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A friend of mine has a 2000 F350 with the 5.4 gas. Its on transmission #3 and transfer case #3 at 120,000 miles. The 5.4 is too underpowered to tow the capacity that Ford rates it capable of towing, and I believe he cooks transmissions because the thing constantly downshifts with that underpowered engine. He tows a 6,000 lb trailer of gear and it feels like a Reliant K trying to pull a ski boat. A 7.3 diesel or whatever they offer over the 5.4 would *probably* make it an o.k. truck... He blew the whole right bank of the engine at 77k miles, the electric door locks on the rear cab doors cooked, all the ball joints up front are shot and the brake calipers have been rebuilt twice. He's hard on the truck, but not that hard.
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'84 Carrera Coupe
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