Anyone have a 17 super duty?

fordmantpw · Mar 20, 2017

ovrszd said:
We'll need pics of course!!!

Well, obviously I'm not the only one that appreciates truck ****!

I tell my wife she should be happy my **** comes in the form of trucks instead of women. :laughing:

kenmac · Mar 20, 2017

BrokeFarmerJohn said:
This thread has really dropped my jaw lmfao, I paid less for my house than two of those trucks are worth lol

Yep. No way would I pay that kinda of $$ for any vehicle. Wait a couple of years and buy one for way less $$.

Has ford finally built an engine that will stay together without any mods. ?
I'm not a ford guy ,but have been told that some were built with aluminum head bolts, (and some other stuff). They said if you replace all this factory stuff (he said 3 K) it's a good motor.

My son is a FF/medic. They have ford rescue trucks. He says when they have their rescue truck in the shop for engine repairs. the cab has to be removed to access the engine. WTH ?

fordmantpw · Mar 20, 2017

kenmac said:
Yep. No way would I pay that kinda of $$ for any vehicle. Wait a couple of years and buy one for way less $$.

Has ford finally built an engine that will stay together without any mods. ?
I'm not a ford guy ,but have been told that some were built with aluminum head bolts, (and some other stuff). They said if you replace all this factory stuff (he said 3 K) it's a good motor.

Welcome to 2003. That was the 6.0L you are referring to. It came out in 2003 (late 2002 as a 2003 model) and was not built by Ford. The 6.9L, 7.3L, 6.0L, and 6.4L were International/Navistar engines, and were not built by Ford. The 6.7L Ford has offered since the 2011 model year is Ford designed and built, and has been nearly bullet proof. Very few problems for the 6.7L.

kenmac said:
My son is a FF/medic. They have ford rescue trucks. He says when they have their rescue truck in the shop for engine repairs. the cab has to be removed to access the engine. WTH ?

That is true, for major repairs, the cab has to come off the truck. That is really the only way to get to the engine because it is so cramped under the hood. Thankfully, Ford has designed everything for quick-release of the cab to make it easier. A lot of techs have mentioned that they remove the cab at times even when the procedure doesn't require it simply because it is easier to reach everything that way. It's really no bid deal now.

fordmantpw · Mar 20, 2017

Well, she showed up to the dealer over the weekend. :cool2::cool2::cool2: First pic:

HCJtractor · Mar 20, 2017

Very nice! I'm jealous. It's too pretty to be a truck.

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fordmantpw · Mar 20, 2017

HCJtractor said:
Very nice! I'm jealous. It's too pretty to be a truck.

The most "truck use" it gets is hauling our kids, our fifth wheel, my deer to the processor, and minor household use, so it's OK if it's pretty.

kenmac · Mar 20, 2017

fordmantpw said:
Welcome to 2003. That was the 6.0L you are referring to. It came out in 2003 (late 2002 as a 2003 model) and was not built by Ford. The 6.9L, 7.3L, 6.0L, and 6.4L were International/Navistar engines, and were not built by Ford. The 6.7L Ford has offered since the 2011 model year is Ford designed and built, and has been nearly bullet proof. Very few problems for the 6.7L.

That is true, for major repairs, the cab has to come off the truck. That is really the only way to get to the engine because it is so cramped under the hood. Thankfully, Ford has designed everything for quick-release of the cab to make it easier. A lot of techs have mentioned that they remove the cab at times even when the procedure doesn't require it simply because it is easier to reach everything that way. It's really no bid deal now.

I'll have to ask him what the price is to remove the cab. He told me the cost . I don't remember, but best I remember it was expensive . I don't know what model truck they have right now. I'm quite sure it is the newer model with a ford engine. Not an old one with the Navistar engine. Quite a few fire departments around here went with a different brand truck within the last couple of years because they were having engine problems with the fords.

fordmantpw · Mar 20, 2017

kenmac said:
I'll have to ask him what the price is to remove the cab. He told me the cost . I don't remember, but best I remember it was expensive . I don't know what model truck they have right now. I'm quite sure it is the newer model with a ford engine. Not an old one with the Navistar engine. Quite a few fire departments around here went with a different brand truck within the last couple of years because they were having engine problems with the fords.

Unfortunately, the issues with the 6.0 and 6.4 turned a lot of folks off from Ford trucks. Thankfully, those days are in the past, but people don't forget that truck they had that was nothing but a problem.

kenmac · Mar 20, 2017

they were talking about one of the engines having problems related to aluminum head bolts :confused3:
Which engine was that ?

fordmantpw · Mar 20, 2017

kenmac said:
they were talking about one of the engines having problems related to aluminum head bolts :confused3:
Which engine was that ?

It wasn't the aluminum head bolts, it was the fact the engine didn't have enough head bolts. One part of 'bullet proofing' the 6.0 includes the replacement of the head studs with new ones.

Head gasket failure became a common cause of repair. "Especially on the 6.0L, there was a design flaw-not enough head bolts. The head bolts pass through an aluminum carrier and cast-iron head, and you just don't get the clamping force," Dugas noted. This can be addressed by replacing the torque-to-limit head bolts with head studs that offer better clamping power.

From Banks Power: http://bankspower.com/magazines/show/617-ford-power-stroke-6.0l-part-1-what-fails-and-why