Mdub,
i agree about egr leaking over time (10years) but i blocked the manifold with a stainless plate with high temp silicone on both sides so again no more ever coolant in motor. Maybe coolant leak if cooler fills. I guess what i am saying is with no more coolant in motor it is running better than i can rember due to this happening over a long time. I egree with you on covers for sure. heat up those cheap metal headers your just asking for trouble and money..

 

I dont know if wrapping the up pipes would that bad of an idea, I know they are kinda cheesy though. Ive ben thinkin about wrappin the turbo myself, I think people even claim lower EGT. Not sure how that works.

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O yeah. Wrapping the up pipes will help spool the turbo faster.

 

Exhaust wrapping keeps heat in the exhaust and the hotter the exhaust, the faster it can be expelled from the motor. However in the case of the 6.0, adding more heat to the up-pipes might destroy them faster.

Hotter gasses will spool the turbo faster, which is why people wrap turbos and up-pipes in the first place. I just dont see it as an advantage on a relatively stock 6.0

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High temp silicone? There is no way silicone is going to hold up to the heat...

 

Well I finally put the new injector in and all went well, truck was running fine for about an hour and then the EGR went out (I expected it to be bad). So I was correct as to what the issue was with this truck. Doing an EGR Delete now (no time to do it myself) so I have my new found powerstroke mechanic putting that in and tuning it for me.

So, 6700.00 paid for the truck with only 117,000 miles on it.
Another 1300.00 for parts and labor.
Truck is running perfect with no issues.
I'm still ahead of the game. I think I did well with this investment.

 

i think you did extremely well also

 

You did EXCELLENT on that buy! Wow. That's cheap. My buddy just paid $7500 for an 02 7.3 with 168,000 on it, and I thought that was a good buy!

 

I think I'm probably going to sell it now. Knowing all the issues these 6.0's had, sell it and get something more reliable. So if anybody is interested she will be up for sale and can be had for a good price.

 

pm me a price, i have a buddy that is in the market for a diesel

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and some pics too if possible?

 

Would love to PM you but, I only have 6 posts, need 10. Will email you.

 

if you degas is dirty black looking and you have a new cap and still leaking you have a failed egr cooler