New here / buying 2003 ford diesel
Hi, I'm new here, in fact this is my first post. I'm sure you can see that. Here's what's up. I'm replacing my 26' Malard. We are going to look at a 5th wheel, along with a tow vehicle. The 5th whe...
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that powerstroke help guy is nuts. He has some, very few, good ideas. Check out Bullitproof's site & you'll see what I'm talking about
826lynx is correct on the things he said. Heat is a problem but there are so many redundent systems on the 6.0 you have to make the changes or you will eventually be on a rolloff and spending anothet $10K. Head gaskets will blow sooner or later with or without heat. 1 less headbolt than a 7.3. There's a long list of things to make one pass a 6.0 by. Especially if you ever mod it.
Soe have changed the oem egr valve 2 and 3 times. Egr coolers etc
One of my best friends lost the cooler on his, oil temps went to 295 and the pcm went into limp mode. This with a 35' touhauler on a 9 mile 6/7% pull. I waited on him and limped into camp. No fun. $8K later his truck runs fine.
826lynx is correct on the things he said. Heat is a problem but there are so many redundent systems on the 6.0 you have to make the changes or you will eventually be on a rolloff and spending anothet $10K. Head gaskets will blow sooner or later with or without heat. 1 less headbolt than a 7.3. There's a long list of things to make one pass a 6.0 by. Especially if you ever mod it.
Soe have changed the oem egr valve 2 and 3 times. Egr coolers etc
One of my best friends lost the cooler on his, oil temps went to 295 and the pcm went into limp mode. This with a 35' touhauler on a 9 mile 6/7% pull. I waited on him and limped into camp. No fun. $8K later his truck runs fine.
