Ok so a couple weeks ago i posted about breaking my door. Well 2 autobody qoutes later it looks like its gonna cost about $1500 to replace the door with a junk door and paint it. Heres where your advice comes in: i found a 95 f-350 up here for $1800. Its white, regular cab, dually, utility body, 4x4, with a 9 foot fisher minute mount plow, auto trans. supposedly rust free, 118,000 miles. Only catch is it doesn't run. Owner says it used to start hard and now it doesnt start. I'm goin with my buddy who drives that 6.0 in my sig to look at it tomorrow. Do you think its worth it? Any ideas on why it wont start.

 

Below 2k? If I knew where it was, I'd beat you to it already.

 

i would think it's worth it i it really cold outside it might just be the glow plugs being bad that causing a no start

 

can you say "steal"? gp's would be the first thing i would look at also. 118k sounds like awfully low miles.

 

Hell for that price I'll go pick it up tomorrow.

 

Haha u better not steal it out from under me! Hopefully it really is rust free otherwise it wont make any sense for me. What do you think i could get for a utility bed? Anyone selling a flatbed?!

 

You better just tell me the address. I'll check it out for ya!! he he he.

I'll second the glow plugs, and or relay, first thing to check. Just buy it tow it home. So the guy doesn't have second thoughts.

 

UPDATE!:

Ok so i went to check out the truck today and it had a few more problems then I thought it had:
1. It's actually a '94 IDI Turbo not a Powerstroke
2. The motor cannot crank at all and the batteries were dead so I couldn't even try it.
3. The intake was off and the owner had been spraying (because he didn't know any better) tons of ether right onto the turbo fins!
4. The 9 foot fisher minute mount plow was in good shape but the plow mounts were bent from an accident beyond fixing.
5. The oil pan was rotted out and needed immediate fixing.
6. Tires were illegally shot.
7. Utility body was rusted out.
8. Was once blue and painted white.
9. Front bumper was rusted through.

There were a couple good things though:
1. The cab was in excellent condition with no rust at all.
2. Brand new auto transmission.
3. 118,000 miles.

What do you guys think? I told him no today. Do you think it's worth it to go back tomorrow and low-ball him? I mean like a max of $900.

 

The front axle is worth $1000 plus shipping.... It would have been a steal if the other things weren't wrong with it.

 

Ya it better be cheap, considering whats wrong with it. Could be that he is toased the motor spraying all that either in it. I wouldn't even pay $900 considering the amount of work and money it would need to get it road worthy.

 

I know ether isnt good for them but what exactly does it do to the engine? Although the utility bed is rusted out how hard would it be to save the big heavy duty hitch and bumper and mount a home-made wooden flatbed on it? Did the '94's have the E40D trans? If they didnt wouldnt that new one alone be worth $900? Is there a way to replace the oil pan myself without removing the engine? Im thinking if the injectors areshot i might try stage IIs with the single side stack like butch(oh)'s, 6637 intake and TW chip? How do you think that would do in local sled pulls?

 

I think the problem with either is if the glow plugs ignite it can cause an explosion, damaging the motor. You can do the oil pan by jacking up the motor, 4x4's are harder to do. Injectors in those IDI's arn't the same as the PSD, if thats what your getting at about doing stage 2's. Didn't think they were computer controlled???? Are they?

 

Im thinking jacking up the motor would be better for me because it deffinatly isnt worth the $2000 repair bill. The injectors are mechanical and much cheaper but im not sure what they have for performance modifications, especially in a sled pulling situation. You are right a chip wouldn't work so its all up to finding those injectors

 

Is it 4x4??? If so the pan might not come out. I've barely managed to get out a pan on a 2 wheel drive. You need to jack up the motor till it wont go up no more, just remember to unbolt the motor mounts.

 

you were wanting a door out of this werent you? idi is a whole different animal. motor needs to come out for oil pan. sound like steal turned into a lemon. front axle is worth $1.000. though if i heard right.