Injectors
Laughing Gas
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,020
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From: Washington State
That's a good price, agreed, But the ***** in your court now, A new set of injectors are around $1600, give or take, remans are cheaper, ALITTLE bit, Your going by someone elses statement of facts. Are You going to do all the work on it? If you mechanically adept with tools, and machines, and such, have the time, etc. then It's starting to look like a good deal, But at 250,000 miles+ these rigs are getting to the Fix Me Now stage... So....See where I'm going?
At The end of the day, I repeat, Nothing about these trucks are easy or inexpensive. But we all Love ours, hell or High water.....
At The end of the day, I repeat, Nothing about these trucks are easy or inexpensive. But we all Love ours, hell or High water.....
Laughing Gas
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,020
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From: Washington State
Cool, ultimately, the decision is yours, if you're comfortable with what you see, $5000 is good, but don't forget, you've got a front end to think about, rattle the drive shaft, bounce the shocks, look down in the valley for oil leaks, water drips, etc, but if it runs, that's half the battle.
P.S. Service mechanics ALWAYS say the injectors are toast.....Most the time it's $4.00 worth of O-rings....
P.S. Service mechanics ALWAYS say the injectors are toast.....Most the time it's $4.00 worth of O-rings....
Posting Guru
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Hat Creek Ca
I don't know about JD engines but the 7.3 has an HEUI injection system. Injection pressure is provided by high pressure oil, not by a high pressure fuel pump. That being said fresh clean oil is a high priority. I imagine that there may be other significant differences. Like I said I don't know much about how a Dear runs.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Washington State
I'm an IH man myself, (old ones anyway). It's 50/50. Tractor diesels are simpler, especially to work on. But 7.3's are a different animal....Stuff is hard to get at, everything has got a pile of O-rings that are hard and crunchy at this age. injectors are driven with HP oil. tractors not so much. Hell the hardest thing with tractors is keeping the Hydro's running, not the motors. 7.3's, properly maintained will go 1,000,000. But that doesn't include the things attached to it. (Water pump, Wiring, Computers, alternators...you know, the cheap stuff......
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More Turbo
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: Michigan
I feel like if it's getting better it's working bad fuel out. Injectors normally get worse not better. If need be I can replace the injectors but I feel like that's not an issue. In my budget I won't find a truck that someone is this honest on that's all stock. How long does the trans in those trucks last under normal highway use?
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More Turbo
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 580
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From: Michigan
Auto. This guy babies his trucks. One of the few I've ran into that keeps it stock and sends it in at every maintenance interval. Also has the rear end cover replaced and new fluid. Whole truck was inspected and he had the paper work to verify it.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,020
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From: Washington State
Well that's a Hot-Button Topic too, Some fellas here get to 190-200K on their trans and consider themselves lucky (myself included) before needing some sort of major repair. Some barely get to 100K before giving up the ghost. Depends on maintenance. My opinion is they quit building things to last when my Moms 46 year old Fridgidaire Freezer died in 1978. My statement still stands. The Motor will probably get you to 1,000,000. Nothing attached to it will. Just my opinion
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: north of Minneapolis, MN
I've read all the posts...you are talking yourself in to buying it. And at $5k you probably should.