A Look Inside My Engine, How It Died.
https://youtu.be/0-gAzrlLRfk Did something change here. Trying to post anything is all messed up. If you see a video link, you'll see my destroyed engine after all the work I put into it. Those...
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We're in agreement. I'll look at cost of setting up a 6.2 in my truck versus getting another vehicle. I think the future holds a S&S 11 foot TC, newer version if we can find a well maintained one. A larger truck is on the list too. I'm leaning toward about a 3rd year 6.7 diesel. A bit more research to go.
Most likely, I'll look for a decent boneyard 5.4, transfer my new oil pump, timing components into it and sell. The truck is a good truck. New suspension and steering parts all around. No rust, other than the bad luck with the engines, it has been a great construction and TC truck for about 18 years I've had it.
We shall see what the future brings.
For now, the target truck is a F550 4x4 dually 6.7 diesel. Whether that manifests itself is in the future.
Take care,,,
Honestly that sounds like a horrible idea. All around. Hear me out.
- Budget. None of my business but you’d be paying alot more for a diesel than a gasser and certainly wouldn’t realize much for fuel cost benefit in a 550. Not to be outdone by costly and finicky maintenance and very costly repairs for anything out of warranty. Even diy as you’re a phenomenal shade tree mechanic. Plus it’s a Flowerjoke. Not outdone by any for difficulty of repair, accessibility to components etc. you know all this from watching u toob and whatever else. Licensing, tonnage, 19.5 tires, suck in snow, I got off track but you get it.
2. Size and storage. Again I’m making a few assumptions based on pics and posts over the years, but a F550 or even a 450 is not only big but it’s pretty much the worst daily driver out there save for comparable trucks of another brand. Unless it’s a camper hauler and you don’t daily it , that kinda makes it a non starter.
3. Overkill unless you’re doing a lot more than just putting a loaded SnS on it. And you’re not one of those uniformed owners who thinks the 9999lb gvw of a 3/4 ton means it can only haul 1800lbs safely.
4. Even with a camper unless you figure out how to get a lot of weight forward and load the front axle, it will ride like a bag of bricks even with the camper. Get good dental and spleen insurance lol.
if you wanna up from a srw truck, a 1 ton dually helps a lot of the above concerns. And finding a gasser one isn’t impossible and they’re CHEAP compared to anything that burns diesel.
Lastly, I know you’re a Ford guy. So I’d be looking for a 6.2 dually F350, municipal special.
However throwing it out there, the best bang for the buck for a new or even few year old truck is with 2024 Ram duallies and 3500 srws right now.
Chrysler/stellantis dealers is so full of them now, especially with the new 2025 refresh that gets a great auto trans finally that they’re giving them away. You can buy a diesel dually Tradesman, non HO with the 68 which is outdated as hell but refined to the max and actually very reliable high miles trans unless you’re beating it within an inch if it’s life. $50-51k gets you your pick of color and there’s hundreds maybe thousands on lots across the country. 1 dealer in KY has about 130 of them. All just over $50k. You get the best of the 3 diesels if you’re set in going diesel. You get a chassis and interior etc that’s 10+ years old and as bulletproof as they get. (Not that GM or ford has any real issue there either). And for a few more bucks than someone’s hand me down F550 flatwork contractor smelly piece of…..you have a new 100k warranty and you can lay the first fart in the cloth seats!! JMO
