well found a 2000 f250 with an automatic tranny. supposed to be trading my cummins dually this week for it. wanting to get your guys opinion before i do it. heres a description

"2000 ford f250 7.3 powerstroke diesel with many extras and a lot of money invested. 12 inches of lift with 38" nitto mud grapplers on 20x12 fuel hostage chrome rims. Billet grille, Aem cold air intake, finned alum diff covers, Bilstein remote reservoir off road racing shocks, Banks trans commander, custom drive shafts, new cv joints, alpine 7in flip out dvd player, 2 new champion batteries, 2008 headlight upgrade."

 

Theres a reason they wanna trade for your Cummins

 

12" lift? Why do you want that? 7.3 is a good motor but I'd keep your truck now.

 

Thing with my cummins though is it has been a complete headache needs so much work done to it and ive already dropped close to 8k since july when i bought it

 

i loved my 7.3! i would do it my truck was at 207K then i went to put a dp tuner in it from the ts that i already had in it and i fried the wiring harness and no one could find wear and i tried a new pcm but that didnt fix it so im just putting a cummins in it. try somthing different! i would rather the 7.3 any day though!

 

Smart move got a 1995 psd with over a million miles on it haven't done any major work on it just glow plugs and a water pump here and there my 2000 had 360k on it when I traded it had two 2003s with 250k plus no problems at all I had a 1991 cummins that was a money pit three rear ends and a injection pump and misc truck problems with less than 170k on it and had a 1998 that wiped out a tranny injection pump and dowl pin rubbed a hole in the front cover with less than 200k on it I hate cummins but some have luck and some don't

 

Good trade but I'd get rid of the 12 inch lift. In my opinion lifted trucks are harder on parts and fuel mileage. Love my 7.3

 

Love my 7.3L and would not trade it for anything, you need to do a detailed check on the motor to make sure there is not excessive wear and tear, as well with the tranny. Make sure the lift is stable at highway speeds so you don't get the death wobble. Make sure all u joints are good and check the axles. Dana 60s with the 38s can be rough on the carrier bearings as well. I just replaced all my u joints and my center support bearing as well. My truck is on 37x13.50s with a sykjacker 8" lift. Check your powersteering pump too. Like I said I love my 7.3L if you need help please feel free to ask.