Quote Originally Posted by zteknik View Post
Take it from a former Ford tech
Stay away from the V10!!!!!!
That many miles they have issues
If the plugs havent been changed for a while be prepared for a head job!!!
there known to strip out-helicoiling works for a bit but they allways loosen up
Get a 7.3 deisel instead-best motor Ford came out with in a truck!
Best advice here.
Stay away from the V10s, they're crap even with no miles on em.
A truck, especially one that big, that isn't a diesel, is absolutely worthless and dumb. 6.0s suck, 6.4s are too expensive still to do anything fun with, 6.7s haven't been out for long enough. Look for a 7.3, best diesel engine every put in a passenger vehicle from any manufacturer. You can find em in any Powerstroke from 94-03... 94-98.5 is the old body style, 99 and up is what you want if you're looking for a Super Duty (but if you get a 99 make sure its a late-99 not an early one). 2003 was the transition year so only the early 03s have the 7.3 and they're few and far between, all the rest have 6.0s.
I'm inclined to point out though.... Ford DID NOT come out with the 7.3... there's a reason my truck has International badges on it