Looking at 2000 Excursion 7.3L
I am considering a stock Excursion 7.3l for a daily driver occasional trailer puller and wanted to hear people's experience with the drive train. I have had 2 previous Excursions a V10 and a 6.0L modd...
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Hank85713 wrote:7.3 fairly reliable lmao, 6.0 over a 7.3 lmao. The only thing more reliable on a 6.0 vs a 7.3 is the transmission behind it!!!! And yes I've owned both.
The 7.3 is a fairly reliable engine but it does have weak spots. I have driven 1 or 2 but never owned one. I have a 6.0 F350 as does my BIL who said he would never go back to the 7.3! You will most likely need to consider investing some $$ to get the thing reliable such as new exhaust bellows and a better intake from what I have read. Some tuners can help quite a bit. Go view some of the ford diesel sites and read up is the best advice to get. BUT you said you were familiar so you should already be prepared for whatever comes about.
