2000 F350 V10 good or bad?
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I've had the same truck since new in 2000. I've never had any issues. If the plugs were changed at some point that issue is gone, though I've never heard that anyway. The front ends go through joints and balls around 60k anyway. I've never plowed with mine and still had to do them. Factory stuff has no grease fittings so how long is it going to last anyway? If it has 4:10 gears the mileage is going to suck but mine has 3:43 or 3:70)can't remember) and gets fair milage for a gas truck. 12-14 on the highway, 9-10 towing my Phantom. 2k rpm @ 72mph. I've gone back and forth to Fla many times and am going again soon with no worries(yet). Mine has 130k on it. I'm not saying its the best truck going , far from it . But for a gas motor it tows large loads effortlessly. I have no complaints. For 3200 how can you go wrong? If it was a diesal it would be 10k at least. Plowing does wear stuff out but its all in the maintence. tranny included.
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I've had the same truck since new in 2000. I've never had any issues. If the plugs were changed at some point that issue is gone, though I've never heard that anyway. The front ends go through joints and balls around 60k anyway. I've never plowed with mine and still had to do them. Factory stuff has no grease fittings so how long is it going to last anyway? If it has 4:10 gears the mileage is going to suck but mine has 3:43 or 3:70)can't remember) and gets fair milage for a gas truck. 12-14 on the highway, 9-10 towing my Phantom. 2k rpm @ 72mph. I've gone back and forth to Fla many times and am going again soon with no worries(yet). Mine has 130k on it. I'm not saying its the best truck going , far from it . But for a gas motor it tows large loads effortlessly. I have no complaints. For 3200 how can you go wrong? If it was a diesal it would be 10k at least. Plowing does wear stuff out but its all in the maintence. tranny included.
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I have an 01 we use as a plow truck, gets 7mpg plowing or not. I think your really going to push that motor to the max pulling a 41 ft boat. If you can get a couple years out of it you should be happy for only $3200
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I had one too, great truck, great motor would pull just about anything you want it to pull, but loved gas, you could watch the gas gauge move while going down the road.
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MR. Cig on here tows his 38 Flat deck cig with a V10, and BZ tows his 42 Fountain with a V10. Neither have had any issues with them.
MPG will always be a bit less than a diesel, but when you factor in costs per gallon, and cost of truck, you aren't really out any more money. Sure the new diesels make wicked power, but until about 10-15 years ago, the diesels didn't make diddly for power. Before that, big block gassers towed raceboats all over the country, and did just fine.
MPG will always be a bit less than a diesel, but when you factor in costs per gallon, and cost of truck, you aren't really out any more money. Sure the new diesels make wicked power, but until about 10-15 years ago, the diesels didn't make diddly for power. Before that, big block gassers towed raceboats all over the country, and did just fine.
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