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[patrickrc51]

Originally Posted by Toban

Have you thought of "stuffing" another 6.0 into your truck only this time get one out of a 2006 or 2007. At least you wouldn't have problems with the fitment.

I don't know if it's just me seeing something in all of these posts, but most of the drivers seem to have to go back and forth a few times (costly) to try and get things running back to normal. In some posts, mechanics have possibly screwed up something else while working on the original problem. This signals to me that although you did have something to cause a failure, it appears that the mechanics are adding MUCH more to the cost than anything else.

For myself, whenever I had a problem with my 6.9 or 7.3, I would take it to my Ford dealer for repairs. If it was fixed to my satisfaction the first time, it never really bothered me. If I had to back again and again, that told me that the "wrencher" really didn't know that much. It's these repeat "performances" that seem to give the 6.0 more of a bad rap than anything (IMHO).

I know that there are exceptions of faulty design, etc., but it all can't be chaulked up to that.

You know what man, You hit the nail on the head. When I used to work in a Truck shop I seen everything and it would just piss me off when I saw another tech just start throwing parts at it instead of trying to actually fix it... I love my job and I get more satisfaction having a troubled truck come in and finding out EXACTLY what is wrong and fixing that problem. Not throughing parts at the general area until its fixed. Then the customer gets a fat bill and he wonders why.... I seen techs write up novel stories on the paperwork on what was wrong when what they are actually doing is just making a bunch of crap up and making it sound good so we would get paid...

I know that happens in dealers. I pulled my truck out of a shop one time because I was talking to the Tech and he just seemed dumb as all hell... These days if you can read and you havea box of tools you are a tech now. Because the trouble shooting is in the book now adays. It's just that people are so lazy now. One shop wouldnt do my headgaskets on my truck because it was lifted 6 inches. They told me they would do it if I removed the lift and dropped it down to a stock level? I was blown away when they told me that. Then they wanted 100 bucks for the warranty charge for doing nothing.
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