6.7L CAC hose rupture..beware!
NOTE! Not trying to start a brand war of who's truck is better! Just pointing out a potential problem here! I am posting to let you guys that have 6.7L Fords know of a problem that can leave you on t...
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I had a similar occurrence years ago, driving a Dodge Ram 3500 CTD, towing a 32 foot fiver, on I-15 along the Virgin River where the freeway cuts through a corner of Arizona. The flex boot on the bottom of the intercooler slipped out of the clamp and blew off. I put it back (nothing was torn or broken), tightened the clamp, and a couple hundred miles later it happened again.
After the third time, I took the clamp, straightened it out on a block of wood, and dimpled it with a center punch so the inside surface looked sorta like a cheese grater. After that, it never slipped again.
Then, a couple years ago, I bought a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 CTD, equipped with a boost gauge. It never showed more than 10 PSI. I thought the gauge was bad, because the engine ran just fine. One day, while checking something else, I found that the same clamp I had trouble with on the '94 was loose, but the connector hadn't blown off. I reinstalled and tightened the clamp, and the boost gauge showed normal pressure. In fact, it showed over pressure. Some previous owner had disconnected the waste gate actuator feed hose, and plugged the port!
As much as I like to pick on Fords, when it comes to boost pipes they aren't the only ones with problems!
After the third time, I took the clamp, straightened it out on a block of wood, and dimpled it with a center punch so the inside surface looked sorta like a cheese grater. After that, it never slipped again.
Then, a couple years ago, I bought a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 CTD, equipped with a boost gauge. It never showed more than 10 PSI. I thought the gauge was bad, because the engine ran just fine. One day, while checking something else, I found that the same clamp I had trouble with on the '94 was loose, but the connector hadn't blown off. I reinstalled and tightened the clamp, and the boost gauge showed normal pressure. In fact, it showed over pressure. Some previous owner had disconnected the waste gate actuator feed hose, and plugged the port!
As much as I like to pick on Fords, when it comes to boost pipes they aren't the only ones with problems!
