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Looking at a 89 F250.. anything I need to know?

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Old 02-05-2015, 08:21 PM
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Looking at a 89 F250.. anything I need to know?

I'm back in the truck market after a dismal experience with a thrashed F-350 sold to me as a good runner last year.

I have my eye on a 89 F250 with a diesel engine. Truck is said to be a good runner with no transmission issues. Needs a power steering pump, and the interior is a little raggy (farm truck).

Are there any known problems I should know about with the 89 era diesel engines (I think its an IDI right?).
 
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Yes it is a 7.3L IDI.
I personally haven't heard of any problems on them specifically but I am not an IDI master. Hopefully somebody will chime in.
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good dependable engines if maintained, but need a turbo to "wake them up"
i have a little over 494,000 miles on mine
 
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