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  1. snicklas

    Beating that ole dead horse again.

    I have read the 03 and 04 trucks do not get a CEL. Another option that I have heard is, when you do the delete, you can leave the EGR Valve connected to the electrical, just zip-tie it up and out of the way. This way the computer still thinks the EGR is there, it will even make it...
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    Sticking EGR valve

    X2 on what WD40 said...... Get on it every once in a while.... like getting on the Interstate.... If I have been putting around for a while, and get on the interstate and roll into the throttle, I can see a haze behind me.... that clears before I am on the travel lanes and it stays clear...
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    Question Fuel filter help

    I agree, I get the Motorcraft Fuel Filers from Advance for about $45 out the door. Motorcraft Oil filter from Advance or Wally World for about $20.
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    Question Is the 6.0 Junk ???

    Ford came back with a we want this to cost less for us to buy, and with these changes we can acomplish it... so IH said ok.... and we see how that worked. If the beancounters had left it alone..... I think the 6.0 would have been the "must have" engine ...... I know I love mine!!!!
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    Question Is the 6.0 Junk ???

    It was not a testing issue. The engine that IH had developed was as solid as any before it..... the FORD BEANCOUNTERS got a hold of it, and cheeped out on some of the components..... The beancounter goal was to ge it past the 100k mile warrenty, if the component lasted 100,001 miles they were...
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    Replacing my fuel filters, not sure about something.

    A trick to remove the fuel from the Secondary Housing on the engine. After you open the 6mm drain on the HFCM, go under the hood and open the Secondary Filter lid... this will allow the fuel to drain from the housing into the bucket you already have in position. This is what I have been doing...
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    Dear Serendipity

    Yep, I got one too........ I just figured it was a spammer. No posts... and not truck related. We had a spammer hit over at oilburners........ they were hitting old posts...... with a page worth of BS...... Fun to ban a spammer.......
  8. snicklas

    Brake Pad Replacement

    twotone... My EX was doing the same thing. It was the rears though..... I think the pads were glazed for some reason... I installed new pads all around and it went away. Now I gotta look at it again.. I think I knocked an ABS wire loose.....
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    Electrical Issue

    OK.. I will look and see if that is the issue, the thing I notice is the odor is on the pass side and the MC is on the drivers side. I did not have a chance to look at it last night, got home and about 5 minutes later the sky opened up... maybe tonight, if I get home before dark....
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    Fluids

    In responce to your 3 questions 1) I agree with Dave.... Use only the Motorcraft stuff that is REQUIRED! 2 and 3) 2. it will fill on its own, cycle the key 3 or 4 times before you start it after a filter change. 3. The only thing that goes in the fuel system of my 6.0 is Clean #2 from a...
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    Electrical Issue

    Last evening, went out to close the windows on the truck and found the batteries to be down, has happened when it is just started and shut off several times, like in and out of the garage, move to mow, etc, frustrating but not a surprise as it has not been driven any distance in several days...
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    ARP Head Studs

    It can, I just think pulling the engine and being able to stand right next to it and work on it would be much easier... and I think less dissasembaly of the truck to get the whole engine in and out vs room to be able to manuver the heads....
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    ARP Head Studs

    Dave, I think what you have to do is place the studs or bolts for that mannor in the heads and hold them up, with like a spring clip, slide them into place, and then tighten them down with the head in place..... I know the studs need to be "broken in" with a series of tighen/loosen steps...
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    Injector cleaning Hot Shot's Secret

    JohnBoy, I have/do idle for extended periods also. We have 5 kids from ranging from 3 to 15 and at times if the "baby" is asleep and we need to run into a store, I will leave the 15yo and the asleep 2yo in the truck. Idle in winter to keep the heat running and summer for the A/C. I do...
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    Injector cleaning Hot Shot's Secret

    I have been running the Motorcraft 15w-40 in my 6.0 and it seems to like it, better than it liked Rotella. I would also say, one thing to look at with the black smoke is the EGR and/or Turbo. I know the if the EGR is dirty and not functioning it can cause increased smoke. I turbo could...
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    Sea Foam safe to use in oil?

    rammer, What they are saying, is not to pour the contents down the intake of a diesel. Some people do it with a gasser, which is still not a good idea, but on a diesel the clearences inside the combustion chamber are so small the liquid can take up more space that is provided and cause bent...
  17. snicklas

    A CEL question

    Can a dead/dying glow plug set the CEL? I have had a CEL after an overnight cold start and will clear after a 4 re-starts..... Id does not always do this..... was just trying to get ideas.... does not start hard and does not smoke... I have not had the codes pulled yet.....
  18. snicklas

    Best deal on Fuel Filters???

    I get my filters from Advance Auto Parts. The Motorcraft Oil Filter is ~$21 - Which is the Oil Filter and a new O-Ring for the cap The Motorcraft Fuel Filter is ~$46 - Which is the Primary Filter/Water Seperator the Secondary Filter and 2 O-Rings, one for each cap. I have not priced...
  19. snicklas

    Engine running crappy

    Could you explain what it is doing..... "Engine running crappy" not much to go on.... Any thing seem to cause it, cold start, when warm...???? More info please....
  20. snicklas

    RPMs

    I agree, I am running completely stock, bumper to bumper. With your mods, you have not turned up the fuel to the engine, just allowing it to breathe better. I would push on the skinny pedal and let it work. I have not babied mine at all, and it is good for the 6.0 to be worked and allowed to...
  21. snicklas

    p0402 code (egr)

    I believe it is 2 bolts and "just slides out". I have heard the first time out and being really dirty, they can put up quite a fight.....
  22. snicklas

    p0402 code (egr)

    Dealer.... Mine quoted me something like ~$7 for the kit...... I plan on doing this sometime in the near future....
  23. snicklas

    Crap!!!!!!!

    OUCH!!!! I guess you will be keeping this one for a long time..... but at least you know you have a truch that will last a long time.....
  24. snicklas

    Crap!!!!!!!

    Dogman, I hate to ask after all the other work that was done, but how much is the new engine going to set you back? I am really sorry to read what all has happened with this, and I wonder how many other one like this are out there.....
  25. snicklas

    Regen additive

    I have seen the fluid at truck stops, but did not notice the price, so it is available from other sources.....

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