Had my first hickup with a 6.0 today, its an 03 dually 6 pack. I was pulling a boat back to the station today, its 25' and outfitted just shy of 10,000 pounds. Anyway pulling a grade, about halfway up there was a pretty substantial bang that came from under the hood and I immediately lost power... The guy sitting next to me thought transmission and I thought head gasket or something else. With the noise I was ready for pistons and rods to start coming through the hood. So long story short I limped it to an overlook parking lot and popped the hood. At first glance I couldnt see what was wrong it would idle fine but no power. Second time poking around I seen the short piece of hose that connects the pipe from the turbo to the intercooler has torn and blown completely off. I gather the noise was all the boost leaving the system. I was only making about 45mph and had it wound up pretty good. So for those of you with stock 6.0's take a look at the hose and the clamps, make sure they are tight. Brian-
Yep, intercooler boots are great for all show and no go. They make a spectacular boom making you think the motor blew in half, but it's just a piece of rubber, which is a good thing!
thats a simple fix man...that stuff just happens. that could happen to any duramax or cummins. trust me.
Yup happened to me returning from my diesel shop. They told me they didnt touch anything but when I got home (limping) I found multiple loose connections. When mine went I thought it was the turbo letting go, Just like you NO POWER with a BIG POP. SO now I check all my hoses aytime I am under the hood.
Happened to me too. Mechanic, said he never touched it, but...... A socket set and 5 minutes fixed the problem. waytogo
My bothers line blew a few months ago it honeslty might be one of those Ford things and why are you sending your rigs to folks who you cant trust to even work on em.....:stir:
I've heard of that happening several times on Ford 6.0s. IIRC, Ford now has a kit with better clamps available. People have also used a little sandpaper to rough up the metal surfaces and applied a little hairspray to keep em on. Make sure you clean all of the oil out of the boots (rubber connectors) before you attempt to reattach them.
