Since debuting in 1999, Ford’s Super Duty was the yardstick by which all other heavy-duty pickups were measured. Naturally, the Blue Oval was the target the other two major players were gunning for. When Ram stepped into the ring in…
The world of North American pickup trucks is a fast-moving one. If you don’t reinvent yourself every few years, chances are pretty good that you’ll get left behind. Perhaps that was part of Ford’s thinking when it revamped the Super…
Just two years after resetting the bar in the heavy-duty pickup segment, Ford was at it again in 2007. This time, the Dearborn-based truck maker was revamping its Super Duty for the ’08 model year. The chassis and suspension were…
So was the original Super Duty a hit? You could say that. Just five years into production, Ford’s numbers showed that it was selling more diesel-powered trucks than Dodge and GM combined…more than 200,000 per year. However, Ford did anything…
It changed the way we look at trucks—and it certainly changed the way we shop for them. Ford called its new truck line “Super Duty,” and it revolutionized the American truck market when it blasted onto the scene back in…
The Ford 5.4 Triton engine has been produced in millions of units and has successfully propelled at least a dozen different car, van, and truck models. It was a popular option all the way from its inception in 1996 to…
6.0 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_OygAHJGJ0 6.0 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ2jQ_TaR7Y 6.0 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJAcMLKIAI 6.0 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xyEBnu-Qio 6.0 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qSYRZPakmY 6.0 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DGUG8kIkQ
As is typical in the world of automakers, planning for a whole new engine begins years before it ever debuts. Case in point, Ford and Navistar began development on the 6.0L Power Stroke in the late ‘90s, right in the…
Perhaps the biggest news on the 6.4L was that high-pressure common-rail injection had replaced HEUI. This provided for quieter engine operation, 25 more horsepower, 80 more lb-ft of torque and also contributed to NOx and particulate matter emissions being reduced…
6.4 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 1: Disassembly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt8AGWAymLM 6.4 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 2: Rotating Assembly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8wwE7mhRM 6.4 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 3: Assembly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLplLYSJkVA 6.4 Powerstroke Rebuild Part 4: Turbo Assembly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xoDVTQiprQ