A good friend stopped by my shop a couple of weeks ago and told me he was retiring and moving to Costa Rica. Just being able to retire sounds pretty cool to me but to move to Costa Rica ta boot sounds really cool. Any way he says he has a 01 Ford f350 crew cab long bed he would like to give me as he cant take it with him. I asked if he was sure? He answered yep and without asking many questions about the truck I said sure, Id love to have it. He then told me it had been sitting for about 6 years but I later learned it was closer to 8. He said I needed to get it moved as it was on a non op and parked in his mother in laws driveway who had just passed and they sold the house.
So I hook the trailer on the 150 and off we go to fetch the new prize this last weekend. Took a battery and some gas thinking I could start it and drive it up on the trailer. So we get there and to my surprise its a 7.3 diesel in great shape. 150,000 miles on the speedo and just waiting for me. Oh and did I mention its a 4x4 6 speed manual trans? with a pretty shinny S/Steel exhaust, and Programed. I need to drop the tank and clean up the algae in the diesel but I think that is about all that I will need to do. The thing is in great shape and very timely. My old 93 Dodge dually 3500 diesel just turned 385,000 miles and the tranny died. Think I will sell it as is and use the money I get to register the Ford. Ive been researching this thing for the past few weeks so the VW Thing will be on hold for at least 2 more weeks while I get this sorted out.
Those diesels are heavy and I had no idea the F350 was such a big truck. So we thought better and called my buddies at Road One towing.
