Part interchangeability between 1997 F250 LIGHT DUTY (7 lug) and 1999 F250 Super Duty (8 lug)?

General Discussion
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I have the 1997 F250 Light Duty that broke down a year ago sitting here. It got busy and also none of the people I contacted to come get it were ones I wanted on my property. Anyway, I got someone reputable coming to get it in about a week. They won’t be casing my property for stuff to steal for drug money.

Anyway, the terms are that he will come get it for free as long as the catalytic converters are on it, otherwise it won’t be worth his time. He said if I wanted anything else off this truck, go ahead but just leave the cats.

I am not going to make a career out of this but figure if there is anything else that might work and be a good spare for my other truck, I should grab it real quick. My gut tells me that there is very little that would interchange but does anyone have any idea if there is anything worth pulling as a spare? Both are manual transmission 4WD trucks. The 1997 is a 4.6L and the 1999 a 5.4L. I know this thing has a lot of great parts on it but don’t want to keep something I don’t have a use for. So far I have the LED headlight bulbs which were not cheap that will fit the other truck but that is all I can see from what I have found.

Thanks.

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You might want to fix the title to F250.

What about the alternator and starter? Rockauto would tell you if they were interchangeable.

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I assume the scrap dealer will need the title to legally recycle the truck.

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The starter is a no-go but will check the alternator as that is a good point.

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Just make sure the title is transferred so it’s out of your hands.

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I corrected it (only changed F150 to the correct F250), you could have also… :smiley:

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Just look at what parts you think might fit, that you might want to keep, and then check part numbers for both, if the same keep them, if not don’t bother…

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I would just let the whole truck go

You’ve got someone reputable coming to get it and that’s the main thing, right?

Just make sure to sign the title and report to the dmv that you sold it, so that you’re not liable for whatever happens afterwards

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Let the whole truck go. :slightly_smiling_face:

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I will definitely make sure the title is out of my name. As for the easy parts to get, the alternator is interchangeable but that appears to be about it. I bought this one new with a lifetime warranty so definitely worth hanging onto. Looks like that, the headlight bulbs, and any easy scrap are it, otherwise the rest will go.

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How about the battery? Only if you have a place to store it and keep it charged.

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Too bad George isn’t here anymore, he could post a good list of parts to save.

Light bulbs are a good start, window crank handles, worn out brake pads, valve stem caps, old wiper blades, radio antenna mast, cigarette lighter and drain the blue water from the windshield washer reservoir, bottle it and sell at the next garage sale.

This is the same truck you gave to the repair shop more than a year ago so they could sell the flywheel and share the proceeds. This prospect does not seem promising. If there were any demand for old flywheels and 7 lug wheels, this truck would be gone by now.

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I meant to move it along a while back but had some stuff come up with family, work, and a tornado that took priority. Yeah, I am not going to go deep in pulling items like the flywheel. That can go to scrap as far as I am concerned. Only easy to get stuff that would work on the other truck is of real interest to me at this point. I know some of the other items like the flywheel have value but not worth the time or headache to remove… This thing has just been sitting around and now I have time to deal with it. It needs to go away.

Yes, I did take the two headlight bulbs as those alone are probably worth more than the truck! And they will fit the other truck. I didn’t pay this much as I got them a while back but THIS is why I pulled them. No other bulbs will be removed. Pardon Our Interruption

The repair shop also had ■■■■ come up with health issues, family, and all. I called them and asked them if they still wanted it and said they would take it for scrap and not parts at this time as long as I left the converters on it. I know a full part out would maximize the value but I really just want it gone at this time.