WHAT TO DO???
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WHAT TO DO???
I have a 2005 f350 dually 4X4 with 104,000 miles on it that is losing coolant and blowing white smoke and the occasional puking from the degas bottle. Should I just trade it in and go with a different diesel truck or is it worth bullet proofing and just keeping? Money is very tight these days and I am trying to figure out the best way to go.
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Expect pricing to range between $4-5k for all work/parts/updates. If the heads are found to need replacement there's additional costs upwards of $2k depending on the work done to the heads.
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The trade-in on a 6.0 is going to be in the tank, especially if the dealer decides to plug into it while appraising it or notices that it's smoking. So what are you going to buy with your tight funds? Nothing a whole lot newer probably unless you take a large monthly payment, and pretty much every light duty diesel I can think of has a weak point similar to the 6.0s problems. 7.3s have a weaker trans, Dodge's have the weak Dodge wrapped around the Cummins, Chevy/GMC managed to make an engine that overheats with a bed full of air. You're going to be buying a used truck that more than likely used in the way it was intended, so you'll just be buying into a new set of problems.
I'd get the repair quoted first and crunch numbers with an actual repair amount on the table to sit beside a list of monthly payments on different trucks. Not every puking truck needs gaskets, and not every set of blown gaskets needs new heads, so I'm betting that the repair job is going to be the most cost effective option.
I'd get the repair quoted first and crunch numbers with an actual repair amount on the table to sit beside a list of monthly payments on different trucks. Not every puking truck needs gaskets, and not every set of blown gaskets needs new heads, so I'm betting that the repair job is going to be the most cost effective option.
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The trade-in on a 6.0 is going to be in the tank, especially if the dealer decides to plug into it while appraising it or notices that it's smoking. So what are you going to buy with your tight funds? Nothing a whole lot newer probably unless you take a large monthly payment, and pretty much every light duty diesel I can think of has a weak point similar to the 6.0s problems. 7.3s have a weaker trans, Dodge's have the weak Dodge wrapped around the Cummins, Chevy/GMC managed to make an engine that overheats with a bed full of air. You're going to be buying a used truck that more than likely used in the way it was intended, so you'll just be buying into a new set of problems.
I'd get the repair quoted first and crunch numbers with an actual repair amount on the table to sit beside a list of monthly payments on different trucks. Not every puking truck needs gaskets, and not every set of blown gaskets needs new heads, so I'm betting that the repair job is going to be the most cost effective option.
I'd get the repair quoted first and crunch numbers with an actual repair amount on the table to sit beside a list of monthly payments on different trucks. Not every puking truck needs gaskets, and not every set of blown gaskets needs new heads, so I'm betting that the repair job is going to be the most cost effective option.
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Trying not to panic yet
Thanks for all the positive replys as I already love the truck, but I was just trying to figure out if it worth fixing or just get rid of. This is my first diesel and I was not expecting such an expensive repair job. I know trade value compared to trying to buy something new is a big difference compared to just biting the bullet and spending the money to fix it, but I just want to make sure it is reliable after spending 5k or more.
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With the repairs done correctly, and if you get on board with our ****-retentive maintenance schedules, the truck should run for 300+k miles. This repair bill might be a gut punch, but doing it'll all at once instead of piecemealing it together will save you cash in the long run.
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