Pulling heavy loads
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Pulling heavy loads
All,
Just joined today as I could find a good answer to a question I have in regard to pulling heavy loads up hill.
Truck is a 2015 F350 Lariat DRW 6.7 liter
When going up hills, do you all just stick your foot in it and let the truck do it's thing or is there a specific RPM I should look for? I am concerned about melting pistons or blowing head gaskets like I did on my 6.0.
Does these new trucks monitor Exhaust gas temps and shut the truck down if they reach a set threshold?
I keep an eye on my oil temp on the drivers display and back off if I see it getting to the 230 range
Thanks for the help
Just joined today as I could find a good answer to a question I have in regard to pulling heavy loads up hill.
Truck is a 2015 F350 Lariat DRW 6.7 liter
When going up hills, do you all just stick your foot in it and let the truck do it's thing or is there a specific RPM I should look for? I am concerned about melting pistons or blowing head gaskets like I did on my 6.0.
Does these new trucks monitor Exhaust gas temps and shut the truck down if they reach a set threshold?
I keep an eye on my oil temp on the drivers display and back off if I see it getting to the 230 range
Thanks for the help
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Let 'er buck! Either pulling my 38' enclosed goose( 18000 lb) or 41' Raptor (18000 lb GVW)I just set the cruise and go. I figure that Ford has set the parameters for this engine to operate with, and if something starts to go beyond that point, the PCM is going to start throttling things back a little! Or a lot if that is what is necessary to prevent it from damaging itself. Now if you are deleted and tuned.....that could be a different story.
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Originally Posted by craigcountyKTM
Does these new trucks monitor Exhaust gas temps and shut the truck down if they reach a set threshold?
Originally Posted by craigcountyKTM
I keep an eye on my oil temp on the drivers display and back off if I see it getting to the 230 range
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Correct, that is what happened. Truck was 06 F250 6.0.
After climbing Afton Mtn on I64 West in VA I got on I81 South and stopped for fuel. When I was leaving and climbing the on ramp, the check engine light came on but the trucks power felt fine. I continued on home. As it turns out, I pulled 13K for about 80 miles down I81 with a blown head gasket and when I got home, the motor was super hot with no coolant. When I say hot, I mean you could hardly touch the fenders! I ended up going with the usual ARP studs and a Bulletproof EGR cooler on the rebuild. I sold it not long after and got the 2015. Man, what a difference in power!
R2Millers - I didn't actually melt the pistons on 6.0. I should have been more clear. When investigating my options for the repair on the 6.0, I was reading about melting pistons if the EGT's were not monitored and I have not seen a good solution for monitoring the EGT's on the 6.7.
After climbing Afton Mtn on I64 West in VA I got on I81 South and stopped for fuel. When I was leaving and climbing the on ramp, the check engine light came on but the trucks power felt fine. I continued on home. As it turns out, I pulled 13K for about 80 miles down I81 with a blown head gasket and when I got home, the motor was super hot with no coolant. When I say hot, I mean you could hardly touch the fenders! I ended up going with the usual ARP studs and a Bulletproof EGR cooler on the rebuild. I sold it not long after and got the 2015. Man, what a difference in power!
R2Millers - I didn't actually melt the pistons on 6.0. I should have been more clear. When investigating my options for the repair on the 6.0, I was reading about melting pistons if the EGT's were not monitored and I have not seen a good solution for monitoring the EGT's on the 6.7.
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