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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Default Longest lasting 7.3L??

I would like to get some input on this, i've heard the average is 300,000k but i've heard stories of them going much further than that, i've even heard of a 7.3 going 600,000k!!
 
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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ive worked on a few with 300k+ and one with 400k
 
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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i know of one here in Iceland that has over 1.000.000km on it... but the frame and body is in poor shape... but that's just because of salty and misty conditions here...
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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i know a guy in my home town of Othello, WA who has a 97 with over 700,000 miles, bone stock at that.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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There's a guy whose truck my mechanic buddy worked on who put 1.2mil on his. The guy was an expediter.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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damn thats crazy, keep em comin'
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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not extaordinairy, but my boss has a 99 with just over 300,000
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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my 97 has 270k... runs like new.
just put in stage 1 injectors, new ipr,water pump on and on...

doesnt burn a drop of oil.

hope to make 600k plus on it
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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I know a guy with a 99 dodge dually, cummins with 550000 miles and still getting 22 mpg.
He delivers Travel Trailers.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by doda
I know a guy with a 99 dodge dually, cummins with 550000 miles and still getting 22 mpg.
He delivers Travel Trailers.
umm do you realize that's not a 7.3?
 
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