$500 7.3 Powerstroke Superduty- Will it run? Why was it ABANDONED?
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This 7.3 Powerstroke F250 SuperDuty was bought for $500 from an auto repair shop. The original owner abandoned it more than 6 years ago. No one remembers why it was left there. Can we get it running? Why was it abandoned in the first place?
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Dude a running 4wd diesel for 500 bucks? WITH an awesome floating steering wheel? Thats unbelievable!
Yeah, the floating steering wheel is what did it for me, LOL!
The steering wheel means the previous owner was short and used it as a grab handle lol.
@@jessepitt Ha Ha, I'll bet you're right!
I want one❤❤❤❤
The key to that is they didn’t know it ran when they bought it for $500…this deal could have just as easily (and FAR more likely) have gone the other way and ended up with the truck having holes in pistons, a bad trans and badly worn out engine, etc, etc…usually when you pay 10% or less of what a vehicle is usually worth it’s because the person selling it doesn’t have the time and or means to mess with it…it may be a minor fix, or it may be major. But anyone going around buying the cheapest non-running diesel trucks out there assuming it’s always gonna be a minor thing just because “diesels run forever” is gonna get burned sooner rather than later…the only big question is can you afford to get burned?
I think you got a heck of a deal dang wish I could run up on one for 500 bucks!
Well, my buddy ran into it, I don't usually find deals that good.
17:56 man I love those acceleration pumps, hard ones too. Even though reverse takes a bit of time, get to hear that nice crisp of diesel
Thanks. Go check out the other videos on this truck. It has turned into a very nice vehicle.
They stopped using the fender powerstroke badges mid-way through december of 1998. My 1999 F-350 was built 12/98 (exact date was 12/21/98) and it has the door badges instead of the fender badges. It was one of the first 100 trucks that is a late ‘99 but it still shares some of the early ‘99 parts on it like the front driveshaft being a saginaw double cardin joint versus a spicer one and it had (keyword had) the shorter front rotors and wheel bearings on it until i converted it to the 3/99 style rotors and wheel bearings. It came from the factory with the late ‘99 turbo, spider, and up-pipes. Hope this clears up any confusion!
Awesome info! Thanks so much.
Except for beaten interior, that is a nice truck. Used to seeing with major rust here in the Mid-Atlantic. Great find.
Yeah, it's turning out to be in much better shape than we had anticipated.
Great work fellas! If these trucks have a hard start like this after being run low or out of oil, I like to pull the 5/8” plugs on the heads and add oil to the oil rails. Usually helps the process along. Ford manual also says to drive the truck aggressively after the oil system has been open or if the suspicion of oil aeration is there! Keep up the good work👍🏼
Thanks for the tips! I've been checking out your channel too. Really good content! Subscribed!
@@ProjectTimeGarage right on! I subscribed to you as well!
@@The73Garage , I'll be over to sub you channel pretty soon too. I'm just starting to learn about ford diesels , looking like it's gonna be the hard way ! LOL, I just bought a 2004 F 250 6.0 Ran good for about three days , now it looks like FICM trouble . WE'LL see what happens after I get that replaced ! Finger , eyes and legs crossed !
I own a 02 and learned fast the the high pressure from the pump to the hydroboost rubs on the frame. I put a old hose over it and works like a charm.
Good info!
Fun to watch man, I too like these ol 7.3s and T444Es Ive had several and am pulling a 7.3 T444e right now from a bus. I have alot of 7.3 videos Ill be watchin more of yours, thanks for showing and SWEET deal! AWESOME yall got her started without much work at all good job.
On these I always dump the fuel bowl and pour in ATF before trying to start, it lubes up the injectors good. Ive came across many with bad fuel pumps and clogged tanks/lines/bad selector valves all sorts of stupid stuff for no starts. Also always keep a spare CPS on hand. I don't use apple stuff but I have the BASF OBDII adapter and several programs as well as the nexiq usb link setup. I keep a cheap inline fuel pump on hand to plumb into the fuel bowl bypassing the onboard pump/tank when dealing with no start without smoke.
Great info. Thanks man!!
Would love to see a restoration video on this.
I'm betting there will be a lot more on this truck.
Guess what. Just started another video, which will be the beginning of the series. Stay tuned!
im about to upload a F-350 7.3 Powerstroke Rescue Video on a pretty ruff truck! Finishing the editing currently! Check it out!
Yup. That shock tower is a bugger. Awesome find!! Can't believe no one tried to mess with it until now
Crazy thing is that my buddy owned it for almost a year before we finally even looked at it.
sounds like the 2000 International 4700 rollback I bought last week for $5Gs. Fella couldn't figure out why it would go dead pedal occasionally. Found a chaffed wire going to the APPS, a piece of tape later & running fine. Gonna need a trans eventually but hey it runs & the hydraulics are great!
Y'all scored! 👍👍👍
Damn, you scored too!!
Ive had mine for 15 years and alot of miles. Those pedals tend to go bad anyways.
I bought a 2000 F350 CCLB 4wd for $1k a couple years ago. Has a transmission issue where it won’t go into drive or reverse once hot, after you put it into park. It’s got 420k on the clock, zero blow by, mint interior, AC and heat work. Glow plugs likely need to be replaced as well as injectors, but it runs good and has a lot of rust, but with a little more work it will be a solid DD. I think your buddy did good.
Thanks!
I think you need to add it to the project time garage fleet.
Seriously considering it.
@@ProjectTimeGarageI’d like to see more on this truck. I bought an early 99 a few months ago
@@miatika I have a whole series of videos on it already. More filming is in process now, too.
@2:08 So when I worked for raceway Ford selling here in southern California back in 2002 they put us through training I never thought we would use, but here I am 21 years later about to us it.
So we all know new model year starts in Nov but the building of the year starts in July.
So a early 99 is from July 98 to late year model July 99 .
It gives the Ford assembly plants 5 months to have the new model year ready and shipped to the dealership to sell in November.
Man, that's what I LOVE about the UA-cam community. So many people with so much knowledge. Great info and thanks so much for sharing it!!
@@ProjectTimeGarage not a problem man keep up the great work. You just need a little less ford content lol
@@pinstripingbybear. LOL I have a TON of other content - Datsun, Nissan, Chrysler. I think I may be a car hoarder.....
@@ProjectTimeGarage i now understand its because there are more Chevys still on the road and running good you have to work on the hoard lol...
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$500?! Hell yeah!💪
I know, right?
Once it came to life it sounds great. No blowby, smooth. Yea I'd invest in fixing her up for sure. Don't even need to bring the motor to a machine shop. I'd just go ahead and bolt on the necessary updates, fuel return regulator, ebpv delete, and a hydra tuner. Remove the wrist cuffs from that genie.
My thoughts exactly
GREAT VIDEO. Love those trucks
Me too.
I believe 1/99-3/99 have some early 99 parts but could also have late 99 parts. I bought an F350 ccsb with a 7/98 production date about a year ago for $3k, best money ive ever spent.
Thanks for the info!!
Definitely ran it low on oil. And even though it was at the bottom of the range. It's just not enough. Been there and done that with my old 7.3
And some bad sensors probably
Yeah, we added about a half gallon. I think the reason it was at the shop in the first place was for the MASSIVE oil leak at the dipstick tube. My guess is that the shop went by the Mitchell service book hour and quoted the dude a fortune to fix it. Instead, he just abandonded it.
@@ProjectTimeGarage yes because they claim you have to pull engine ro fix it. If your oil pan starts to leak alot you WILL have to pull engine. 7.3 has no oil pan gasket,its all RTV.
I think 1998 was the first and last year for the small Power Stroke badge being on the forward points of the front fenders. In 1999 the emblem went to the doors.
Cool, thanks for the info!
Well done boys. I liked the way Greg was nice and easy on the throttle when you first got it started. So many blokes feel the need to rev the tits off an old engine when it first fires. Cheers. Stuart 🇦🇺
Yep, I've seen it a ton of times myself.
I have a 2000 Powerstroke that has 265000 on it. On at trip this last summer, while towing a 32 foot fifther wheel. I had those power steering lines go on my truck. I had a local shop replace BOTH of the lines. After I got home I put the round pipe insulation on them where they touch/rub on the frame and shock tower so it wont happen again. Now that you got that one running it looks like after a little TLC it might make a good runner.
Good info - I think we'll go ahead and put some insulation on these. Thanks!!
Ive had mine 15 years and it came loose at the fitting.
Man you guys are spoiled down south! Mines a 2001 in Detroit and only been thru 3-4 winter's in Michigan to not have rust like that.
Yeah the south is nice, but the desert is WAY better - except for interiors.
Got a 2001 ford f2shity 7.tree over 700 thousand miles all original Michigan truck works construction and plowed every winter of its life. Still stroking and purrs like a kitten....13 letter shitspreader INTERNATIONAL best diesel ever made
Sure hard to beat them.
L O l watching his friend stand there as he's common, tearing us through what happened to get to this point friends on haha that's, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, right? Yeah.
He's my "Yes" man.
Wow that was good deal even buying not running for $500 with today vehicle market.
Yeah, it was a good deal. So far we're at 8K spent on it.
Instead of burning up the starter, fill up the HP oil tank to prime the system.
Probably should have, but it's getting a starter anyway.
I'm a ram Cummins guy my self but what ever became of the truck. Good video by the way
There is a whole series on it. More videos added almost every week. ua-cam.com/play/PLXuXP0jVIkIai0kSzxDf1A-PLDgyhcn9y.html
Good job. Thanks from. Sc
Thanks!
First time to your channel! Great video!
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
I have a 2000 F350 4wd drw lariat I've had it for years the body isn't great shape it still runs good now it's a plow truck I have a 2016 6.7 a lot different truck
Yeah, technology changes a lot doesn't it?
No blowby is always great
100% dependant on oil change intervals. Have a 7.3 with 418k with 0 blowby, and have another one that wasn't taken good care of with 250k that just about blows the oil cap off.
Yep, maintenance is the key.
I believe 12/98 was when they stopped using the Powerstroke fender badge. I have an early 99 08/98 7.3 and thats how many is. They can consider trucks to be early 99 all the way up to 3/99. I believe after that they were considered a late 99. Your friend got a good deal though. Nice truck! Deal of a century for any 7.3 running or not. Cant beat that price!
I appreciate that info. Yeah, he got a good deal, no doubt. Wish I could stumble across stuff like that. I do find good deals, but dang, not like that!
@@ProjectTimeGarage yeah I'd definitely say its the deal of a century! Hopefully he can make it into an awesome truck. I was a little hesitant on getting an early 99 at first because I had an 01 7.3 for 3 years that I absolutely loved. But I dont regret buying an early 99. Most of the later parts swap right over anyways so its not too bad.
That is correct, all 98 builds were an “early 99, and 01/99 later were “late 99s” with the badges moved to the door
@@Colinpnewbrey, my 1999 F-350 was built 12/98 and it’s considered a late 99. It doesn’t have the fender badge but it does have the door badge. It was a transition truck for sure because it has the early 99 sized rotors and straight end passenger side high pressure line but it has the late 99 turbo and spider size from the factory. So my guess is it was a very early production late 99.
my 1999 f350 has the badge on the front its a dually. what was weird to me it has 362k miles on it. I picked mine up out of Kansas 6 years ago for 5k im in Texas and have 2 F350;s the other one has over 620k its a 2002. im going to get that ap. Thanks for the show.
Awesome! The app is really handy.
Your right why was it at the shop. I would say this is a score.
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There is a oil leak where the dipstick goes into the oil pan (common for these). The ford service manual says the engine must be removed to fix it. My guess is the shop quoted him a huge amount of labor to fix the truck, and he just walked away from it. Of course, nowadays there are several companies that make repair kits for this problem. In fact, i have a video fixing the problem on this truck.
@@ProjectTimeGarage Thanks for that info. Learn a lot from you . Keep up the great work. Again, Thanks
Why don't I ever find a 500 dollar Powerstroke? Life is so unfair! ;)
Well, to be fair, I didn't find one either - this is my buddy's find. He's the lucky one - I just get to work on it, lol!
June is the cross over because I have an 03 with a 7.3 and it was not offered in late 03
Yep, I also have a late 03 6.0 truck.
I'm sorry lol the 6.0 were the worst diesel engine Ford ever put between the finders
362k would be due for a new turbo and maybe injectors soon. I deleted my Exhaust Back Pressure Valve actuator and welded up the port where the butterfly was located. I was sick of the oil leak from the actuator. The 7.3L is notorious for rupturing that High pressure line on the Power steering line due to vibration and rub thru/chaffing/abrasion. Best to add a piece of garden hose to the outside of the hose when it is replaced to protect it.
Good tip on the garden hose. Injectors, ICP, IPR, etc. are now done, everything else is in line to get replaced.
Mine Ruptured once,I still had 10 miles to make it home at 3 in the morning. Miracle the pump never locked up but I had very little brakes and no powersteering
How does the tablet connect to the truck? You did not mention. Its wireless?
I need 1.
Have a look at my other videos, I have one that covers Torque Pro and Forscan from scratch. Only issue you'll have is the OBD2 adapter. The one I show on Amazon is on longer available and I cannot find a workable replacement
@@ProjectTimeGarage darn thanks for the reply
Fantastic pick up. I like Ford
Me too!
My early 99 has a built on date of 4/98. It has the emblem on the fender
Good info, thanks!!
I have a 11/98 production date on mine but it’s never had front badges. Only the door badges
Good info, thanks.
These trucks are notorious for the injector O-rings going bad not to mention the dead plugs in the heads leak oil. You’ll need to get a special hammer from blue point got the dead plugs. The o- rings are a simple fix the dead plugs are aggravating.
Good info, thanks!
For ALL parts that are applicable, vendors use the exact cutoff of 12/6/'98 for the end of E'99 vs '99.5 badging... Beginning w/ 12/7/'98 it has the newer build parts...
There are unique exceptions claiming they have hybrid parts from both...maybe that is also true...but 12/6 was official...
Great info, thanks!!
For the Early vs Late 99 topic. My truck has the door badges and has a build date of 11/98.
Good info - Thanks!!
The PCM on the 7.3 does not read coolant. That is why your scanner did not show it.
Yep!
Sweet truck
Thank you sir.
What would have a shot of ether have done after attempt 5?
Most likely cracked a ring land
wish i could find a running 7.3 truck here in california for $500.00 there unicorns
Pretty much unicorns everywhere
My early 99 has the badge on the front of the fender not on the door
Yeah, most of the E99s I've seen are on the fender too.
Check hy pressure module under dash
All good, runs fine now.
Hey just found ur channel just picked up a 01 7.3 trying to find the app u are useing in Google play store not sure it’s there can u show a pic of app or something please and thank you
If you're talking about the ForSCAN app, I don't see it available in the store anymore either. Since I've previously downloaded it, I can re-download it on devices. You can get the Windows app from them too. Also, if you're just wanting to see information without having bi-directional control, you can download the TorquePro app. Once you get it installed, you can add the predefined PIDs for Ford Powerstroke. That'll let you see everything as well. Plus it looks nifty.
Clean the injectors with a good injector cleaner
Even better, we just replaced them - All of the solenoids were worn WAY beyond spec, so they were tired to say the least. Check out the rest of the video series on this truck.
Whats the name of the app for the scanner? I cant find it.
I have a video on it here: ua-cam.com/video/fm05PqT18IE/v-deo.html
Production date I think starts in September
Good info, thanks!
Bought a 04 in 08 for 55hundred f 250 7.3 4×4..had a short ,so it always ran the batteries down ,ford couldn't find it ,they sold it two me ,3 days later I had it fixed...it was a short in the door locking mechanism somewhere so I just pulled the fuse😂🤣😅🤣😂 i just locked it by hand
Nice!
I got a question i have a 01 excursion with a 7.3l 4r100 can i put mercon v in it??? I need a little fluid in there and from my 05 5.4l f250 5speed i have some left over and didnt know if i could use it i saw you used it in this video
My 7.3 has the 4r100 and the dealership told me to run Mercon V since that's the latest version of Mercon. By the way, do not use Mercon LV, it's different stuff.
@@ProjectTimeGarage alright sounds good to me the ex had its trans rebuilt at 275k and its at 345k now so i can assume after the trans rebuild it had nercon 5 put in it anyway just not enough it appears
@@ryancollins3227 Yeah, as I understand it, Mercon V replaces all older versions of Mercon.
What does the interface to the trk and does it work for obs
A bluetooth adapter - You can get it on Amazon: amzn.to/3Q2F2yZ - It works for OBS too.
12/98 is when it went from early to late as far as the engine stuff 3/99 was for the drivetrain stuff
Good info, I appreciate you sharing it.
Fill up the fuel filter canster
Fuel bowl was full, HPOP was not.
Take you batter cable or jump cable off before you knock e.c.m. out
Ok!
12/98 is the end of the badge. I think 3/99 is the end of "E99" trucks. Mine is a July 98 build.
Good info, thanks!!
What bumper is he running on his other red ford truck?
It's a Ranch Hand bumper. I think, all of them look basically the same.
Well a Jan 99 production date. Would of been a mid to late 99 dealer date. The mid to late 98 production date would have been the early 99 dealer dates. So maybe right between there lol
Story of my life, lol. Right in between.
I have a 86 with a 6.9 with turbo for sale 500 can’t get anyone to buy it here
For some reason, the IDI trucks don't bring as much. Personally I love them, especially that 6.9 turbo truck.
What Year Is That 7.3? 99?
Yeah, late 99
@@ProjectTimeGarage These 99 Models Are Great! I Also Drive A Late 99 F150 Lariat That My Grandpa Used To Drive, And It’s An Amazing Truck! (Spark Plug Problem Got Permanently Fixed) These Trucks Even Got 1st Place For Best Used Ford Models!
Damn I catch no deals. I need a deal finder device.
Yeah, me too. My buddy found this one.
My 2000 power stroke has the door badge.
Yep, same as mine.
Is a late 99 after april or May of 98 they were late model 99.
Thanks for the info!
How do you find a 7.3 for that cheap???
Right place, wrong time, lol!
They petted 03 2003 when they put the badge on the door
Thanks!
Jesus I live in oregon I can’t get even an older diesel for under 15 grand I’ll buy it and drive it back to Oregon sell me it lol
LOL, too bad it's my buddy's truck.
@@ProjectTimeGarage hey if you come across a good diesel that’s a good price I would come pay for it from Oregon and drive it back like I said even a first gen dodge or like a 97 f350 costs upward of 15 grand with four five hundred thousand on it and I won’t do that
I just have to know I have looked all over the internet and can't find a definite answer to my question so I'm trying to figure out what is the largest tire I can run on my 2001 V10 Triton F250 lariat 4x4 stock height with 16x8 rims? I appreciate any input but I don't want to cut or trim and no rubbing
Well, I do know that the factory tire size is about 34" tall. That being said, there's very little offset to the factory wheels and the factory tires aren't very wide. I know for a fact that wider 35's will rub when turning, plus there's not much fender gap. I have pictures of my '03 F350 with 35x14.50x20 (just before doing my leveling kit) and it didn't look good in the front. I would say to be safe maybe 33x12.50 or so would be a safe bet.
@@ProjectTimeGarage thanks for the reply I've been leaning in that direction and wanted some reliable info from someone who deals with these trucks on a regular basis I appreciate your help I think I might try the Yokohama geolander Mt 305/70R16 it is supposed to measure 33.1 high and 12.4 wide
35”-12.5 clears with a front leveling spring which does not affect handling.
@@jessepitt I've talked to some different friends and they say if you drive on uneven ground like I have at our hunting property I will have trouble going that big alot of articulation for my truck because of the weight my cousin has a Tacoma and just bounces everywhere lol I don't want any rub I do like a full wheel well I think it looks good but I want full motion and kinda want to leave it stock and I found the tires I think I want the Firestone destination Mt 285/75/16 measurements are 33.1/11.3 and a good American made tire. I appreciate your help though and who knows I may consider it so thanks
@@Popeye85 I worked for a power line clearing company that ran a fleet of F-350 crew cabs. We each towed an ASV 4810 positrac with a massive mower deck. They were at least 10k and a big trailer to haul them. All the trucks had leveling only and 35s. They worked and articulated really well considering the weight we were hauling on power line access roads. I think the only modification to the wheel well was a slight trim to the front bumper corner. Not even noticeable.
You guys rolled the dice and cleaned up this time, you could clean the interior up, hack the muffler off and sell that thing to some kid for $7000 tomorrow. It’s all part of the game when you buy these things “running condition unknown”, you win some, you lose more than some…but you part out the losers and still win.
Yes sir, that's a fact. I've had duds and wins, and many of both. The think with these HEUI injected engines is that too many people don't take the time to understand how they work and end up either giving up on them, or spraying ether at them.
Someone should of called the POLICE, he stole that 7.3 4x4 🤣
He really did.
Hope you got fresh fuel and oil
Good oil, decent fuel.
Thanks for the video. I’m going to look into fore-scan. I recently did a will it run video on a f250 7.3. Mine took a little more work than yours though…check out my vid of you have a moment. How did the tranny turn out on yours? I would say it’s pretty pooched with how delayed and under powered revers was.
The trans was way down on fluid. After we topped off, it shifts nice now. I have more videos driving the truck, check them out.
You work on trucks
Just for UA-cam
Shoot man... the body alone was well worth the $500.. Unless he really wants/needs this one, I'd dump it asap.
Worth the money for sure. At this point, he's WAY WAY WAY down the rabbit hole with it. Check out the other videos I have on it. It's come a long way. Hell, it's actually getting to be a nice truck.
Late 99 starts 3 22 1999
Good info, thanks!
Gorilla Tape… nice.
Good stuff right there.
Trasmision no isguc
Transmission was low on fluid. It's good now.
He must have ran it out of feul
He did something
Anything built after 12/4/98 is a late 99.
Thanks!!
He’ll yeahh low on oil u sed it u guy add oil to her
That May have been the problem. Home run!!
A late 99 production year date makes the truck a 2000. My 2003 6.0 has a production date of late 2002, but there was never a 2002 6.0. You can look at I believe either the 7th or 10th digit of the vin (don’t quote me on which digit) and that will give you the model year of the truck.
Thanks for the info. I also have a 2003 with the 6.0
2003.5 was the cutoff for 7.3/6.0 switch. So u can have an " 2003" year date with either. Just fyi. Also the early 99 side gender badge isn't always 100% acurate for determining e'99 from l'99....I had an early 99 with fender badge even tho it was an 'early'. The intake spider is the easiest way to visually see which one you have. Intake spider is smaller on e99, and doesn't have an air intake heater on the front of it, not the relay for it(2nd relay next to glow plug relay on top of pass valve cover). E99 is a smaller got no but has a 'better' ('wicked wheel') in it=louder turbo😊😊. Wish I could find a deal like that, I thought $1000 was really good for my 2000 xl eclb 7.3 zf6, 2wd only, western NY(rusty) former construction company truck(a lot of idle hrs) that had like 250I on it.
I don't believe the 500? Price tag
I know. Dude is crazy lucky.
Love my 2000 f350 dually crew cab! 7.3
FJB POS
TRUMP train 🚂
The ole 7.3 is a beast.
Get them dogs outta there.
Who let the dogs out???
I.
What.
How.
WHO SELLS THAT FOR 500$
I know, right?
@@ProjectTimeGarage here the box is a like 1500$ alone
Don’t need biography
Mmm, I don't know about that. Fully 99% of people say otherwise.
Paul. Joke.
Who is Paul?
Lol you stole it and you know it
Yeah, beyond a good deal - It's my buddy's though. He stole it.
U filled hpop with oil?
We didn't. Probably should have, though.