Why no heavy duty Chevy pickup?

[Rustyiron]

Not on "old school" diesels Rob, I agree. Never owned one of these new computer controlled (except what ever my early 2000's trucks had) but they are not the old reliable diesels of the past. Full of sensors & computers that granted, make a ton of power over the old simple mechanical diesels, but from knowing a fair amount of guy's running these trucks (and tractors) the first thing in troubleshooting is hooking up a laptop that's got the proprietary program. That all to often seems to happen without any s

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I致e had three diesel trucks and they cost me a small fortune to keep them going. Maintenance was a little more than a gasser, 10 more quarts of oil, two fuel filters but nothing to crazy. Injectors, oil coolers, egr, head gaskets, studs. IMO, they are worth having if you make money with them. If you need torque it痴 the way to go but I wouldn稚 recommend one to anyone that doesn稚 need one or may not have 10 grand in the bank if something bad happens.

I had one hydolock and eat a piston on the turnpike, I could have bought a decent size fairly new tractor with what that cost me.

You either need to have plenty of money in the bank and be able to do your own mechanical work or if you keep it long enough out of warranty it will bite you.

The 7.3 and 5.9 12v days are gone, being able to afford to fix a newer one out of warranty is out of the question for a lot of people including me..

I have three diesel pu's right now, I haven't had near the repairs you are talking about and if I did, I wouldn't say ALL of them had those same problems...

SR

 

[4570Man]

I’ve had three diesel trucks and they cost me a small fortune to keep them going. Maintenance was a little more than a gasser, 10 more quarts of oil, two fuel filters but nothing to crazy. Injectors, oil coolers, egr, head gaskets, studs. IMO, they are worth having if you make money with them. If you need torque it’s the way to go but I wouldn’t recommend one to anyone that doesn’t need one or may not have 10 grand in the bank if something bad happens.

I had one hydolock and eat a piston on the turnpike, I could have bought a decent size fairly new tractor with what that cost me.

You either need to have plenty of money in the bank and be able to do your own mechanical work or if you keep it long enough out of warranty it will bite you.

The 7.3 and 5.9 12v days are gone, being able to afford to fix a newer one out of warranty is out of the question for a lot of people including me..

Did you drive a 6.0? In the $1.50 gas days a gas is pretty appealing, but then again if you’re looking at heavy tons you probably intend in pulling heavy loads. All these 3/4 ton diesels that mostly haul sailboat fuel are a waste.

 

[atsah]

Did you drive a 6.0? In the $1.50 gas days a gas is pretty appealing, but then again if you’re looking at heavy tons you probably intend in pulling heavy loads. All these 3/4 ton diesels that mostly haul sailboat fuel are a waste.

Not all 6.0's are bad. Depends on the year, if you take care of it and what you do with it. Yes 6.0, 6.4 and 5.9.. It doesn't matter to me what someone else buys, it is common knowledge that on road diesels cost substantially more from the initial option including maintenance and repairs. Anyone that has owned them knows this.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

It doesn't matter to me what someone else buys, it is common knowledge that on road diesels cost substantially more from the initial option including maintenance and repairs. Anyone that has owned them knows this.

As I already mentioned, I own three diesel pu's right now, along with three gassers, and I don't find that to be true..

It IS true that I never owned one of the JUNK 6.0 fords though! I'm smart enough to make good diesel choices in the first place! lol

SR

 

[atsah]

As I already mentioned, I own three diesel pu's right now, along with three gassers, and I don't find that to be true..

It IS true that I never owned one of the JUNK 6.0 fords though! I'm smart enough to make good diesel choices in the first place! lol

SR

So you're saying anyone that bought a 6.0 doesn't make good choices? That motor needed some work but you can make it reliable with a few changes if you're half way bright enough. Don't you ever get sick of puffing yourself up? Seems everything you do is better than whatever anyone else does, do you have a sack on the trailer hitch of each of you're trucks?

Members here don't even want post in threads you're in because of the same ole BS you post time and time again. Get a life man.

It's like listening to a broken record..

 

[farm boy00]

As I already mentioned, I own three diesel pu's right now, along with three gassers, and I don't find that to be true..

It IS true that I never owned one of the JUNK 6.0 fords though! I'm smart enough to make good diesel choices in the first place! lol

SR

So you dont own a duramax that is known for injector transfercase issues, 6.2 and 6.5 for lack of power, Cummins for having bad rust issues and front end problems on trucks, 7.3 for automatic transmissions, 6.0 for head gaskets, 6.4 for blowing up, and any newer diesel for emission problems?

 

[timswi]

I'm not a Ford guy but friends of mine that had the 6.0 "bullet proofed" have had no mechanical problems at all with the motor. The process did run around $3500, so an investment. Those that had the Ford dealer continually repair the 6.0 were supplied expensive and temporary band-aids that never fixed the OEM mistakes. I would have no reservations buying one of the properly upgraded 6.0's.

 

[Rustyiron]

I'm not a Ford guy but friends of mine that had the 6.0 "bullet proofed" have had no mechanical problems at all with the motor. The process did run around $3500, so an investment. Those that had the Ford dealer continually repair the 6.0 were supplied expensive and temporary band-aids that never fixed the OEM mistakes. I would have no reservations buying one of the properly upgraded 6.0's.

I've never had one, (6,0) but that the same story I've heard from friends of mine with them.

 

[atsah]

The 6.0 is actually a good strong motor, it's a learning curve, most people that bought them came out of a 7.3 and had no clue what the EPA did to them.

Lots of law suits with Ford and International etc. A lot of people didn't use them for work, if you don't work that motor and don't delete the EGR cooler, install ARP head studs, head gaskets, upgrade the FICM and oil cooler you will have trouble. The vanes in the turbo stick, the EGR valve gets stuck with soot if you don't work it, a stock engine worked like it was designed for will more than likely not have issues unless you don't maintain it well..

The 03 and 04 was the main problem, round EGR cooler instead of the square 05-07 coolers.

My 6.4 was a complete nightmare and blew up at 120K, I'd take a 6.0 any day.. They all have there issues, it's either one thing or another.