6.0 Powerstroke question

jerem0621 wrote:
Looked at a 05 PSD with 185k miles

Motor starts great from cold without any misses or hiccups... No smoke boiling out of the tailpipe. Degas bottle looked clean and the coolant looked good. Truck ran good... Batteries were dead as it has been pretty cold so they had to be jumped off before I could start it. FICM concern there I suppose.

Drivers side TTY bolts had lines on them indicating that the driver side head had been removed and reinstalled at some point. These lines were not on the passenger side TTY bolts.

I have a decent understanding of these motors but I can't figure out why only one head would be pulled at some time. I thought if a 6.0 popped a HG you pulled both heads and did both at the same time.

Any idea why ford would have replaced just one HG?

Mostly just curious... I'm a gasser at heart but for $11,900 for a crew cab XLT F250 Short Bed 2wd... With a perfect body and interior...I'm at least curious...

Thanks!

Jeremiah

I believe they are great motors when properly bullet proofed Jeremiah but I do believe I wouldn't touch it for more than 8-9000 unless they had a history or receipts to show what has been done. Does it still have the EGR and cooler? Has the HPOP been replaced with the new upgraded fitting? Oil cooler? Fuel pressure blue spring? If it has sit very long I would want to take the turbo off and clean it. This is JMO.

Like I said, I have one I drive daily and have been working on them (5 of them) since 2005 and they are good strong motors but need TLC to keep them in good running order.

When it fired off you said it run with no hiccups or misfires? The injectors are good if so. How many times did it take to start once it hit? Did it fire and run smooth the first time or take a couple cycles?