Posted by Hogleg on November 27, 2011 at 05:21:49 from (38.104.162.74):
In Reply to: 99 Ford 7.3 auto posted by rrlund on November 26, 2011 at 13:53:31:
I am running a 2000 F350 4x4 7.3 Auto with 190K miles. Zero trouble with the tranny. I bought the truck with 75K miles on it. Engine is outstanding, zero trouble there. Would not have one of the newer ford diesels. Ford ran the 6.9/7.3 basic engine for well over 15 years. Since they started messing around with them in around 2004 or so been changing engine designs about every 2-3 years (6.0, 6.6 and now this new one that needs exhaust fluid).
For my trans, I installed the shift kit (new springs and sonnax valve in the shift body) in an afternoon. Always run Mobil 1 synthetic fluid and installed a heat gauge and line filter. I make sure I do not exceed 230 degrees when towing (13K 5th wheel trailer). Heat is what kills the tranny.
My opinion - buy it after having a tranny guy look over the transmission. Have him pull the pan and tear open the filter to see if there is any junk in it. If not, then you are good to go.
Spend some time on the www.dieselstop.com forum to learn more about this.
John
This post was edited by Hogleg at 05:24:47 11/27/11 2 times.
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