I'm going to do a 6.0 PSD engine swap!!!
It's been about a year and a half since I sold my 2005 E450 that I bought new. I miss my van. Since then, I bought a 1997 Ford E350 Airstream B190. I like it because it reminds me of the 2005 that ...
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Good luck with your engine swap. Once you get the engine though, pop off the valve cover and see if you can take a look at a lifter. We run these engines on our para-transit fleet which means lots of idling light the ambulance guys. One issue we have that isn't frequently mentioned on the web is fuel washing. So the oil gets over 5% fuel saturation (we averaged about 7 or 8% fuel dilution every 7500 mile oil change but this was in-spec for Navistar). We noticed that the lifters would go out of round over 100,000 miles and suspect fuel dilution as the cause of it (it lowers the viscosity on the oil). Of course there is the coking of the intake manifold as well that seems like you're ready to get handled.
