Fummins
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I've had a 2004 F250 as a service truck for my shop since new, other than the EGR coolers and turbo vanes, I haven't seen any signs of any of those problems. Especially after I deleted the EGR system and swapped on a Borg S300! 
All those failures you listed are caused by heat and soot/sludge from the EGR system and high backpressure from the crappy garrett turbo.
All those failures you listed are caused by heat and soot/sludge from the EGR system and high backpressure from the crappy garrett turbo.
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I was able to get a hold of someone at the Bureau of Automotive repair and was informed that it doesn't matter which engine I go with as long as I have all of the equipment that goes with it, so I will be doing a 5.9. The issue now is he was saying something about the Dodge trucks using the ABS for the speed sensor. Has anyone else run into this problem? How did you get around it?
Diesel Enthusiast
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Ok Debby, why did you buy one in the first place?
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http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resour.../engswitch.pdf
While EPA does not require these programs to fail engine switched vehicles which are not in compliance with federal policy, the Agency does strongly recommend that these programs set their requirements so as to be consistent with the federal law. State or local programs which pass illegally engine switched vehicles may mislead federally regulated parties into believing that engine switching is allowed by federal law.
Diesel Wrench
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Victoria BC
These super dutys are hands down the best trucks you can buy. And it really pisses me off that ford put the engine in they did. I have to admit, when the 6.0L is running right, it's a power house.
