My Poor Truck . . .

[RGD.]

Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

How hard is it to pull the turbo?

The actual art of removing the turbo isn't hard at all. It's only held in by three 10mm bolts. Or in the case of my truck - two bolts as one backed itself out and I found it in the valley. The hard part is removing everything just to get to the turbo. Most shops though will simply lift the whole cab off the truck.

EGR on a diesel is stupid. . . . I had a shop clean mine last time but I will replace it next time it gets clogged.

Agreed - EGRs on a diesel is and always will be a stupid idea. Mine was replaced twice under warranty and I cleaned it once. I will be installing a brand new one this time around.

Show more pictures, please.

See below -

Beware, too much power puts a strain on the head gaskets. Ford already took the Navistar design and pushed it to the safe limits. Some would say they pushed it too far.

Currently I am hoping the head gaskets are okay. It overheated big time when the water pump went out. I have none of the classic signs of a blown gasket so fingers crossed.

As for the extra power - she has 160,000 miles at the moment and has had the power since mile 28.

To see all the pictures I have taken - click the link. I'm taking these pictures to help remind me of what goes where when I put her back together.

LINK TO ALL THE PICTURES HERE

And this is what she looked like at the end of today. And oh - for those who don't know, this is a 2004 F350 6.0L King Ranch FX4

Ron