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Old 02-27-2007, 10:50 PM
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Why does the 6.0L have problems?
We are seem to know that the 6.0L has problems but why?
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Old 02-27-2007, 10:52 PM
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'cause it has a blue oval with the letters FORD on the front of the truck......
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'cause it has a blue oval with the letters FORD on the front of the truck......


Yep....and don't worry.......Ford knows what the problem is though....they've circled it.
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Yep....and don't worry.......Ford knows what the problem is though....they've circled it.
ooohhh.....I like that!!! Can I steal that qoute and use it as mine.
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ooohhh.....I like that!!! Can I steal that qoute and use it as mine.
Someone else on here has it in thier sig. I have no idea which one of us used it first, but go ahead..........it's true. My company truck is one, and I hate it - not that the truck itself is bad, but I keep wondering when that engine is going to really leave me in a predicament.
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'cause it has a blue oval with the letters FORD on the front of the truck......
But it is an INTERNATIONAL engine.
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you mean an INTER - TRASH - IONAL?
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Originally Posted by Festus
Someone else on here has it in thier sig. I have no idea which one of us used it first, but go ahead..........it's true. My company truck is one, and I hate it - not that the truck itself is bad, but I keep wondering when that engine is going to really leave me in a predicament.
At my work, we don't have any of the 6.0's, but we do have several 7.3's. Our problems are ALLWAYS the trannies. Oh yeah, glow plug system, cooling systems, etc, etc. We did give up buying them. The last several medium trucks have been GMC's with the Duramax. Much better motor and tranny combo. Too bad Dodge/Cummins didn't build a 4500 or a 5500.......
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Not enough head bolts!!!
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Originally Posted by MTGunNut
But it is an INTERNATIONAL engine.
Annndddd??????
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Annndddd??????
Well, it's an International engine yes, but Ford got the bright idea of running it with their electronics designed by Ford engineers............need I say more?
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Originally Posted by MTGunNut
But it is an INTERNATIONAL engine.
Go to www.thedieselstop.com, take a couple of hours reading posts in the 6.0L section. I think it'll become obvious. This topic has been covered so many times, on so many pages, on and on and on. Do a search here, you can also find out more.
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When I was a kid, my pop had this kicking sticker on his tool box:

"I'd rather push my Chevy than drive a Ford"

Heck, he still has it. Someday, it'll be mine, then my boy's.......
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Originally Posted by MTGunNut
We are seem to know that the 6.0L has problems but why?
because it says



on it
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Too bad Dodge/Cummins didn't build a 4500 or a 5500.......
They will....2008.....Link with pictures -- Dodge 4500 and 5500
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