Keith Browning

If Ford paying to prep and seal the surface from rust and are they paying for the paint? You know the answer Jim which kinda takes this question from facetious to feces.

I had my hands on one Friday. My Snap-On dealer picked one up with me and my buddy Dan in mind as I we are at the only Ford dealer on his route. Nobody else around here is fixing these things" he says. I declined to purchase the socket as you really don't need it unless perhaps you are trying to get the turbo off with the cab in the way. All of the repairs I have done with the 6.4L have been cab-off. Since the r/s up tube and DOC are coming off anyway, the socket is not needed. It is nice though, don't get me wrong. It's $29 USD... I did say I would think about it and buy it if he gets stuck with it. (I kinda owe the guy but that is another story)

Yes Mr. Amacker. Yes indeed! The adapter #303-757 was released in the tool kit for the 6.0L #TKIT-2003N-F. It is for use with the 4.5L, 6.0L and the 6.4L PSD engines.

I know, I know, this is not new to most of you but it's my first seized valve. It actually broke when the puller let loose cause it doesn't fit right at the left front. I was using the new beefed up puller. Once I got the housing off I still couldn't get it out mush less even move. So the truck got a new housing too. Now I recall Ford stating they weren't gong to pay for new housings with EGR valve claims. Scuse me? I took pics and printed them to add to the file. We shall see.

I discovered this on a 2008 F450. This is the take out for the high pressure fuel pump at the glow plug control module. I noticed the heat shielding was worn away and decided to look at it closer. The inset shows the two VPWR circuits for the VCV and PCV worn through exposing the wire. I imagine that cover is conductive and could potentially ground those circuits. I imagine this could also have eventually worn through the wiring but it is after all a metal coated cloth shield making that fairly unlikely. This truck had bad thermostats and an unresponsive EGR valve (which is on that circuit) but the valve was bad. I doubt the chafe had any influence on that. Just something to stick into the back of your mind's. :hammer:

I thought that would get a laugh!

I still will not use an impact wrench. Call me stubborn but a few careful minutes saves me from dealing with broken cage nuts almost every time. I will say however that taking the 2 or 3 minutes to unbolt and remove both headlamp assemblies is well worth it. Remove the headlamps to put your torch flame directly on the cage nuts. Holy shit what a difference! And jacking around with the screw jack was not necessary... but I still like the concept though. I have tried the cutting the head off the front bolts and this is far less trouble in my opinion. You still have to get them out.

This is the engine with the broken rocker and cracked y-pipes. Since the relative compression test was so bad and I knew the cab was destined to come off for one reason or another I decided to wait until the cab was off to perform the manual compression test. It worked out well and I was able to test cylinder #7 which I have never been able to do with the cab on and the heater box in the way.

Well it does seem that HVBOM can be used to determine if a vehicle is equipped with the plow prep package. With newer vehicles you view the window sticker - see the HVBOM window for the Window Sticker button. I was able to find plow package listed on the VIN I ran. Of course, the features tab lists the axle and spring codes... any sales person with a clue as to what he/she is looking at could probably tell from that.

I'll have to look into that. Perhaps it will mention something specific.

Yeah, any time I have ever heard any mention was for diesel fan clutches. Apparently our part catalog pulls the right parts based on the VIN. The reason I am asking this question is that our sales department asked me if I knew how to tell. Apparently they have a used truck they wanted to know if it had the plow prep package.

Plow Prep Package Mike, not the plow itself. I know the fan clutch and possibly the charging system is part of the prep package but you cant tell just by looking at those parts.

How can you tell if a Super Duty truck was built with a plow package? Is there a code on the VID or is there anything on the truck that is noticeably different? And the first wise ass that says look to see if a there is a plow frame...

Trhank you Rich, I think I have seen this posted elsewhere too now that I think of it.

Sometimes I wonder if some of the metal we find when we perform the debris check isn't really coming from the fitting threads. Just wondering. The trucks I have worked on that had undeniable pump problems had some real crap in the lines or a LOT of flecks of metal, often dark colored.

I guess you didn't follow up in that thread in the monkey house. A few days ago I had a new 2011 in my bay for a PDI and I decided to put IDS on it at the recommendation of a poster. Low and behold I discovered that yes, you CAN now change the TPMS settings and I too got the obtrusive warning window but I don't recall it being worded in a way that suggested this was illegal. What I noticed is that it said you are only to adjust the pressure setting at or above the placard as certified for the truck. (not in those exact words) It went on to say that only those pressure choices would be available (again in similar words) but on My IDS was able to, and did set the rears for 30 PSI. Imagine that! I then set it back to where it was. When I attempted to return to the screen to play around some more IDS would return me back to the main menu when selecting TPMS in the programmable parameter screen. I don't know what that glitch was about. Like Jim I have a problem with this as it could set us up for liability concerns and I am thinking that when these concerns rear their ugly heads it will have something to do with a serious injury or death. Flash back to the Mark Fabian topic... he was allegedly negligent. Here, we are knowingly and purposefully changing the setting of a safety warning system... Thank you Ford! I do however understand that people are going to install aftermarket parts and change tires and so forth and that this does not necessarily mean that the parts or changes are affecting safety in a negative way. We can't re-certify the truck so what do you do? With the world the way that it is I am hesitant to do anything out of what is documented or labeled in any way related to safety and certification. My own truck? A different matter perhaps. I don't think I will be willing to reset this on any customer's truck at the moment. What really pisses me off is that the service information like the Workshop Manual and the current TPMS job aid makes no mention of this capability. It is great that the 2011 WSM is still missing so much information that we really need.

Yes Brad, good job!

I know we probably discussed this with prior year models but does anyone know definitively why the F-450/500 diesels are depowered?

I read this or something like it at the monkey house... I am curious as to whether the PCM tell-tale code is going to be effective...

Is that what Ford meant by "putting the brakes on the Ranger?" I thought the ranger was going away in North America?

I am currently waiting for parts too trickle in.

This makes me wonder if this is why Ford designed the 6.7L with individual push rods and rockers for each valve... with no bridge and a flat tip... along with a lubrication manifold and jets to lubricate (and cool) the valves and rockers.

So which did you go with, the devil or Frankenstein?

So what do you ghouls do on Halloween? Me, I am taking the little ones out after dark and of course I dress for the occasion. I have had some good costumes which are all neatly tucked away. This year it's a black cape and black hood with the face blacked out and glowing red eyes... It brings me joy to scare the shit outta little kids. That is if my little one lets me.

I am following a new thread over at the monkey house where a couple of members are claiming that their dealers had "reset" their TPMS for lower pressures on 2011 Super Duty trucks. ~scuse me? I was under the impression that the TPMS minimum pressure values were hard coded into the SJB and are based upon the certified pressures the vehicle safety/tire information decals present. The TPMS is required to alert the driver if the tire pressure falls to 25 percent below the manufacturer’s recommended tire pressure. According to one monkey the dealer *allegedly* contacted the Hot-Line and was able to reprogram the module. Has anyone heard of this? Is this even legal? Possible? I was under the impression that this was written in stone. If you look at the TPMS Job Aid in the PTS website there is no mention of reprogramming or configuration... The Job Aid by the way is very informative by the way and contains a lot of information that the service manual ignores. I haven't read it front to back so I do hope I haven't missed something.