YELLAHEEP
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- Littleton, Colorado
Being that I'm not a Ford guy, this is some unfamiliar territory. I could use some info from you Blue Oval guys......
I snatched up what seems to be a really good deal on a mild wreck. '93 F250 with the 7.3 non-turbo diesel. 4sp, 4x4, extra cab, long bed. Lots of power options, gooseneck ball hitch in the bed, huge rubber cushioned receiver hitch under the bumper (seems to pivot side to side as well)? Factory dual tanks. 197K on the drivetrain.
Previous owner bought it Sept. last year, put 7K miles on it when the drivers side front hub assy came loose and the wheel walked off and under the driver's door/rocker causing some push-up damage. This was after parking a gooseneck trailer - he was pulling away and the wheel rolled up under - not while driving on the road so no ground down inner "C" or ball joint. Nothing too bad though - needs a fender and a door, the rocker could be hammered down easily enough. It's mildly rusty - came from Ohio originally, but not too bad. Otherwise, the body and paint are really pretty nice. He said he'd bought it to replace one of his many trucks for his rodeo entertainment business - but when this broke, he fixed the truck that he was going to replace - never got around to this one and is now moving the business, needed to get rid of it that day. (and therefore, took my rediculously low offer....
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So, with all that said, it also seemed amazing that the truck sat for 8 months never having been started. When I looked at it, I figured the batteries to be dead - but it fired right up! Not so much as a second's worth of crank over - just a crank and it was running. Smoked for a while, but seemed to diminish after about 10 minutes of idling.
Prev. owner said he replaced the glow plugs 2 months after buying it - weeks before the wheel came off. Oil in the engine is full, but gooey black - typical I suppose, but at least it was at the full mark. Fuel and oil filters look very recent. Coolant is full and green. No leak spots under it at all, pan and trans look pretty clean considering. Not a lot of blow-by on the engine from the usual spots, but not clean either. Prev. owner said the clutch probably is only a few years old.
Questions:
What kinds of issues has this generation of Ford truck/diesel had that I should look into?
It has auto hubs on the front. Should I keep them, or if I find a donor truck with them, get the manual hubs? What kind of hub nut socket will I need to re-assemble this axle?
The engine belt seemed way too easy to pull on by hand to move the spring tensioner - is this normal or is the tensioner bad?
Does this truck have an internal or external clutch slave? Owner said he'd been having to add fluid occasionally.
Tach doesn't work, it "bumps" when you turn the key on, but doesn't do anything else. Ideas?
Are these trucks a problem with diesel emissions required states? I'd been told these trucks do smoke noticibly more than most other diesels.
Any other info for me to consider would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
(Goatman: Got your input before the HD crash - Thanks!)
I snatched up what seems to be a really good deal on a mild wreck. '93 F250 with the 7.3 non-turbo diesel. 4sp, 4x4, extra cab, long bed. Lots of power options, gooseneck ball hitch in the bed, huge rubber cushioned receiver hitch under the bumper (seems to pivot side to side as well)? Factory dual tanks. 197K on the drivetrain.
Previous owner bought it Sept. last year, put 7K miles on it when the drivers side front hub assy came loose and the wheel walked off and under the driver's door/rocker causing some push-up damage. This was after parking a gooseneck trailer - he was pulling away and the wheel rolled up under - not while driving on the road so no ground down inner "C" or ball joint. Nothing too bad though - needs a fender and a door, the rocker could be hammered down easily enough. It's mildly rusty - came from Ohio originally, but not too bad. Otherwise, the body and paint are really pretty nice. He said he'd bought it to replace one of his many trucks for his rodeo entertainment business - but when this broke, he fixed the truck that he was going to replace - never got around to this one and is now moving the business, needed to get rid of it that day. (and therefore, took my rediculously low offer....
)So, with all that said, it also seemed amazing that the truck sat for 8 months never having been started. When I looked at it, I figured the batteries to be dead - but it fired right up! Not so much as a second's worth of crank over - just a crank and it was running. Smoked for a while, but seemed to diminish after about 10 minutes of idling.
Prev. owner said he replaced the glow plugs 2 months after buying it - weeks before the wheel came off. Oil in the engine is full, but gooey black - typical I suppose, but at least it was at the full mark. Fuel and oil filters look very recent. Coolant is full and green. No leak spots under it at all, pan and trans look pretty clean considering. Not a lot of blow-by on the engine from the usual spots, but not clean either. Prev. owner said the clutch probably is only a few years old.
Questions:
What kinds of issues has this generation of Ford truck/diesel had that I should look into?
It has auto hubs on the front. Should I keep them, or if I find a donor truck with them, get the manual hubs? What kind of hub nut socket will I need to re-assemble this axle?
The engine belt seemed way too easy to pull on by hand to move the spring tensioner - is this normal or is the tensioner bad?
Does this truck have an internal or external clutch slave? Owner said he'd been having to add fluid occasionally.
Tach doesn't work, it "bumps" when you turn the key on, but doesn't do anything else. Ideas?
Are these trucks a problem with diesel emissions required states? I'd been told these trucks do smoke noticibly more than most other diesels.
Any other info for me to consider would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
(Goatman: Got your input before the HD crash - Thanks!)
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