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:Pull the glow plugs and then try to crank it. If it turns over you're golden. If not, you have a $13,000 boat anchor. My engine had a failed EGR cooler,and I knew if I did not get it back home soon I could do more damage. It hydrolocked when I tried restarting it, puling the glow plugs identified the affected cylinder. If you are lifting the house and putting it on the ambulance frame, you will have a much easier time than trying to swap the engine, all the wiring, fuel tank and fuel lines, and upgraded suspension parts. The 6.0 in the E-series did not get the "tune" from the factory that was the Achille's heel of the F-series truck.
Well, I just pulled the trigger on a 2008 E450, got it for $1,000! It's super clean. I will post pics soon. It will make a great donor vehicle, it has the newer front clip.
There's just a slight problem. The 6.0 PSD is seized up. :E
It's probably hydro locked from a failed EGR cooler, and the engine is going to come out anyway. I'm excited to get started on this!
