gunracer1
Collector of fine junk
Nolan called it “the landing strip”.
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new 7.3 gas ford
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Nolan called it “the landing strip”.
45acp
naw man
Y no goose? Is there an advantage I'm not thinking about? 
TrailTamer
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Useless Short bedY no goose? Is there an advantage I'm not thinking about?
Or
Bed is available for other uses.
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gunracer1
Collector of fine junk
I’m getting older and fat. I don’t want to craw up in bed. But main reason was we used a cab over camper for years. and now a days I have a old man topper on my trucks. And I carried a couple rigs most of the time. Plus it came up real cheap back in the day. Diamond plate deck and I don’t think it hauled anything before I bought it for 2500 bucks.Y no goose? Is there an advantage I'm not thinking about?
Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
This sucks.
fordguy
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Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
wait what
ive been babying mine, 15k mile 2020.
I hope they have it fixed by tomorrow. My build is scheduled for the week of 02-06-2023.
Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
One of my subs has a son that is a tech at the largest Ford dealer in GA. I'll ask him how many Zilla lifter issues he has seen.
He does about 5 Powerstroke oil pan gaskets per week under warranty. It's a 3-piece pan IIRC.
He does about 5 Powerstroke oil pan gaskets per week under warranty. It's a 3-piece pan IIRC.
2big bronco
Og irate
My 2016 6.7 finally needed a Pan gasket at 200k. I think the remove the motor or at least have to lift it up. Intake manifold, turbo, oil pan gasket, and oil cooler lines was $11k
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I had to lift up the motor on my 97 cummins, not too big a deal for a once in a while job. lifting cab thoygh, fuck. that.
gunracer1
Collector of fine junk
Thats fucking insane. But i have heard of a few bad lifter shit. But honestly the trans seems to cause more trouble than anything else.
Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
My buddy that just closed his welding shop had his pan gaskets go just after the warranty expired.
Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
I wonder what Ford is doing with all the 7.3 long block cores?
Do they wholesale them to a reman?
Do they wholesale them to a reman?
TRINDU
PBB Orphan
Yep, solidify the fact I'll never own one.
These new trucks are meant to be pulled apart. I'd rather pull a cab then gymnastics on a topside creeper.
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does not compute.
TRINDU
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Takes a few hours to pull cab, then everything is looking at you.
Otherwise you're cussing, working blind, and uncomfortable the whole time.
Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
They should just have the entire front end and cab tilt.
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The dodges do. They just tilt behind the cab....
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do fenders come off? hood? A/C and heater lines? master cylinder? fuck, so many questions.
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TRINDU
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All that shit rises with the cab. Undo everything at firewall; drain coolant, evac hvac, lines at master. Handful of harness connectors.
Keep in mind I'm a hack who isnt a professional tech. Start to 10ft in the air I can pull a ford cab in ~4-5 hours. Take care of what's needed. Drop it back down.
I dump 134 instead of 1234 because fuck the epa (or reclaim if you have a $9k robinair). Forscan the ABS to bleed brakes. Top off coolant.
I own a '96 12V for a reason...
Southernfriedcj8
80's bartender
I'd hate to have the clowns at the dealer pull my cab and replace my 7.3.
That sounds like a recipe for constant issues.
That sounds like a recipe for constant issues.
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7.3 Godzilla catastrophic failure - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
7.3L / 6.8L V8 Gasoline Engines - 7.3 Godzilla catastrophic failure - I have a 2021 motorhome with the Ford 7.3 v8. It only has 2600 miles on it. About two weeks ago, it lost all power at highway speed and left me on the side of I 95 for 5 hours. Two dealers have attempted to fix it and I was...
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good read. basicallt failures seem ti be on heavier trucks or RVs that run loaded fro. day one and dont fo through a proper break in, and that the engine is solid in SDs. thats what I got anyway
Bacho
Yellow Skull
Pulling the cab is really pretty easy. I guess as long as you have a way to lift it.
45acp
naw man
Yea I'm guessing it wouldn't be as fun for someone like me, with 3 Hi-Lift jacks and a floor jack with a chunk of cross tie on it.
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This. It's less plugs and bolts than a squarebody GM.
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The front clip comes off with cab. I think we used to leave ac condenser and disconnect heater core. Unbolt master cylinder from firewall.
It hasbeen a while but it me maybe 2 hours to get the body off an expedition
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Rack it by the pinch welds or running boards to lift body. Fuck that one ground strap. You can fix it.