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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vacuumbed wrote:
So as you know I've been told the engine is seized in the E450 I bought. I decided to make a few calls to find more info on this vehicle myself.
I spoke with the fleet manager of the ambulances for that city it was in. He said about a year ago they had it towed to their Ford dealer as it was running poorly. After the dealer worked on it, it never ran again. They were told it needed a new long block and it had no oil pressure. This seems a little suspect to me. I'm sure a lot of dealers are just suggesting customers buy a new engine when they don't want to fix it.
Well, I'm glad to hear that there likely wasn't anyone in urgent medical need in the rear of that thing when it seized!
I'm not a big fan of the 6.0, but I do LOVE these types of threads. Subscribed.
Good luck!
