Glad you made it Twitchy. Guessing a upgrade will come of this. Maybe boots and t-bolt clamps all the way around.

 

Boy if Twitchy only had a signature with picture and information on his Excursion.

 

Haven't you met in person several times? Surely ONE of those times you heard his truck. The instant you breath on the throttle in a 6.0, the VGT spool is unmistakable.

Come to think of it, he did... Iiiiinteresting, there's mischief afoot! Or maybe it's the rum.

Maybe it's a good idea if I stay off the forums tonight

 

He does, that's how I knew.

Sigs don't always show on a post.

Stewart

 

Signature's don't show when posting from the mobile app. I personally can't stand the app and primarily use the desktop website.

 

Do yourself a favor and order some riffraff boots when you get a minute, i think the whole set is like $140. I haven't had a problem in 50,000 miles with them. Glad you made it to your destination though

 

This info worked out perfectly man. Thanks alot!


Yes, I blame you.

No joke man, it was extremely frustrating.

Worn out boots. It just wouldn't stay together.

I thought some of you would like that.

I want some of what you're smoking. It has always been a 6.0

I have Riffraff on the other side. Didn't replace those because they I thought they were already an upgraded version and I wanted to save the cash......



I have been on the mobile app for the whole trip. Just now got to fire up the laptop and get online.

 

ah, gotcha. well either way, i always spray my riffraff boots and the mating surface with brake clean and wipe it down before i install them. definitely want to make sure the oil is off

 

Twitch, I think an investigation is in order. Check the clamps and boots for any signs of foul play. I have a feeling that Apoc set you up after the "under the bus" bomb that happened...

 

BOOM!

Seriously, glad you got where you needed to go man. Safe travels!

 

Have you done the ccv mod? If not maybe it's the oil inside and more boost with the trailer hooked up causing them to blow off. Glad you were able to limp it along and make it there safely.

 

He has 120k on his V10 where as twitch has 300k+ on his DIESEL(6.0 Apoc). Diesels are meant to be used and not parked when fuel is $4+ a gallon getting 8-10mpg's

 

So I will post pictures of the repair later, but I figured I will give you guys the rundown of happened and hopefully you can avoid having this problem when you travel.

We were just outside of Jackson, TN around 10pm and we heard the loud pop. I knew the sound since it has happened in the past so there was no big panic at the time. Pulled over, popped the hood to confirm what the issue was. Set out the triangles so no one would plow into the back of us. It was the lower boot on the down pipe from the turbo. I slid it back on and clamped it down tight. Packed up triangles, put away tools, and got back on the road. Time on the roadside was roughly 20minutes total.

We get about 10 miles and it pops again. I was thinking I must have not clamped down tight enough. Pulled over, triangles come out, get tools, pop hood. Look down at the same boot and nothing is wrong. I give all the others a look and I see it is now the top boot of the down pipe. So I lay on top of the hot engine and start the repair. I get it tightened down and pack everything back up and get back on the road. Just a few more miles and "POP" again. Now I am getting frustrated! Same process goes on...pull over, triangles, tools, pop hood. It's the top boot again except now when it popped it stripped the threads on it so I couldn't tighten it down. I pushed it all together and tried just coasting on the shoulder without giving it any real gas. We stopped right at the 70 mile marker because the shoulder was now gone and I didn't want to risk going foward with the engine and the amount of traffic on the road. (70mph speed limit and pitch black) This is where the original post came into play. When the intercooler went in DC, we couldn't even make it a mile with the trailer before the EGTs were 1500°. So we stayed put and called Good Sams for a tow. 2.5 hours into the phone call with Good Sam and a tow truck was finally dispatched and an hour away. At this point I was done and using the info from you guys, we called the TA and found out they have a full truck service and tire shop. With the much lesser volume of traffic; we decided it was safe to proceed on.

We make it to the TA, get the clamp...decide to get extras, make the repair, get coffee, bathroom breaks, etc.. and get on the road. When we pull out of the stop I slam on the throttle to see if the clamp holds....all was good. A few miles later and it blows........ ARRRRRGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!one. We were colese enough to coast to the next exit and I pop the hood. This time I can not get it all to stay together. Found a Ford dealer in Memphis so I force it together and secure the tube so it doesn't move around too much. Somehow we make it the 40 miles to Memphis and park across from the Ford dealer to sleep until they open at 7.

They didn't have the boots so I got the correct clamps only and cleaned everything up and got it all put back together in the Walmart parking lot down the street. My awesome wife made sure their was warm breakfast and hot coffee waiting for me when I got back from the dealer. All seemed good to go and after a few test runs up and down the street with no issues; we decided to hook back up to the trailer and keep moving forward. Everything seemed fine and no other issues came up until we got to Mount Pleasant, TX and we hear the pop again, but slightly different before. Pull over, pop the hood but see nothing wrong. I start feeling around and found a huge rip in the lower boot on the down pipe. At this point there is not much we can do since the boot is destroyed....but to quote something we always say down here..."If you can duct it, F*** it" Of course duct tape wont old worth a damn in this application but it gave us enough boost and air flow to keep the EGTs down to an acceptable level. A buddy was able to meet us in Princeton, TX to take the trailer off our hands and pull it the last hour of the trip.

A few things I suggest you do in the future:

Keep extra clamps around just in case
Keep old boots for the same reason
Always check your engine compartment for foul play after meeting up with Apoc.


We have arrived and are good to go now. Just ordered boots from Riff Raff and paid UPS overnight shipping. I will take pictures of everything once I start the repair.

 

[QUOTE=Twitchyleprechaun;16139925]So I will post pictures of the repair later, but I figured I will give you guys the rundown of happened and hopefully you can avoid having this problem when you travel."

Glad all is well for now Oh Yea, PROBLEM AVOIDED, No Moe Oil Burners For ME

 

Wow that is quite the story and glad you held it somewhat together. I am not to sure I wouldnt have burned it all down to the ground!!!!!!!!

I will however get some spare clamps and look at upgrading my boots before long.