High Mileage 6.0 - What to do?
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The term “bulletproofed” was applied to ford 6.0.
Hey, I’m not swapping my 6 liter out. Just an opinion. Btw I just spoke with a guy here who came over and was driving his old dodge. It’s a 1990 with 1.2 on the clock. That’s 1.2 MILLION and has never had the oil pan off! And he gets 24mpg.
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Easy there folks, I didn't post here to start a "V8 Navistar vs. I6 Cummins" argument. IMO, the B series Cummins is not even close to the top of the food chain in the diesel engine realm, although I will agree that it is a few steps above the 6.0/6.4 Navistar. I will be the first to admit the the B series Cummins is a relatively "weak" engine with it's known problems compared to other industrial engines. In the automotive world though, it is second to none as our other options are so poor.
The reason I like them is because they are simple, mechanical (easy for simple minded folks to understand), and easy to swap into anything as there are an endless number of adapter plates available.
If I had a little extra cash, I would much rather use a DT360 International engine as the DT (pre-navistar) engines are arguably the best engine in the 5 to 8 liter category. Swapability (mainly the waterpump/fan drive situation) is not nearly as easy though.
414/6.8 Deere would be great as well, as would a 3046 Cat/Mitsubishi, but again, it would take a lot more cash as the support just isn't there.
The reason I like them is because they are simple, mechanical (easy for simple minded folks to understand), and easy to swap into anything as there are an endless number of adapter plates available.
If I had a little extra cash, I would much rather use a DT360 International engine as the DT (pre-navistar) engines are arguably the best engine in the 5 to 8 liter category. Swapability (mainly the waterpump/fan drive situation) is not nearly as easy though.
414/6.8 Deere would be great as well, as would a 3046 Cat/Mitsubishi, but again, it would take a lot more cash as the support just isn't there.
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mkay well maybe you’re better at walking in the sun than I am. 20+ miles of sagebrush isn’t something I would look forward to. Just saying. Don’t get defensive. The ford 6.0 is a known troublemaker, for several reasons, the ancient cummins is a known warrior.
The term “bulletproofed” was applied to ford 6.0.
Hey, I’m not swapping my 6 liter out. Just an opinion. Btw I just spoke with a guy here who came over and was driving his old dodge. It’s a 1990 with 1.2 on the clock. That’s 1.2 MILLION and has never had the oil pan off! And he gets 24mpg.
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A little update:
6.0 is still running, haven't been driving it a whole lot as it still needs some stuff to be a work pickup. Holding myself to the $.05/mile that I decided on when I bought it, it is now the end of the line for the 6.0 due to a cracked drivers side plastic CAC pipe.
That being said, it won't be a Cummins to fix the problem as I just scored a deal on a John Deere 6068...
6.0 is still running, haven't been driving it a whole lot as it still needs some stuff to be a work pickup. Holding myself to the $.05/mile that I decided on when I bought it, it is now the end of the line for the 6.0 due to a cracked drivers side plastic CAC pipe.
That being said, it won't be a Cummins to fix the problem as I just scored a deal on a John Deere 6068...
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Would be a cool build to see, and that is great engine. Popular in the marine and generator fields.
I have one in one of the Katolights I have here at work and several on farm I part time at.
That said, I think you will be pretty bummed with the power curve. It's not an engine meant for constant RPM changes, meant for running constant speeds.
I have one in one of the Katolights I have here at work and several on farm I part time at.
That said, I think you will be pretty bummed with the power curve. It's not an engine meant for constant RPM changes, meant for running constant speeds.
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Depends on the injection pump setup. Currently has a DB4 which can be setup for on road use or a VE pump from a 6BT Cummins would bolt in place if need be.
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