All the 7.3s including the indirect injected up to mid 1994, and the later direct-injected "Powersrokes" can last past 500,000 miles if cared for and not severly abused. If he truck was cared for - I'd be more worried about all the other parts of the truck. 180,000 miles is not an awful lot if the truck has been kept up and fixed as needed. In regard to fuel mileage? None of them are particulary good. 7.3 is a big engine and it's no way to make it sip fuel like a small engine. I've gotten 17 MPG a few times on a flat drive with my 4WD extended cab Ford. My old 5.9 Cummins can get 19-20 MPG doing the same. My older 1982 Chevy K10 4WD with a 6.2 diesel, 3.08 axles and a four-speed manual with overdrive (NP833) has gotten 24 MPG but is gutless.
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