"RG" wrote in message
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You sort of have to take what you read on the internet automotive forums
with a grain of salt. The number of people who take the time to praise
their vehicles on these forums is quite small when compared to the people
who are more than happy to take the time to bitch about whatever problems
they've had. In other words, it's hardly an unbiased sampling. I'm very
sorry to hear about the problems with your truck, Richard. I owned a 2000
7.3 F250 SuperDuty which was not a daily driver, but more of a tow vehicle
for the boat and weekend driver. In 5 years, I only put 50,000 miles on
it, but they were all trouble-free. In December 2004, I traded it for a
2005 model of the same truck with the 6.0 liter PowerStroke. Again, only
about 10,000 miles since the trade, but they have all been trouble free.
In fact, the only work that's been done to it are oil and filter changes.
As much as I liked the 7.3, the 6.0 liter is so much more refined, as is
the 2005 truck over the 2000 model (both Lariats). The 6.0 liter behaves
completely different than the 7.3. It doesn't have near the low rpm grunt
as the 7.3, but get it above 1500 rpm and it's all there and then it winds
almost like a gasser. As a highway cruiser, the 6.0 is far superior.
Much quieter and a better powerband than the 7.3. As a stump puller, hard
to beat the 7.3. Much improved suspension on the 2005 model, as well as a
much tighter turning radius for the 4X4's. Point being, in spite of your
troubles, it might be premature to second-guess your purchase decision.

It was a smart move having the truck towed to the selling dealer. It
sounds like they will do whatever it takes to make things right and put
your bad luck behind you.

If you haven't found this place already, here's what I consider the best
of the Ford Truck forums:

http://forums.thedieselstop.com/ubbthreads/

And to a lesser extent:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/index.php




Good advice. I am going to see how this repair works out because otherwise
I like the truck very much. I agree with all you said - mine's a 350 -
little stiffer springs but still yields a nice ride. It was interesting
that the salesman wanted to find the build date because I've heard "rumors"
that there was a major flaw in the engine design that was corrected after a
certain date.

Thanks,

Eisboch