vcv wrote:
cummins2014 wrote:
Bought ,and drove a new early 99 Superduty 7.3 from July 1998 to March 2014, nearly 16 years. I knew the years of all the 7.3 's , 6.0 .and the 6.4 ,seen them come ,and go. Lost interest when they came out with the 6.7 in 2011. Over the years I have forgotten one year to the next on these trucks now, but mainly not interested anymore . Especially trying to drive down a freeway while taking a truck survey :B
Wow.. 16 years! How many miles did you rack up on the 7.3? Any major repairs?
I loved my 7.3, had a it for a few years back in the late 90's. Never any major problems, other than it loved to eat glow plugs.
No major repairs, one set of glow plugs, and I tore the front end apart replaced the ball joints ,tie rod ends etc. Did my own maintenance on it, it did have an intermittent shifting problem , had a new valve body for it ,but decided to sell it before I got it replaced .
I would probably still have it ,it had low miles. Just not enough power for 38' fifth wheel, bought a new in 2014 3500 Ram Cummins 6.7 solved the power problem. :) To be honest I preferred that old 99 .
