Ours are in E450 ambulances and we get on ave 5-8mpg, which for 10k lbs isn't too bad I guess. They are run super hard as we are a 911 service with lots of idle time as well. Our managers try and get at least 250k miles before retiring them. The motors and transmissions have been very solid w a few exceptions. Now we have one diesel ambulance on a F550 chassis that is a nightmare for reliability. Wanna say around a 2014 model w a 6.7l. It sees lots of highway travel and not ran very hard at all but is always at the shop. Very different outcomes. Our last couple of new ones are the 7.3l gas ones, love the way they sounds and have more guts than the v10s, we'll see how they hold up.
To be fair that is most 3/4 ton and up trucks that tow fairly often.
Broken exhaust manifold studs/bolts have been a problem on all Ford engines going back to the early/mid 90s. Ford isn't the only manufacturer that has been having this problem. IMO this might be an electrolysis problem caused by dissimilar metals. Some manufacturers have circumvented this problem by using short header-style steel exhaust manifolds.
I know on my current 6.0 GM they used different fasteners and slotted the manifolds between each exhaust bolt to prevent cracking and the fastener breaking. It has helped with the manifolds, but the fasteners still break from time to time. So when I got my truck I replaced all the fasteners with ARP hardware.
One would think in 2022, we could have this figured out by now...
Come do my '18 for me. /peep
How many miles on your truck? It is easy peasy, just do one at a time.
103.5k on it. I bought it with 102k on it. Previous owner lived on dirt/white rock roads and hauled bumper pull horse trailers with it. And also apparently did absolutely zero maintenance to it as well lol. 2 of the spark plugs didn't even have electrodes left.
You could try to swap them now but I wouldn't mess with it.
Say no to the diesel. Low EGTs are a good recipe for after-treatment problems. If he gets a diesel, he must understand that when the DPF regen starts, you let it finish. If that means you have to go drive on the highway for 30 minutes, then that's what you do. I don't know if Ford tells you when a regen is running, but I can tell you GM doesn't. You have to learn how to tell when they start and finish buy watching the instant fuel economy, or better get a Bank iDash and set a field for % DFP load and another for regen_on. Diesels are great for pulling heavier trailers, else just say no.
I know. I did laugh, but it sucks having to get those little ..... out after the head breaks off.It was more of a tongue-in-cheek comment about getting you to do it.
Yes since 2008 the cab bolts are from the bottom up and everything is made to disconnect from the chassis and let the cab be lifted
