Well said MJ, eveyone kept asking me why I didn't buy the camper(besides not having any money), I told them I would have to buy a truck then, they all pointed out I could buy his truck, which I responded with just a glare, they knew better than to ask. Never been a Ford in my name,never will, my wifes Thunderbird was in here name only, she had it before we got married, she now drives a Suburban.

I would have to agree that the 7.3 is better engine than the 6.0, International built the 7.3 without Ford having any input, Ford just adapted to it. The 6.0 was built with input from Ford, even has some Ford castings on it, so of course the cornbinder motor is better than the Ford. Funny thing is, you'll never get a hard core Ford Guy to admit that the "Power Stroke 7.3" is really a Navistar T444e

My ford Explorer has 214,000 miles when will I start to see my error. I did have to replace one front wheel bearing but that the extent of any major work.

Nice truck Spare, good luck with it. I know several contractors in my area that have the 6.0, they have heard the stories but have had no problems with theirs.

Because they're not identical. They are VERY similiar, but they did make a few changes to it for FORD. Unlike the 6.0 though, NAVISTAR did the designing for those changes rather than FORD. The only real changes though were in the turbo and exhaust department, as well as the 7.3's cooling system was FORD specific. If you don't think so put a NAVISTAR T-stat into a FORD's 7.3L, it WILL end badly.

sold yesterday:clap: