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When it's cold (-10c and below, especially -20+) I have little heat at idle. If it's -20c or below it's no heat at idle. Today ( -9c ) it was acceptable, however not great. When the RPM's are over 1000 it seems to pump it out ok. The engine coolant temp sits a little below the middle mark after it warms up (10-15 mins).
4wd works fine, the heater control vent options work fine. No coolant leaks (that I'm aware of), and the coolant level is at "min" when cold and hasn't budged. Lots of power and no other symptoms. 80,000 kms on the truck, 2006 F-350 6.0.
First off, I don't understand "metric" temperature. Is -10c cold?
As for your truck's performance, I hope it's normal because mine acts that way also. I block about 1/3 of the radiator when it's below 15-20F, and about 1/2 when it's below 0F. Helps quite a bit. Last October in the mountains it was about 6 or 8F one morning I headed out to trout fish and I got delayed with some mountain road construction and about froze sitting at idle for several minutes. Didn't have the radiator blocked yet, and was wishing I did.
2006 F350 CC LWB Dually XLT Oxford white manual 4x4 6.0 PSD 6 speed. 4.10 LS front and rear, Built May05. 4" turbo back, 100gal aux fuel tank. A real pig from a stop, but give me 10' and she'll lite'em up.
150K miles, 12 injectors, EGR cooler, Fuel pump, 8glow plugs, GPCM, FICM rebuilt FoMoCo longblock under 7/200 warranty.
does your truck have the uplifter switches in it? If you do you can wire up the high idle real easy. I did it in about 20 min and I am not very eletrically inclined. The high idle (SEIC) will bring your rpm's up to 1200 once the truck is parked with e-brake on.
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07 F-350 xlt 6.0 PSD LB CC SRW 4x4, black on tan, A/T, 5" exhaust 4" downpipe, S&B CAI, the rest is good from
67 F-250 Project truck, currently in a billion pieces
04 F-250 xlt 6.0 PSD SB extcab 4x4, 6spd, all stock, Sold
97 F-250HD xlt 7.3 PSD extcab LB 4x4, 5spd, Superchips tuner, 4" turbo back exaust, K&N CAI, 02 intercooler installed, Sold
does your truck have the uplifter switches in it? If you do you can wire up the high idle real easy. I did it in about 20 min and I am not very eletrically inclined. The high idle (SEIC) will bring your rpm's up to 1200 once the truck is parked with e-brake on.
Yep, it does have the uplifter switches on it. I will look into the high idle mod for sure, thanks! I'm more concerned if I have an actual problem or not, or if this is just a characteristic of the beast . Have only had the truck for about a month so far, so getting to know all the little qwirks, and I must say this forum has helped a ton.
Here is the link. One thing I can say to help save you some time if you wire this up, it's the orange (pto) wire that you hook up to the upliffter switch if want the 1200 rpm highidle only.
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07 F-350 xlt 6.0 PSD LB CC SRW 4x4, black on tan, A/T, 5" exhaust 4" downpipe, S&B CAI, the rest is good from
67 F-250 Project truck, currently in a billion pieces
04 F-250 xlt 6.0 PSD SB extcab 4x4, 6spd, all stock, Sold
97 F-250HD xlt 7.3 PSD extcab LB 4x4, 5spd, Superchips tuner, 4" turbo back exaust, K&N CAI, 02 intercooler installed, Sold
When it's cold (-10c and below, especially -20+) I have little heat at idle. If it's -20c or below it's no heat at idle. Today ( -9c ) it was acceptable, however not great. When the RPM's are over 1000 it seems to pump it out ok. The engine coolant temp sits a little below the middle mark after it warms up (10-15 mins).
4wd works fine, the heater control vent options work fine. No coolant leaks (that I'm aware of), and the coolant level is at "min" when cold and hasn't budged. Lots of power and no other symptoms. 80,000 kms on the truck, 2006 F-350 6.0.
Suggestions?
Mine did same thing a month ago here in montana and it was a bad thermostat. Sounds funky but it was the fix. Temp gauge indicated warm also which confused me, but Ford fixed it. Good luck
Mine did same thing a month ago here in montana and it was a bad thermostat. Sounds funky but it was the fix. Temp gauge indicated warm also which confused me, but Ford fixed it. Good luck
The only actual oem "gauges" in my truck are the speedometer and the tach. All the others are (nearly worthless) idiot switches that just go to the middle when their sensor senses a specific setting.
You may be able to get an actual coolant temp reading from the odometer display using the methods described in the owner's manual. If your water temps drop significantly when you're at idle, that would be an indication of a stuck open thermostat.
__________________ 2006 F250 6.0 Lariat
cc sb 4x4 auto 56k, coolant filter, Insight + Commander for gauges.
All else stock.
I got mine mostly to read codes (had intermittent Check Engine Light). Now I love it enough to get one for my pickup and one for my dad - he liked it enough to buy a 2nd for his other car.
Mike
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04 E-350 Ext. 6.0L PSD 4.10LS 9700# w/driver
Sportsmobile camper conversion w/penthouse top
125W solar panel. Sportsmobile off-road trailer.
71,257 miles. 16.49 mpg average
From Cal to Alaska and Key West and points in between
Salem Kroger coil spring 4wd conversion - 4" lift
05 F350 front axle and aluminum wheels 275/70-18 tires. 46 Gal tank - harpooned pump vent tube.
Scangauge DieselSite Coolant Filter
165 days in the shop - not counting the 4wd conversion time - Replaced front springs, 2 injectors, Trans housing, 3rd gear, Reverse planetary assy, Turbo, Alternator, Turbo hose fitting, Block Heater, Door lock, Front axle seals - all under warranty. AC hose, Batteries not under warranty.
When it's cold (-10c and below, especially -20+) I have little heat at idle. If it's -20c or below it's no heat at idle. Today ( -9c ) it was acceptable, however not great. When the RPM's are over 1000 it seems to pump it out ok. The engine coolant temp sits a little below the middle mark after it warms up (10-15 mins).
4wd works fine, the heater control vent options work fine. No coolant leaks (that I'm aware of), and the coolant level is at "min" when cold and hasn't budged. Lots of power and no other symptoms. 80,000 kms on the truck, 2006 F-350 6.0.
Suggestions?
this is a problem up here i have 4 truck doing this at my shop the local ford dealer here has 38 plus trucks with the same issue and no fix for it in testing and working very closely with the dealership we have discovered the following the coolant flow is lost to the heater core ( how was this test done we disconnected the heater core supply hose and ran it to the degas bottle while at idle no or extremely little flow through the line idle truck up all ok ) we have replaced the following on one truck with NO change in results 4 thermostats , water pump , heater core , coolant flush , head gaskets , egr cooler , after all this back to ford to talk to them we were on with tech support they claim this is a normal condition for the 6.0l and no fix is available ( i call BS they are just trying to wash their hands of the 6.0l issue . WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN ? THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS LAST WINTER AND NOW THERE IS ???)
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1996 F350 2WD DRW CC Black STG1 160 CC INJECTORS , D66 TURBO FROM BEANS ,3.5" DOWN PIPE 4" MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST, SD HPOP , CPR FUEL SYSTEM ,DIY TYMAR AIR FILTER , DP TUNER WITH F5 , AUTOMETER GAUGES PYRO - BOOST - TRANS TEMP - COOLANT , DIPRICOL HPOP GAUGE .
6.0l SD INTERCOOLER MOD WITH NEW CUSTOM MODDED TANKS AND AEM WATER METH KIT TO HELP LOWER EGT'S ON HILLS , E40D HIGHLY MODDED
2009 FORD F 150 FX4 S /CREW LOADED (BLACK)
2007 SPORTSMAN 500HO STEALTH BLACK
2008 SPORTSMAN 800HO STEALTH BLACK
2009 POLARIS RZR NEUCLEAR ORANGE 2" LIFT, 27"SWAMPLITWES ON ITP RIMS , POLARIS PERFORMANCE EXHAUST KIT (THIS THING IS CRAZZZY I LOVE IT )
2008 COUGAR SRX (KEYSTONE) 30FT HOLIDAY TRAILER
this is a problem up here i have 4 truck doing this at my shop the local ford dealer here has 38 plus trucks with the same issue and no fix for it in testing and working very closely with the dealership we have discovered the following the coolant flow is lost to the heater core ( how was this test done we disconnected the heater core supply hose and ran it to the degas bottle while at idle no or extremely little flow through the line idle truck up all ok ) we have replaced the following on one truck with NO change in results 4 thermostats , water pump , heater core , coolant flush , head gaskets , egr cooler , after all this back to ford to talk to them we were on with tech support they claim this is a normal condition for the 6.0l and no fix is available ( i call BS they are just trying to wash their hands of the 6.0l issue . WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN ? THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS LAST WINTER AND NOW THERE IS ???)
I'm going to try the cardboard behind the front grill trick and see what happens. I'll report back to you guys. Heat is nice now that it's 2c outside
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Is -10c cold?
. Have only had the truck for about a month so far, so getting to know all the little qwirks, and I must say this forum has helped a ton.
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