at the beach.

What is that black flat bar at the very bottom of your front end? And nice rig.

I am the owner of “FAT BOY”, an 02’ F350 7.3 Lariat 4x4 DRW, LB, CC on F550 leaf springs, 3” suspension lift, Stage 2 KC300X turbo, Swag spider plenum, Riff Raff aluminum intakes, adrenaline HPOP, Eaton HPOP lines, White Rogers 200 amp Glow Plug Relay, Holder 180cc 80% nozzles injectors, PHP Hydra tuner by Jelibuilt, 5” MRBP down pipe and exhaust w/o muffler, EBPV delete, Stainless Steel 304 grade exhaust headers, up pipes, ASI all aluminum 4 core radiator, Rudy’s all aluminum Intercooler, 100 psi silicone boots, silicone radiator hoses, 300 amp high output alternator, new power steering, new water pump, mishimoto transmission cooler, ATS 5 Star torque Converter, John Woods Valve Body, front and rear Viton tranny seals, Toyo Open Country 315/60R20 tires, Fuel Dually 574 Clever wheels, (35x12.50’s) Reese 5th wheel, Gooseneck and Rear Tow set up that pulls my 37’ Keystone Raptor Toy Hauler called “The Dog House”. Built with a 2000’ bottom end with Forged Rods, by Southern Service & Performance in GA! Excellent Folks! Awesome Truck! Look for the Adventures of Fat Boy & The Dog House on KZfaq coming soon!

Why do people hate on ford for what did ford do to them they have been soo reliable for me

Mine has 410k my 02 Excursion has 350k with original Trans

Lol the big dent in the door I noticed lol. Still a dope truck

10,000 miles before changing the oil?? Good luck with that, your injectors wont last long

Can you please pull that deny out! Its driving me nuts

Ok that sound good I don’t plan on pushing tons of power just a little more get up and go and the better fuel and a little more of a whistle so many brands of everything I don’t know which is a good jump point