one way to work and i keep my foot off the go pedal as much as possible. and the "lie-ometer" only says im getting 9mpg on the 85hp tune vs. im not sure what to go off of though bc the insight says im getting like 14mpg ave. i noticed when i run the 85hp tune it actully seems like i get better fuel milage than when i have the 65hp tow tune in. Im kinda at a loss for thoughts right now also about all this, im new to the diesel scene and i just put a 4"mbrp exhaust,banks technicooler system with high ram intake,and afe stage 2 intake running a sct tuner with edge insight monitoring on a 06 f-350 dually with 4.30 gears. It is really hard to say for sure either way. You may be fine with a tuner for a long time.may be just a matter of months. This can alert you to potential problem such as oil cooler failure before it does damage. Either way get a monitor and gauges to watch boost, oil temp, water temp. If you cant afford to fix it, or have the truck sit for a while if it blows a headgasket I would suggest putting the money toward monitor, then save up to get studs done, then if you still want the tuner you should be safe. Just saving to get a new oil cooler, and 155/50 injectors, gogo stage 1 intake before I tear it down. So know that I am having puking issues, I already have the Headgasket Kit, Studs, EGR delete sitting in the garage. I knew when I bought my tuner what could happen, started saving right away. In no way am I reccomending a Bullydog, especially after I raced him once!! He dirves it like he stole it all the time on the extreme setting and now has over 100k on the truck with no headgasket issues (just 2 trannys from the bullydog). But there is no way to say for sure that it was from the nsidering I run stock the majority of the time cause I am usually towing 8500-18,000lb trailer.Ī good friend of mine has an 04 F350, he bought it in 07 with 20k miles on it, put a bullydog triple dog tuner on it. When trucks roll into our shop for a basic water pump job, it’s common to find a failed head gasket on the truck.These trucks can go either way, I have had my SCT on for about 30k miles, I have had some coolant puking the last few weeks when pulling heavy on stock tune. With the added pressure of failed gaskets, people may find they are constantly chasing coolant leaks – a never-ending battle of replacing water pumps or coolant lines and tightening clamps. The last common indicator is constant coolant leaks. If the upper rad hose is still firm and opening the coolant reservoir cap releases air and pressure, the head gaskets have almost certainly failed. A simple test is to put the engine under a good load at operating temperature, then shut it down and let the engine cool off for 8 hours or more. If there are no external leaks, the cooling system can hold excessive pressure for months after the engine has been shut off. However, these will often have coolant puddles on the ground when the truck is parked overnight, making it easy to see that there is an issue.Īnother good indicator of failed head gaskets is a “stiff” upper rad hose. The 2006-2010 riveted gaskets are the only ones that don’t follow this pattern, because they do leak externally when they fail and rarely cause this over-pressurization. Many people think that they need to put in more coolant only when they are towing – because they are working the engine harder, putting more pressure into the cooling system, and the leaks occur while the truck is driving (and they don’t see the leak).
#6.0 powerstroke extreme race tune driver
When the gasket fails, the general problem is that cylinder pressure leaks into the cooling passage, over-pressurizing the cooling system and in turn pushing coolant out of the reservoir when it comes under heavy load. These trucks will start and idle without any smoke, and there can be no visual coolant loss, but the driver will have to constantly put more coolant into the system. The most common concern with blown head gaskets is the loss of engine coolant with no apparent visual leak.
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