Good point. Didn't ask them about a leak down but to be honest I'm tired of hearing the old piston slap problem the 6.0's had at cold starts. I was told this problem has been fixed. Any insight?

[quote=Ron in SoCal;389732]Wow Gae...I read that headline and thought it was your race motor. Painful, none the less, but glad it wasn't that![/quote

You and me both buddy!!

Already have a couple of those, lol


Takes away from the toy fund big time!!

**** happens but timing was good. I'm lucky I wasn't in the middle of a big project.

Todd, bout time you manned up and took the key board away from Kellie :lol:

This is Kelli typing, he's just politely telling me what to write.:lol:

All things considered she's been a great truck. I drive it like I do my car and it has spent all of it's life towing and hauling. I even towed a 2005 Duramax that was towing a car a half mile to a motel over by Buttonwillow. His EGT's got to hot chasing me down I-5 during my 85-90 mph pulls.

The long wheel base(crew cab long bed 4x4)makes this thing handle great through the mountains on the way to Tahoe during ski season and I have had many pull next to me in the parking lots after hammering up the mountains telling me in astonishment how well it handled as they tried to keep up with me.

Bottom line, I love my truck!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Just glad your crabby ass is back :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I have a 02 2500 HD crew cab long bed with the 8.1 and it knocks on start up too. Has 117xxx mi on it. It towed my fully loaded 22' enclosed with a cab over camper on it great!! Except for having to tow a gas station behind it... it has been a great truck .

Seriously , why don't you just rebuild the current engine. Valve job, bearings, rings, pistons,etc

That really sucks...

I am rolling the 200K mile f 150, and i am thankful to have gotten this far.

Wife wanted a newer truck real bad... I wanted my car upgraded...

Thankfully the truck held up , or my Z/28 would still be a :rofl: bucket of bolts..:rofl: :rofl: :cheers: