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that's not a bad truck above, maybe a little hi.

I bought my daughter a 99 f250 with 170k for 9500 a few years ago.
extra tank
SS exhaust
great condition

spent a year looking for a truck. I wanted a dodge but they were just too much and the ones I could afford were just ragged out, most trucks feel like the front end is about to fall off, the interiors are not that good. on the F250 the drivers seats get a soft spot on the left side from getting gin and out.

cooling the tranny is the key, 4r100. check to see if it has a rebuilt sticker on it
ball joints.

after riding with a friend that had a cattle farm, I understand why the front ends wear out so fast. driving thru a cow pasture beats the hell out of um.

the key to the 7.3 is oil changes and oil. did not know this until I did some research. the injectors have an oil pump and use oil pressure to fire them. (basic idea). if the oil is nto changed then the injectors start to screw up.

brakes is another, if they don't get driven the calipers can be a problem.
especially if it is a manual, check the universal joints, people that don't know how to shift can destroy them.

oh, if you get one like the one above, the rear door latch cables break. its a crappy little rubber piece on the end. hard part is getting the door open. you can get metal ones on ebay cheap. you need 8 pieces to do both doors.
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