6.2L longevity
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Nawwwww, had a very busy March. I went all over the place . West Texas ,New Mexico, Tennessee, Kansas. Louisiana. Kentucky. The truck is holding up very well
Last edited by Flatbed Ed; Apr 6, 2017 at 09:21 AM. Reason: Add pic
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From: Maryville, TN
Originally Posted by r2011
My bad news, number 5 exhaust spring busted and allowed valve to hit piston.had to buy long block from ford.105,000 miles.
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Hopping on here, looking at getting an F250 6.2. Does the 6.2 use nylon timing gears?
This will be my second Ford ever, stepping up from a Sierra 1500.
This will be my second Ford ever, stepping up from a Sierra 1500.
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nylon and going 418,000 miles on Flatbed Ed's truck.. I don't think so.
see for yourself..
https://www.ford-trucks.com/how-tos/...g-chain-361728
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see for yourself..
https://www.ford-trucks.com/how-tos/...g-chain-361728
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The timing gears on the 6.2L have to be steel I would reason. The 6.2L engine has VVT with cam phasers. The lower sprocket is on the crank; the uppers are on the cam drives. It uses link-plate cam chains. Where is it that nylon would even survive this application anyway?
This isn't like the old 4.9L 300 six that had (for a while) a nylon timing gear set. That was a disaster that rivaled stupidity at it's finest. Take a legendary engine known for rock-solid running, and put plastic crap on it ...
I would ask for proof that the 6.2L has nylon, otherwise it's a farce.
This isn't like the old 4.9L 300 six that had (for a while) a nylon timing gear set. That was a disaster that rivaled stupidity at it's finest. Take a legendary engine known for rock-solid running, and put plastic crap on it ...
I would ask for proof that the 6.2L has nylon, otherwise it's a farce.
