7.3L to 6.7L comparison
I replaced my '99 7.3L with a '15 6.7L recently. The two trucks are as identical as you can make from the order book: Supercab F350 dually 2WD Lariat 3.73 gears. For several years I have made the driv...
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ClassicB wrote:
There's no doubt the new F350's are nice and powerful but I will hang onto my bullet proof 7.3 as long as I can. Wait until you have to throw a new radiator into your tuck at 40K miles.
That's what the extended warrantee is for :).
I was a little reluctant to part with the 7.3L for that reason - in 18 years of ownership, it racked up $275 in total repair bills. With these new ones, a bit of water in the fuel and you are looking at a $12K repair bill. But it is soooo much nicer to drive. You can actually listen to the radio.
The new trucks from all the big three have issues - on Fords, it seems to be the fuel system (common with the Duramax), the radiators (there are two cooling systems), and the DEF/catalyst/DPF. But a couple of 2011 6.7L Fords have surfaced on the internet for sale with over 800,000 miles (documented) on the original engines, so they can last awhile if cared for.
