Well it happened
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Well it happened
Well, the truck has been fine since the the Head Gaskets and BPD. I was headed back to Phoenix down the 87. I was climbing the hill to the top of Mt. Ord. Near the top, big explosion under the hood. I knew what it was right away. A clamp on the Turbo broke. No power. I limped to the pull off area. called AAA for the ride home. He pulled up in a big Ford flatbed. I asked him if he has had many problems with his. He had 290K miles on it and he said he has had no issues at all. I was in disbelief, then he said it had a Cummins in it.
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Spare clamps are cheap - good to have one in an on-board toolbox.
That particular failure is no big deal unless you are over boosting w/ a possible turbo problem.
Lots of people have reached 200k+ miles on a 6.0L without any significant issue. However, seems like injector life is in the 200k to 250k mile range - when treated to good fuel pressure and clean oil!
That particular failure is no big deal unless you are over boosting w/ a possible turbo problem.
Lots of people have reached 200k+ miles on a 6.0L without any significant issue. However, seems like injector life is in the 200k to 250k mile range - when treated to good fuel pressure and clean oil!
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Did you replace the clamp during your head job? You could have over torqed the clamp and it broke after being heated up and expanding. I don't see this as a ford problem. But go on complaining and i'm sure someone will give you some cheese for your whine!
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Hahaha.... Lmao!
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x2. I bought a couple and keep them in the toolbox.
The nice thing is, once you buy a spare clamp, you are guaranteed to never need one. Or so it seems.
The nice thing is, once you buy a spare clamp, you are guaranteed to never need one. Or so it seems.
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