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Originally Posted by BGCarrera32
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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That motor can barely move the truck around empty. My regular cab stripped F-250 4x4 weighed 6400 lbs. empty. (Granted the diesel in it weighed more than a 5.4). What was he thinking?
As for his other problems, I've spent a lot of time on the biggest Ford truck boards and never heard of anyone having the other problems he's had. I can't recall ever hearing of a fried transfer case on a Superduty. Not saying it doesn't happen, just never heard it. And you get a quick feel for the weak links of these trucks on those boards, just like you do for 911s on the tech board here.
