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Old 02-26-2016, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JB3 View Post
I cant imagine a mechanic having that opinion on the earlier pre and powerstroke engine series. 12 years ago? Maybe early 6.0s he was thinking of.

The 7.3 and 6.9 are about as reliable as an engine can possibly get. Hell, i pulled a bunch of bent and broken push rods out of a 350k 7.3 once and replaced them, and the thing ran fine again. It was amazing
I am not certain of the engine size, but it was the Navistar/International engine that he spoke of.
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