What did you do to your 6.0 today?

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alphamale3

Discussion Starter · Aug 17, 2010

Seems Im always doing some sort of project to my 6.0. Post what you have done to make your 6.0 better. Also post any pics if you got them!!
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TwinExcursions

· #65,301 · 3 mo ago

ChrisSki said:
Intermittent problems are hard to troubleshoot. Maybe you did fix a connection. Maybe it’s like a starter where you tap it with a hammer when it’s not working and it works, but inevitably the starter dies.

Tough call is whether to replace the part you have on order, shelve the part in case it does go bad, or return the part.

I have an intermittent problem like yours, except when this happens the digital temperature does not light up, so I can’t even turn it on. Almost as if it’s not getting key on power. Shutting the key off and turning it on fixes it. When it becomes more persistent them once every few months, I’ll troubleshoot, until then I let it go.

I suspect it’s a stinking 17 year old relay.

That's a problem on the heater control that is an old problem (search old threads and you can find talk about it). Mine will do that every so often - turn key off headlight switch to manual headlights and off then key back on and all good. Some wierd thing in the system - been doing this with mine for a lot of years (7+ years?)

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Damn Yankee

· #65,302 · 3 mo ago

TwinExcursions said:
That's a problem on the heater control that is an old problem (search old threads and you can find talk about it). Mine will do that every so often - turn key off headlight switch to manual headlights and off then key back on and all good. Some wierd thing in the system - been doing this with mine for a lot of years (7+ years?)

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Same here. I read that fix and thought...........oh come on!. It worked. It happened to mine after doing the heads and having the batteries out of it. Nothing since then though.

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Adam-Arc

· #65,303 · 3 mo ago

Wire wheeled the water pump pulley to stop the squealing when the fan is engaged. Swapped out led fob light bulbs and shortly to do the headlight bulbs. I may be looking for all new headlights due to yellowing of the plastic.

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Damn Yankee

· #65,304 · 3 mo ago

Installed a full flow IPR coolant filter.

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ChrisSki

· #65,305 · 3 mo ago

Adam-Arc said:
Wire wheeled the water pump pulley to stop the squealing when the fan is engaged. Swapped out led fob light bulbs and shortly to do the headlight bulbs. I may be looking for all new headlights due to yellowing of the plastic.

Spending several hours Wet sanding the headlights with with fine than finer sand paper and then spray painting with a non yellowing, UV resistant clear coat will make them better. These are my after shots a few weeks ago.

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On closer inspection, You can make out some internal cracking to the plastic, which can’t sand out. I end up doing this every five years.

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Romans10-9

· #65,306 · 3 mo ago

My front DS window regulator has been acting up for some time. I ordered another one last week and finally installed it.

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B0B

· #65,307 · 3 mo ago

I bought a powder coating setup a couple weeks ago. Been having fun with it.

coated CAC tubes to match color of truck. Then I did both alternators, oil/fuel filter housing, and hubs.

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Adam-Arc

· #65,308 · 3 mo ago

ChrisSki said:
Spending several hours Wet sanding the headlights with with fine than finer sand paper and then spray painting with a non yellowing, UV resistant clear coat will make them better. These are my after shots a few weeks ago. View attachment 791901
On closer inspection, You can make out some internal cracking to the plastic, which can’t sand out. I end up doing this every five years.
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Thanks. I might have some time to give that a shot first. Not looking forward to shopping for a new set and doing the install.

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ChrisSki

· #65,309 · 3 mo ago

Romans10-9 said:
My front DS window regulator has been acting up for some time. I ordered another one last week and finally installed it.

I have changed window regulators about five times. Has never been because the motor went bad, has always been because the plastic tabs holding the window up broke. They motors tend to be stout.

ChrisSki

· #65,310 · 3 mo ago

Adam-Arc said:
Thanks. I might have some time to give that a shot first. Not looking forward to shopping for a new set and doing the install.

This is the video I used for headlight restoration.

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backhoebill

· #65,311 · 3 mo ago

I changed out the #5 glowplug to get rid a check engine light. It worked. I paid a guy recently to replace #7 injector, and now have a long crank pretty often. My ICP drops to about 10psi right after shutting down, but build quickly while cranking, so he likely nicked a stand pipe o-ring or something. Bummer for me. Cold starts crank for about ten seconds to start.

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Romans10-9

· #65,312 · 3 mo ago

ChrisSki said:
I have changed window regulators about five times. Has never been because the motor went bad, has always been because the plastic tabs holding the window up broke. They motors tend to be stout.

That was the issue with my Expedition. Never the regulaor, always the clips.

Romans10-9

· #65,313 · 3 mo ago

Installed the Weathertech in-channel rain guards, Pretty snazzy and allows me to have a window open for ventilation when I'm smoking a cigar.

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jokester00

· #65,314 · 3 mo ago

I put it to the test hauling a heavy load this morning - well, OK, truth is - I used it to take the cat to the vet

LOL

-jokester

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TooManyToys

· #65,315 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

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jokester00

· #65,316 · 3 mo ago

TooManyToys said:
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Fairly accurate

LOL

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Alaskanfun

· #65,317 · 2 mo ago

B0B said:
I bought a powder coating setup a couple weeks ago. Been having fun with it.

coated CAC tubes to match color of truck. Then I did both alternators, oil/fuel filter housing, and hubs.

What system did you buy? I’ve been thinking about getting one myself.

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wpg_f250

· #65,318 · 2 mo ago

New rubber/rims recently

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trife96

· #65,319 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

I’ve been having a minor issue in the last 5-6 months where a warning on the dash periodically would pop up saying “trailer disconnected”. So in an effort to fix the issue, I purchased a new trailer connector and wiring junction box for the trailer. The original junction box had just a bunch of spliced wires all tangled inside this little box. Decided to clean things up a bit and make it easy to add stuff later if needed. After re-wiring everything, still getting the error. So today replaced both pigtail and connector on the truck side.

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Adam-Arc

· #65,320 · 2 mo ago

Got tired of the front switching lanes

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