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Message: <blockquote data-quote="95PGTTech" data-source="post: 686301" data-attributes="member: 9525">Re: In Response to Javi's Post....did a motor on a 05 f550 dump truck back in 2005. 881 miles on it. repair order said "oil leak". "customer heard noise, now runs rough."went outside. saw big puddle under truck. looked up. number four rod windowed the block.ford never did let me tear it down to determine what caused it. I guess they did back wherever we shipped it to. I walked back in and said it needed a motor, a new one arrived in a plastic crate oil pan to turbocharger a few days later. 1400lbs.we had to order a special engine stand and a special engine crane for the dealership for the 6.0s. we did quite a few. that first one was interesting. we didn't know about doing bodylifts on that new bodystyle then so I did it by the book that first time. took the whole front clip off the truck.and when I finally got it running the fuel line inlets on the front of the cylinder head were leaking. ford assembled this motor and shipped it with incorrectly sized copper crush washers. as soon as I replaced them with the ones that were on the truck before they were fine.3 days. what fun.physically that was the most difficult. mentally, as a base engine/driveability and electrical specialist, I've had a couple dozen cars that made me go insane trying to find stuff. nothing I didn't figure out eventually though, you just stick with it. at my new job, seeing products other than only fords, it's a lot tougher. tons of stuff I haven't seen before.</blockquote>