Posted by Brokenwrench on January 07, 2009 at 12:39:30 from (75.100.179.137):
In Reply to: Re: 2003 f350 6.0 mpg posted by Brian in MI on January 07, 2009 at 05:13:51:
I think the 6.0 can give itself it`s own bad rap. Usually the "horror stories" are coming right from the truck owner.
I own a transmission repair shop, and work closely with a couple shops that do alot of diesel performance work. If you doubt the reality that especially the early 6.0`s had some pretty heavy durability issues, just talk to somebody who has experience with more than just one truck..
Don`t get me wrong, great for you, but your truck is the exception not the rule.
As long as the 7.3 was the power plant, darned near every ambulance built was a ford chasis. When we had our new ambulance built (08) there`s a reason the manufacturer refused to put it on a ford chasis. The 6.0 has been plagued with issues and the 6.4 is too big to stick in a van chasis. So here we sit with our new Chevy 1 ton Duramax ambulance. So far so good...
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