Changed the oil and used some hot shot secret. 176k and running great!

 

Let us know how that works out, good luck

 

I wish. $25,000 is wayyyyy out of my league, especially for something I'd use maybe once a year. And if conditions were bad enough for me to need them, then I should be sitting inside by the fire anyways.

Would be cool though

 

Nice work looks good. It will look factory when you get it painted.

 

If I had the money and the location to use them I would really be setup.

Nice big heated shop with a lift and a pit. With a nice set of tools (well I have that).
Also a mill, lathe and nice welding equipment (have some already).
The on top of that a big screen with a computer attached to it.
A nice little kitchen for cooking snacks. Last can't forget a fireplace.
When I say fireplace I am talking a Viking hall fireplace, BIG fireplace

The MAN CAVE MAX is what I would call it.

But I guess I'll just have to keep on dreaming.

Sean

EDIT : I for got an indoor wash bay for the truck.

 

Thanks That's what I'd like it to look like

 

That looks sweet. Well done.

 

looks great I have looked a couple different ideas of mounting it up there.

 

Ah yes tis the season for injector care...

I'm running Archoil 9100 in mine and it a absolutely loves it. It seems to have woken up my injectors a little as their performance at koeo, starting, idling, and driving have noticeably improved.

I've used hot shot secret on my 7.3 and it's worked wonders for it, hope it does the same for you and your 6.0.

 

Thanks Sean

Yeah, I had found some other versions, but nothing looked clean and factory-ish, it'd be cool to see any other ways of doing it like this. You have any ideas in particular Tom?

 

It won't look factory for mine but last year we did a job out of this African Teak it's pretty cool so I snagged enough to make me an small overhead, I only have the XLT so it's a blank slate, I drew up a few idea's but haven't pick one yet, Michale (sugar) did one with just a bracket clean and simple it looked good.

Nick did you have to buy the cable extension?

 

I read post after post today on preventive maintenance . New to owning a 2004 Ford 6 liter that is replacing my 92F150. Found a great deal on one with 71,000. Looks like new and so far runs great. Getting about 17 mpg. Still formulating my plan of attack for updating or upgrading the cooling, oil and head bolt issues I have been reading about.

 

Coasting welcome to the 6 oh club & FTE, you came to the right place for info, good luck

 

Sounds like you want to be proactive about your "new" truck and getting some kind of monitoring system goes a long way towards being proactive. There are several good OBDII based systems that will get you TONS of information about what your truck is doing (dash gauges are WORTHLESS). Getting an Oasis on your truck would go a long way in letting you know it's history. You may find that you need to do nothing but maintain and drive it. There are lots of those out there that we never hear of.

Welcome to FTE

 

Yeah, I got some OBDII extenders off a member of the org that has a bunch. I left about a foot of slack in the wiring in the overhead, so I didn't have to fanangle with everything right at the console, and that left the other end right at the bottom of the A-pillar. One extension cable and it's all set

Welcome Coasting!