Hey All, why are the 7.3 PowerStrokes split up between 94-97 and 99-03 ? Where do those of us with a 1998 7.3 PS fit in ? YES, NINETY EIGHT! Don't even try telling me there aren't any. I've seen three in just the last year. Are the 98s on some kind of pariah status or something ? What gives ? DF

 

does your title say 1998? I have a 8/1997 a 10/1997 and a 11/1997 all 3 are titled as 1997

 

All the 98 F350 trucks I have seen came out of canada.
the way it was explained to me was ford sent the leftover 97's up north and Canada sold them as 98's.

 

the Econolines were available with 7.3 PSD

 

 

that is an E350. they were made in 98. F350 was not in the united states.

 

Helifix, ummm, not sure what the title has to do with anything, I'm talking about the model year of the truck.

TjcTom, umm, WHAT are you talking about, no F350s in USA ? Are you mad ? And this van is an Econoline FOUR fifty, not a 350. And the build tag on the says 06/98, MADE IN THE USA. So, it's too late to be a leftover 97, and its too early to be a 1999. Its a 98. I have mine, and I've seen two others as I have been out traveling. Where did this 'no 1998s' idea ever come from ?
I'm trying to learn whats what, and there were apparently 285 THOUSAND 7.3 PowerStrokes produced in 1998. I still don't understand why the 98s are ignored or thought not to exist. DF

 

powerstroke diesels? yes. 98 powerstroke diesel vans? yes. but not 98 Fseries powerstroke diesel pickups.
the 97 F150 was a redesign . the 98 F250 was redesign F150 with 7 lug wheels and gas engine only. the 98 F350 was leftover F350's sent to canada and titled as 98's

 

Ford began 1999 Superduty production in January 1998. There was no F-250/350/450/550 labeled as 1998. I'm sorry that you don't believe that, but I was there and that's what happened. There were many built in 1998 and Ford called each one of them a 1999 truck. You can call them what you like, but that doesn't make it true.

 

Tom and Mark, I'm NOT talking about the F series. I'm talking about my 1998 E450. Obviously, SuperDuty started BEFORE 1999. My van was built in 06/98. Are E450s not welcome for some reason ? What am I missing here ? DF

 

There are so many more F-Series than E-Series many people forget that there were 1998 E-Series produced. When I was at Ford we had a 1998 E-350 that we used as a support vehicle for several years.

 

you are missing the fact that no one ever said no VANS were made in 1998.
many many many 7.3 powerstrokes AND vans were built in 1998.
but NO POWERSTROKE PICKUPS were built.

 

Tom, YOU are the one who is misunderstanding. I'm wondering where do the 98s fit into the scheme of 'what workswith what' ? Van guys enjoy increased engine power also. Would like to do some kind of upgrades. If I want bigger injectors, or a tune, what does the 1998 need ? Its pretty clear that YOU don't even understand what I am asking about. DF

 

The van engines are unique. The basic engine is the same, but the turbos are different and the PCM is tuned differently, too. I would talk to one or more of the tuning companies and see what they recommend.

 

Okay...

I'm unsure of what the OP's real fixation is regarding the existence of 1998 model year E-Series equipped with the 7.3L Powerstroke.

As already mentioned above, there is no 1998 model year F-SERIES (F-250 to F-550) equipped with the 7.3L Powerstroke. As Mark pointed out, production of the 1999 model year F-SERIES Super Duty lineup of trucks began in 01/98, and hence why there are early build 1999 and late build 1999 model year Super Duty trucks.

Since this thread is about 1998 model year E-Series equipped with the 7.3L Powerstroke, maybe I will add a little bit of information exclusive to 1998 model year E-Series. Early 1998 E-Series equipped with the 7.3L Powerstroke will have a mechanical lift pump along with a rectangular shaped turbo exhaust inlet, similar to the version used in the '94 to '97 F-Series. Later build 1998 E-Series equipped with the aforementioned 7.3L Powerstroke will have the frame mounted electric lift pump along with a circular shaped turbo exhaust inlet, similar to the ones used on the '99 to '03 Super Duty trucks.