Keith Browning

One of my favorite motto's Mike is: "there are no stupid questions." I never said there weren't stupid people.

Well yes, good point on the experience but you will remember it and I am sure you will see it again some day. By the way that should be a 10 Amp fuse, not a 5 Amp.

How? In two pieces?

This is one of the oldest pattern failures. After you see a couple you are able to instantly recognize the problem just by the description: No accelerator, instrument cluster doesn't work, shifter won't come out of Park, Fuse 19 keeps blowing... I keep thinking there was a TSB for this despite never being able to find it.

I like the boxy look of the Flex with it's stretched out look. Dressed right they almost look elegant.

So much for Redneck Engineering. If the part don't fit, you must a quit!

6.0 Head Gaskets. Follwed by what should be a 6.4L short block. I love my job.

Man that is rough!

Ask Jim if he like onions.

I am finding a lot of replies from the Hot-Line lately make no sense what-so-ever and contradict a lot of things they have done in the past, things that are common knowledge. We recently applied for assistance for a customer that had a fuel tank rust out. Ford replied that they do not have problems with fuel tanks. Excuse me?

You guys are looking at this all wrong. $15-$20 per hour is a STEP UP from McDonald's. Hey, if you can change the oil in a fyer...

Well it turns out that it is me. Fuck. At least I still own a humility wrench. As it turns out you CAN swap the high pressure oil feed tubes with the dummy plug. Just don't expect the engine to start.

Like it's going to be hard or time consuming? We don't know how the gaskets are going to age either. Haw many 6.0L oil cooler housing to block seals are you replacing lately? Just sayin...

I knew we discussed this before ---> HERE

I got it in 5 days and yes, the LCD BacPac is desireable.

Hmmm. Seems like we are seeing a rash of non approvals lately

It's not a comeback issue... it's the fact that this truck just keeps giving up problems without even leaving the bay. I am not one to just apply every to every truck that enters my shop just because... we do have warranty policies to adhere to and well, if it ain't broke, why assume it needs fixing right? Unfortunately this is one time that way of thinking would have saved me time and aggravation.

I have a 2007 F350 that keeps bending me over. Early December it came in needing coolers and left running fine and retaining it's fluids. Truck came back two weeks ago needing head gaskets - I admit I may have missed that but the truck was holding it's fluids when it left and I beat the shit outta these trucks after repairing them. So be it. It came in running fine with no reports of performance issues, no starts etc. While I have it apart I find #8 exhaust push rod bent and the dummy plugs deteriorated. Parts replaced, valves were removed and inspected only to find some wet (oily) rust looking crud on the stem. I put this truck together, lower the cab and button it up. Cranks and cranks and doesn't start. ICP remains at 0.24 volts. Off with the covers and air tested the HPOP system and major air flow with the IPR closed. You known he kind of hissing with fluid spitting and an echo from deep in the engine? Removed the IPR and found nothing wrong with it and I have oil spilling from the pump with the valve out while cranking. STC fitting highly suspect here. My only thought here is that with the heads off and the system drained for several days, the compromised fitting seal is now dry and will not seal at all. Kind of ironic. Ever have shit like this happen to you? To make matters worse (emotionally) this is not the kind of crap you need with new owners and management.

And not get paid for it to boot.

I am sure that PROP has some sort of framework that tied the bed and the cab together to form a single unit.

Got my HD Pro 2 today! Of course the memory card didn't arrive yet. And I am pissed because I forgot to order the LCD Bac Pac... if you get one of these things you need to know that it does not have an LCD screen. They make one that snaps onto the back of the camera. I'll order one eventually. For now I will charge the battery and if the mail comes before the snow ends tomorrow I'll stick this thing on the snow thrower...

Good for him. I recall hearing my writer say emissions repairs not being covered by some of these warranty companys.

My thinking on this is that a 6.0L that has a current calibration installed, is running properly, the engine oil is not overfilled and isn't using crap fuel, EGR failures due to carbon are simply not an issue any more. Unlike in the past, we see very few EGR problems that are not affected by an EGR cooler failures, poor performance and poor maintenance practices. I have attached TSB 08-26-12 for us to review... though many of us have determined the baffle is pretty much wothless the description and diagnostics are important. As maintenance I also think it is a waste of your customers' money and your time. If you have a build up of carbon and you are not addressing the cause of it you are not doing any good in the long run. But I have been in this business long enough to know that our employers are out to make money and offering these services are one way of doing so. If your customers see any benefit despite not being long lasting, then I guess all is not lost. When repairing an engine that has had coolant or oil contamination in the intake you are better off having the manifold hot tanked as this will also clean out the passage between the cooler and the valve which the "flush" simply can't clean.

That is good to hear. That hopefully means we won't get pounded with trucks fallinfg apart.

Oh it ain't a rumor my friend. The E-seies is GONE and the Transit IS coming.