= Got My 1997 - 7.3 F250 SB Crew - Auto, Finally! =
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= Got My 1997 - 7.3 F250 SB Crew - Auto, Finally! =
Well I joined the PSD club, Hope I made the right choice. 182,000 Miles on it.
Looks like a D60 Front & a Sterling Rear?
Can you guys decode it for me. VIN: 1FTHW26F9VEA47319
Found a nice 97 Crewcab Short-Bed F250 needs a clip. It is Loaded & Black.
I just got the mint un-plugged clip. Looks like the rad is ok, it was in a 20MPH crash Broadside into a Caddy. Looks like it pushed the plow mounts over 4" & grill & support 3" back looks like an easy fix.
Well the main reason I am here is I never had a 7.3 let alone a 97 F250.
Are they the best year for the 7.3? I heard they have all the best stuff on them.
I will have to get some pic'ts of her & post up & make a build thread.
What are the Good the Bad & the Ugly you PSD guru's can tell me about her.
Looks like a D60 Front & a Sterling Rear?
Can you guys decode it for me. VIN: 1FTHW26F9VEA47319
Found a nice 97 Crewcab Short-Bed F250 needs a clip. It is Loaded & Black.
I just got the mint un-plugged clip. Looks like the rad is ok, it was in a 20MPH crash Broadside into a Caddy. Looks like it pushed the plow mounts over 4" & grill & support 3" back looks like an easy fix.
Well the main reason I am here is I never had a 7.3 let alone a 97 F250.
Are they the best year for the 7.3? I heard they have all the best stuff on them.
I will have to get some pic'ts of her & post up & make a build thread.
What are the Good the Bad & the Ugly you PSD guru's can tell me about her.
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Congrats on the new truck!
Here's some good reading for you. Any questions feel free to ask. I've had 3 7.3s now and still learning but you came to the best forum on the internet for help
http://pages.prodigy.net/stevebaz/_i...az/index3.html
Here's some good reading for you. Any questions feel free to ask. I've had 3 7.3s now and still learning but you came to the best forum on the internet for help
http://pages.prodigy.net/stevebaz/_i...az/index3.html
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Congrats on the new truck!
Here's some good reading for you. Any questions feel free to ask. I've had 3 7.3s now and still learning but you came to the best forum on the internet for help
Tips - Idea - Hints
Here's some good reading for you. Any questions feel free to ask. I've had 3 7.3s now and still learning but you came to the best forum on the internet for help
Tips - Idea - Hints
Would like some other input...anyone know what the vin decodes to of a link to decode it.
Thanks Muk...
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Going to hook it up on the frame machine to straighten it out, then weld on some plate to reinforce it.
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That motor is DIRTY. And the GPR doesn't look like a 97 GPR, I've only ever seen the GPR like that on the very early PSD's. All the extra wires must be for the plow controls and lights?
I'd start by getting the motor as clean as possible so you can trace down all the fuel and oil leaks.
I'd start by getting the motor as clean as possible so you can trace down all the fuel and oil leaks.
Pulling it in the shop to remove the clip, and fix frame rail. It will be spotless, new gaskets & Paint. What it looks like a ??? what does a 97 look like? Now I am worried....
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Ok, see the relay on the left side of the motor just behind the alternator? (just to the left of the black circle dead center in the photo, which is your fuel bowl). That's the glow plug relay. On most trucks it looks like this:
Yours is the slightly different version of the same relay I've only ever seen on a 94.5 PSD before. I can't recall exactly but I know the wiring going to it is slightly different, so someone may have modified the wiring harness to accept that GPR in the past.
Yours is the slightly different version of the same relay I've only ever seen on a 94.5 PSD before. I can't recall exactly but I know the wiring going to it is slightly different, so someone may have modified the wiring harness to accept that GPR in the past.
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Ok, see the relay on the left side of the motor just behind the alternator? (just to the left of the black circle dead center in the photo, which is your fuel bowl). That's the glow plug relay. On most trucks it looks like this:
Yours is the slightly different version of the same relay I've only ever seen on a 94.5 PSD before. I can't recall exactly but I know the wiring going to it is slightly different, so someone may have modified the wiring harness to accept that GPR in the past.
Yours is the slightly different version of the same relay I've only ever seen on a 94.5 PSD before. I can't recall exactly but I know the wiring going to it is slightly different, so someone may have modified the wiring harness to accept that GPR in the past.
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Congrats!
I would get a belt on it and crank it op and see how it runs and if it blows any smoke (some smoke at start up is normal this time of the year.
1996 Bronco/F-Series Workshop Manual
97-15A 7.3L DI Turbo Workshop Manual
These guys here REALLY know thier chit! They won't beat you up for anything. So ask questions so you don't paint yourself in a corner.
again Congrats!
I would get a belt on it and crank it op and see how it runs and if it blows any smoke (some smoke at start up is normal this time of the year.
1996 Bronco/F-Series Workshop Manual
97-15A 7.3L DI Turbo Workshop Manual
These guys here REALLY know thier chit! They won't beat you up for anything. So ask questions so you don't paint yourself in a corner.
again Congrats!
#12
Take a look at this post then check the fuel bowl on your truck to see which one it has.
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This site has a VIN decoder that you can use if you need your VIN decoded for you. Not a whole lot of useful info in there, but if you want to try it you can. Go to the homepage and under the header Articles/Specs there is a link to the VIN decoder. Just paste your VIN in there and let 'er rip.
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