Bill wrote:
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:22:06 GMT, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
wrote:


"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
...

I need a beater truck. A guy near me is selling an '84 diesel F250, dual
tanks, body pretty straight, for what seems like a reasonable amount. Is
there anything in the vast experience pool on this NG which is good or bad
about this truck?

GWE

The only bad thing I know about that vintage, if it has the 7.4L
International engine, is that they developed porosity in the cylinder walls
that required the engines to be bored and sleeved.

At least for a while, Ford was paying for owners to have that done. Dunno
if it would stick to the wall any more.

LLoyd


Actually that had the 6.9 which had much thicker walls so generally
the pinholes never made it through. (they just bored it out to make
the 7.3) An extremely high mileage truck might. I never liked the 4
speed tranny. If you are hauling a heavy trailer it is hard to get
enough speed up in third to get 4th to pull once you shift. That was
my experiences with them. As a beat around truck there not bad.
usually need new glowplugs and controller, but thats about all.

I drive that truck. Mine is a F350 though. I bought it from the
company I worked for at the time. It had the 6.9 and had locked up
after suffering the pin hole hydalock malady. They replaced the engine
with a reworked engine(6.9 sleeved to 7.3) and had ceased to use the
truck. I also had a nephew with one that did the same breakdown. Fords
solution for the problem was the addition of coolant additives to reduce
cavitation in the water jacket.
Hi mileage with original engine is probably running on borrowed time.
Engine replacement is expensive for this one.
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