I have owned chevys I have owned a dodge or two lets assume for a moment ford didnt exist, I would buy the dodge and an extra transmission and be perfectly happy (just kidding )....my personal choice is ford, I have never been let down, I truly do love my new truck my 7.3 was a revision 2 or 99.5 if you will and it was a great truck, every truck and every mfg has a problem or two with their stuff. if they didnt they wouldnt be trying hard enough. bottom line is we as consumers are the beta testers for everything from door latches to motors. they get it right most of the time mine has been fantastic, in fact I have never owned a bad ford yet I have had a ton of cars and sports cars as well as some of their foreign stuff like the ford aspire....not the greatest car but still good all around vehicle. bottom line is there are good and bad everywhere bashing one or another isnt going to benefit anyone, I dont think anyone here is bsing about their satsifaction,

ford sold over 800k in fseries trucks last year, most of them had to be done right wouldnt you think? yeah they could do better, but I think that statement isnt reserved for ford alone, every car mfg can have that said about them on every model they make.

by way of comparison...a porsche 911 which can sell for almost $200k has a warranty of 4 years or 50k miles...dont you think for almost $200k you should get a little better insurance program? and dont say "well if i could afford that i wouldnt care...." thats not the point, the point is the confidence they place in their vehicles.....obviously they think it will have problems in 4 years and or 50k due to the strain the engine goes through.

Now you and I, we own trucks worth somewhere in the 40k range and we get a warranty of 100k seems we didnt get such a bad deal afterall...nothing is perfect, nothing ever will be.


I believe in the statement dance with who brung you and ford has never left me stranded until it does I will stick with it.

just my opinion, dont be too harsh on me, its just how i see it, bad apples in every batch doesnt mean throw the batch away.

 

I got a little over 4000 miles on my 04 with no problems beside the little drip from the front of the transmission. Oh, and the truck pulls a little to the right.

 

No problems yet, however, my 04 Superduty is still in Kentucky being built. Should be here within the next month.

 

dana_wildcat,
You brought up some real good points. I don't think you could have said it any better. A person can't expect not to have any problems with these new vehicles. They ain't built like they used to. I have a late 70's Chevrolet Blazer and Ford Pickup. The Blazer is about to hit 200,000 milles and the Ford is over 300,000 miles, both everything is original and run better than most new vehicles.

 

thanks AlaskaPowerStroke!!

 

dana_wildcat, My thoughts exactly, nice post.

 

alaskapowerstroke
had 2000 7.3 f350 4 years zero problems not even one trip to shop pulled 10k 5 days a week. and great fuel mpgs also

 

Made it to 8000 np

 

LOL.........like your humor....

 

I have march 24 03 engine build and have 12,700 miles on with no problems no flashes never been back to dealer. Just put on 1600 miles this past weekend driving 12 hours straight into canada set cruise on 75 and let her go. Never been happier with a vehicle wish other people on this site could have the same truck I do.

 

diesel smoker I agree, how about I swap my fine fuel sucker for your truck, I will even drive to your house to make the switch. just let me know, just kidding. wouldnt wish this thing on any one.

 

tn mac,
I drove a 95' 7.3 (no turbo) for quite awhile and it was a heck of a truck. Pulled real good. They sure don't make'em like they used to. You would think you spend several thousand dollars more, that you would get a better truck. Yeah, I got a couple old chevy's (70s), but wouldn't take a new one if someone gave it to me. The old trucks are just so simple and easy to work on. They don't have all this computerized and emission junk. Wouldn't take a Dodge if someone paid me to take it. I go with what is American made and then what is reliable. I won't part with a vehicle that doesn't give me any problems. I am not really strictly Ford or Chevy. I just want the best truck. In my eyes the Fords are the toughest work trucks out there right now. I want a truck not a 4x4 cadillac.

 

How many of you guys have looked under your trucks for the R/M oil seal leak?

The reason I ask is that I have not seen a 6.0 that didn't leak at the rear main seal.

I'v looked at every 6.0 I have came across and allot on the dealers lots and every one of them has a drip at the bell housing
It never drips on the ground sitting still. Makes me think it only leaks under a load. and for what ford says that it is excessive assembly lube is bull. No hint of assembly lube on the back of the crank in my 03 6.0.

 

I have looked a couple different times for the rear main leak on my truck several times still no leak. I guess I am the only one.

 

Just over 1,600 miles on my '04..

At first I was getting poor fuel mileage and wasn't real impressed with how the truck ran - Ran "OK" but I liked how my old 7.3 ran better.

Asked the dealer to look at the truck. They replaced a "poor perfoming injector" which failed a "Cylinder balance test". Fuel mileage seems to have substantially improved and the truck now runs smother then it did before and IMO better then any diesel I've every drove or owned (GM 6.2, GM 6.5, Ford 7.3, Dodge cummins).

I'm now very pleased with my truck, I hope to continue to be pleased for years to come. Overall, based on my 'brief' experience with the 6.0L so far - I'd recommend the 6.0L to friends.