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I talked about this before, but a new twist to the story. I was helping a neighbor with a roof patch on a house he owned, and saw a solid looking F 250 sitting with a for sale sign hidden away behind a fence. The sign said 2000.00, but he offered it for half that. It has a buck fifty on the speedo and i believe it is a 7.3 IDI Diesel. Not being a Diesel wrench, but with some experience with farm tractors, i was able to get the fuel lines cracked and bled, and then discovered the start switch was split and the rod that activates it not connecting. The other problem is that he did not immediately title the truck from his dad and that requires an inspection. She's a nice straight truck that begs not to be put in the scrapper. parted out , it would yeild a very nice cab, tailgate , and a solid box needing only a repair at the fender arches. Anyway, he saw my neighbor and said he would give me the truck free if i could get it out of there. BTW, i did get it started, but one dead cylinder sounds like Satan's hammer. The line to that cylinder is not spitting fuel, so it's my guess either the injector is open and hydrolocking or a bent rod or somethng. You cannot lose on a deal like this , but you need the discipline not to fix it at all costs if the costs plus your time exceed the value of the truck. The truck looks like new underneath for its age, and I have a tow bar to take it four miles for an OEM inspection. If anybody knows a line on a place to buy a good used or rebuilt engine, i am all ears. my buddy in crime knows a good Diesel Wrench from his Navy days, so that is a start TTIWWP so when i get some, i will share.
