mrbudge

Is anyone getting parts for a 6.0l directly from International? Now that some of these units are finally off diesel engine warranty I am considering getting parts for a vt366 directly. We don't usually have Ford parts available locally, if I can get them from International it will save having the truck down overnight.

Looks like there were some 'accessory' wires running along the left frame that had a little too much slack. When the driveshaft grabbed them, the fuel lines, brake lines, and everything else went with them. Quite a mess, and insurance company wants used parts to fix.

Yeah, Google, why didn't I think of that. Anyway, we have a superduty 4x4 here with everything that runs in the left frame rail wrapped around the front driveshaft. They drove her until she wouldn't drive no more. Not as bad as the mattress, but you would think someone would have noticed something?

Does anyone have a link to the pictures of the driveshaft with the mattress wrapped around it? We need a good laugh here, and I can't remember where I saw it. Thanks.

Is it really so bad? This gives Ford a chance to let everyone else (Volvo, MBE, Cummins, International, ETC) to sort out the SCR VS EGR debate and hopefully make the clean diesel work reasonably well before going to market. Can you imagine someone who buys a F150 diesel as a grocery getter to save money on fuel only to find out that since it never works hard it is constantly in regen and burning more fuel than the old 460 he just traded in. Not too happy, and as the technician working on the truck, it is your fault that you can't fix it. Be patient and let someone else do the dirty work.

Funny how every truck I have ever sat in with an adjustable power level always has it set on max.

Does the compressor come on when you open and close a door?

It is unfortunate to see another experienced tech leave the trade, but how can you blame him. It is a thankless business, no one ever says thanks when you pull their ass out of a fire, but they sure call you an asshole crook when you ask to get paid for fixing their junk. And try to find someone with "the knack" to be a good mechanic. All the training in the world does not make a good tech, you need the knack, and it seems there is not much of it out there anymore. Good luck Jim. I have been doing this for 27 years now, I wish I had the guts to make the move you did.

I see Ford is offering a F59 stripped chassis and an Econoline ambulance package for 2010-2011, both have no mention of diesel engine, only 6.8 gas. Has Ford had enough already?

If you can duplicate the stall watch ficm sync, if it goes to no and stalls you may have a cmp sensor with too much air gap. Rust under the mounting flange can cause this, or the sensor may not be fully inserted in the block. We remove the ps pumps here to verify this. If you check the cam sensor trace on an oscilloscope you will see very low amplitude at low speeds, enough for it to lose ficn sync. Oddly enough they will re-start after the stall, if you rev them up and allow them to return to idle they will stall when the rpm dips slightly below idle on decel.