Aaron

Seems to me I had a post all written up regarding electric fans and diesels and how I felt that you'd never get enough airflow, but I forgot to hit send.

They tell you to change the cylinder heads on the offending bank in that TSB, I believe.

Check out the ISS and OSS they can make it do fucky stuff. tsb for it somewhere.

Buy it, put a used engine in it, and sell it, and make a pile of cash. Or drive it, and have a cheap, nice low mileage set of wheels. Jebus... my 08 has 77k on it already...

I think they should at least come with some sort of program so out in the field somewhere, you can at least get the hunk of shit running to get it back to the shop to program it. I guess the thought behind that, though, is if you've got the IDS there.... But on the other hand... if you're using an aftermarket scan tool...

Big tire truck, chris? 4 link begs for a 14x32. 10.5w isn't a real tire.

Probably by forcing ASBuilt into the PCM, would be the easiest. Put the new FICM on the truck, set the IDS to ignore inhale data, and force a PMI on the PCM. If I was to hazard a guess. I may be wrong.

2274 - 6.7L DIESEL - TURBO PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN F250/F350 AND F450/F550 SOME CUSTOMERS WITH MULTIPLE 2011 F-SUPER DUTIES MAY REPORT THAT F450 AND F550 CHASSIS CAB 6.7L DIESEL EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHARACTERISTIC TURBO LAG WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW ENGINE SPEED WHEN COMPARED TO A F250 AND F350 PICKUP VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE 6.7L DIESEL ENGINE. THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE DESIGN DIFFERENCES OF THE TURBOCHARGER AND AIR INTAKE SYSTEM. CHASSIS CAB VEHICLES USE A STANDARD VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER WHILE PICKUP VEHICLES USE A DUALBOOST TURBOCHARGER AND HAVE DIFFERENT HP AND TORQUE CURVES. REFER TO THE 2011 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY 6.7L POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE 'COFFEE TABLE' BOOK, LOCATED ON THE PTS WEBSITE, FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AS NECESSARY AND COMPARE TO A LIKE UNIT, AS THIS MAY BE CONSIDERED 'NORMAL', PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY DIAGNOSTICS. Hope this helps some!

This one gets FIVE STARS from me. Well I work at a local garage in this here community i am an automobile mechanic for one of them big car agencies well i was workin at my bench the other day, i had a four speed, all apart when this guy walked up and before he spoke, i knew just how he'd start he said buddy i was in here the other day, i had a rear axle bearing put in and ever since then my wipers won't work, and my lights well they won't dim well I could see he's a wantin' somethin for nothin that's the category I'd put him in so I sent him off to see the service manager and I sang out with a grin oh the car can be junk when they bring it in, but i know when i get through that sure as there's a hell i know they're gonna yell if it doesn't run like new this is wrong and that's not right how's come it costs so much? while they all stand and yell though none of them could tell a piston from a clutch now there's this other type a fella ya see he's gotta be right there ya lookin' over your shoulder and a-gettin' in ya hair. and to hear him talk, why it'd make ya wonder why he brought his car in here but you pay no mind, he's the other kinda you run up on, through the years. now someday you know in that far beyond up above those shining stars well, there's gotta be a place for mechanics like me, way up, there afar if there is and i make that place, well here's my heart's desire though it might not sell, I'm gonna stand and up and yell go fix your own damn car! oh the car can be junk when they bring it in but i know when i get through that sure as there's a hell i know theyre gonna yell if it doesn't run like new this is wrong and that's not right how's come it costs so much? while they all stand and yell none of them could tell a piston from a clutch I tell ya boys this mechanic's life, it's a hard life not like drivin' a truck, or pickin' on a ol guitar i tell ya, that flat rate's what's killin me! Can email you guys the MP3 if you wish.

A taco turd? Is that what a taco leaves behind when it has to make a dookie? Is that the stuff Taco bell puts in their tacos? Or the stuff that's left in the dumpster out back at the end of a shift?

So look at all the shiny ones, and replace the one that still has underhood crud on it?

Bridging The Gap An insightful look at the difference between dealership service departments and service departments at independent garages. Many times, we as dealer technicians are faced with a repair order that clearly states "TOWED FROM ANOTHER SHOP" or "HAS BEEN AT XYZ GARAGE FOR X MONTHS" and typically, these vehicles have had several hundred, if not THOUSANDS of dollars worth of parts THROWN at them. This does not even touch the fact that the customer has been without his or her vehicle for the amount of time the vehicle has been down. A lot of times, there are somewhat simple repairs for the concerns, coming down to a re-flash, or perhaps a Technical Service Bulletin that shows the replacement of a failed part with an updated one. These bulletins may also include reflashing of a particular module to help correct the concern. A lot of independent garages do not have easy access to these types of bulletins or tools, and a lot of times, a lot of unnecessary repairs are performed before the actual issue is fixed, and a lot of times -- this is repaired by sending the vehicle to the dealership for the TSB or reflash repair. In actuality, it comes down a lot of the time to not having the service information available to the independent garage, and when it is taken to the dealership, the whole job is blown out of proportion. The dealer then turns into the "stealer" as the independent garage may lay blame in the direction of the dealership, for the inadequacy of their repair documentation. I find all too often, garages searching public forums for information regarding particular repairs. All too often, the information relayed across the internet is erroneous, at best. Again, this information is used in a vehicle repair, with no real basis or qualifications behind the person passing out the information. If a particular repair facility is unwilling to purchase the proper workshop or wiring manuals to repair your vehicle, it would likely be in the customer's best interest to take it to the dealership to perhaps get the diagnosis and repair completed by someone who has the proper tools, documentation, and skills to do so. Guessing, going by 'gut feelings' or unloading the parts cannon is not an acceptable practice, and when the ammunition for the parts cannon starts at around $300 for each piece...it can be quite a drain on the customer's wallet. There ARE tools, documentation, and access to ALL the necessary materials to repair ANY Ford vehicle available to ANYBODY, it's merely a question of how much that particular service center wants to spend to'bridge the gap' between the dealer and the independent garage. There is no reason that an independent garage could not be on the same playing field as a dealership. It's merely, as stated before, a question of "How much do I want to spend money to make some money?" A returning, happy customer, in my opinion, is worth more than all the diagnostic tools, information, or specialty tools in the world. Unfortunately, all these things are NECESSARY to GET a happy, returning customer, with a vehicle that's been FIXED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. This may look like a some what objective look at the topic at hand, but I have worked both in the independent field as well as the dealership field and the presence of specialty tools, diagnostic equipment, and service information; as well as several other like-minded techs that may have seen the particular concern I am dealing with before, and can point you in a diagnostic direction, is absolutely priceless. Holy run on sentences batman.

I will take that copy of DOS 6.0, sir. As long as I can get a copy of Windows 3.11 as well as the DOS 6.2 upgrade discs. Can you imagine DOS 6.0 installation release discs on a CD? It'd be like 4mb! LMAO! Remember when an operating system was under 4mb? REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS AN OS ON THE BIOS OF THE COMPUTER?!?!?! Thooooooooose were the daaaaaaaaaaaaaays! LOL.

Agreed. I currently have in my bay, a truck I went to offsite program a FICM on, because they had installed a new FICM, and did not have the old module available to inhale data from. It still won't start. This truck had been there for 3 months. Towed in for no-start. It had stalled in a parking lot, and not long after it had stalled, I came across it and asked the guy(s) if they needed a hand. They told me to piss off. Piss off, indeed. They've put three turbos on it, an IPR, a cam sensor...and probably some more shit I'm gonna discover on Tuesday. Oh, and this has an Edge Juicy Fruit with AttiTOOD on it, too. Muck fe...

I do not believe you can go backwards. Even if you did a tear-tag program, I think it automatically installs the latest calibration in the truck. Even if you forced As-Built into the PCM, it puts the latest calibration in the truck. (I did this on Friday, to re-flash a 6.0 that had a new FICM installed but without the original FICM present to inhale data from.) And when I was done, the FICM had the latest rattle flash and the PCM was at the latest level. There are companies out there that are installing the "pilot injection, no inductive heat" flash in the FICM and PCM as a "performance" upgrade. I can't remember the name of the one company offhand -- but their tagline was something to the effect of "Return your 6.0 to it's former glory!" or something along those lines.

Favorite flicks as a kid Still up near the top of the list, actually.

"Think McFly...THINK"

Red is an excellent color choice, sir! What's your pulling truck?

Hey, did you guys see the new moon landing stuff? I thought it was kinda neat, you can see the landing sites, footprints, lunar modules, and stuff. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/apollosites.html

Look at an E-series! How many F series do you put gaskets in to every E series?

This bringing us back to the 'wiener' debacle... Which I just came across in my toolbox the other day, and I will post when I get a good buzz on.

Jim mentioned the VW store he worked at wanted them to drive the company vehicles. What do YOU guys drive? I have a 2008 F-350, and my racecar is a 1979 Malibu.

^^ What he said

Why bother? Or is the A/C broke, too?