i have the chance to buy a 2004 dually with the 6.0,smoking like crazy

i have a 99 e450 bus with the powerstroke in it...

runs and drives fantastic,

how hard is it to install the 7.3 in place of the 6.0??

how much wiring?

 

Seems like it would be alot easier to fix the 6.0.....what color smoke is the 6.0 making?at an idle?

 

not sure on color...the owner states that the dealer told him it needed 6 injectors and a turbo...

it has 200k on it..

 

Bigger injectors and a bigger turbo. Perfect truck to upgrade.

 

From my angle, a 7.3 in place of a 6.0 would be about the equivalent of a 350 in a honda, mounts, harness, trans, the whole 9.. I'll almost put money on the fact that the 6.0 has a blown head gasket, common really, but still no fun.. Still however, I would have to agree with it being more sanity efficient to go with fixxing the 6.0, but dont see the injectors/turbo as being your big problem with it.

 

Why would you want to downgrade to the 7.3? Fix the 6.0

 

the 7.3 may be older, but i wouldn't really call it a downgrade. the 7.3s are bullet proof, the 6.0s, not so much, wanting to swap them in my mind is understandable, even if not so easily feasible.

 

i agree with the 6.0 its such a peice of **** once problems start...my grandpas truck is the worst year the 2004 and we replaced head gaskets 5 times and rebuilt turbo 3 times and still were looking to put a 7.3 in it.... if u do rebuild the 6.o put arp head studds in.

 

If you fix it right the first time (ARP studs and EGR delete or cooler upgrade) You wouldn't have done it a second time.

Again, fix it right the first time. Carbon sticking of the vanes doesn't constitute rebuilding the entire turbo.