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Originally Posted by Zoomin
I hear this a lot, but I disagree with it because these new trucks will tell you exactly what's wrong and if you still aren't sure you can watch the repair on YouTube. It amazes me how many threads you'll find about "my truck won't start" in these forums.
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Yep, I can't disagree with you on that - I've OBD-II'ed myself back to a happy place many a time on both my 2001s. I guess I'm referring more to "major" issues on a new truck that OBD-II might find that have rather involved repairs, well beyond YouTube - that are more likely to require dealer intervention than would be required on a 67-72. The good news is that the newer ones simply don't have as many failures as the old ones because of the self-monitoring with OBD-II. So I could have worded it better, for sure - maybe more appropriately put, if I HAD to rebuild a motor, I'd enjoy doing a 72 350 more than a 5.3. That's just because of familiarity though.