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I am NOT tuned. I'm only using the dash gauge to check boost. I just noticed it was at the last tick mark on the gauge when trying to get the 5k lb trailer to maintain 65mph up a slight grade. This truck is BONE STOCK. I bought it new, its never been touched or messed with. Always has been...

Can you get the heads out without an engine hoist?

I've replaced the cap in the past. The cap, I always thought, is NEVER the problem, but a symptom of the root cause. The cap gives out at 16psi. If you are getting more than 16psi...that's a problem that needs to be located. And no, I would never trade it off to a person without letting them...

I checked out the videos of the job. Do you need a engine hoist to pull the heads? Do you HAVE to undo your AC system? I have pretty much all tools I need except for things for AC or engine hoist. Outside of that, the video I watched got well into "yeah, f--- that. This either goes to a...

I'm concerned that IF its the head gasket and IF I put a new Ford gasket and ARP studs that it will still puke. I have read numerous posts about that. In that case, it would be a complete waste of time and money. So...is there a way to guarantee the fix?

The radiator hose, while running, is never so pressurized you can't give it a squeeze. Hell, I can open the degass bottle after running hot and just have a little hiss. I do need to test. If its the heads, I'm probably gonna 'let it ride'....trade in day is coming!

I have not REALLY towed anything with my truck, but, in the past, it has spit coolant out the bottle a little. Replacing the cap and keeping the level low solved that. So...I kind of know something is quite right. This past week, I towed my RV (5000 lbs) 500 miles, generally flat Texas...