[455Grandville]

Hopefully this new 7.3 gas is better engine than the 6.2 gas. Our company bought a fleet of them and most have all blown up around 80,000 miles. Seems breaking valve springs is a common problem.
Our old 460s by comparison all surpassed 250,000 miles without ever opening the engine.

[johnta1]

Is the 7.3 a 10 cylinder or 8 cylinder engine?

[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Is the 7.3 a 10 cylinder or 8 cylinder engine?

V8, pushrod design.

[RAIV55]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

Hopefully this new 7.3 gas is better engine than the 6.2 gas. Our company bought a fleet of them and most have all blown up around 80,000 miles. Seems breaking valve springs is a common problem.
Our old 460s by comparison all surpassed 250,000 miles without ever opening the engine.

Just curious what kind of "blow ups" your company experienced? A guy I race with is a dealership tech, according to him the only 6.2 problems he has seen have been cracked exhaust manifolds.

[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by RAIV55

Just curious what kind of "blow ups" your company experienced? A guy I race with is a dealership tech, according to him the only 6.2 problems he has seen have been cracked exhaust manifolds.

Most of ours have spun rod bearings. And high oil consumption had been a issue as well, although the dealer tells us that’s normal. We’ve had to fight them on broken valve springs and rocker arms as well but they claim our drivers are hot rodding them.

[RAIV55]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

Most of ours have spun rod bearings. And high oil consumption had been a issue as well, although the dealer tells us that’s normal. We’ve had to fight them on broken valve springs and rocker arms as well but they claim our drivers are hot rodding them.

Read on a Ford Super Duty site where a another Company bought two 6.2s. They both broke rockers, then read the same from you.

Thanks for the response.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by RAIV55

Just curious what kind of "blow ups" your company experienced? A guy I race with is a dealership tech, according to him the only 6.2 problems he has seen have been cracked exhaust manifolds.

Company vehicles = Employees pound the "F" out of them.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

Hopefully this new 7.3 gas is better engine than the 6.2 gas. Our company bought a fleet of them and most have all blown up around 80,000 miles. Seems breaking valve springs is a common problem.
Our old 460s by comparison all surpassed 250,000 miles without ever opening the engine.

I just turned 176,000 miles yesterday on my 6.2L. Never an issue, uses no oil and still has all of its original parts including the plugs.