BigRed6.4
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What's up everybody?
I'm not new to diesels, but I'm sort of new to the HPFP common rail world. I grew up on a farm with everything diesel and diesel pickups since the first Ford IDI back in the early 90's - my dad was the first one to buy one anywhere around us. I graduated hs in 1992 and promptly got a new 1992 F250 Powerstroke and no, it was the year before turbos, so it didn't have a turbo and it was a beautiful slow truck. Fast forward through a couple 90's OBS Powerstrokes and I jumped the 6.0 liter bandwagon and in 2017 bought this Big Red 6.4. I learned the difference rather quickly when I let it get some water in the fuel (never a big deal with the 7.3) and I had to spend some hard earned thousands on a new fuel system. She ran like a banshee for the next year until I cracked a piston (we think that's it, but we're about to find out for certain).
The goal now is this month (August) I'm getting on the KDD waiting list for a long block and doing a lot of upgrades and a new paint job, amongst other things. I'm looking forward to it.
de AA5AZ for any amateur radio ops out there!
I'm not new to diesels, but I'm sort of new to the HPFP common rail world. I grew up on a farm with everything diesel and diesel pickups since the first Ford IDI back in the early 90's - my dad was the first one to buy one anywhere around us. I graduated hs in 1992 and promptly got a new 1992 F250 Powerstroke and no, it was the year before turbos, so it didn't have a turbo and it was a beautiful slow truck. Fast forward through a couple 90's OBS Powerstrokes and I jumped the 6.0 liter bandwagon and in 2017 bought this Big Red 6.4. I learned the difference rather quickly when I let it get some water in the fuel (never a big deal with the 7.3) and I had to spend some hard earned thousands on a new fuel system. She ran like a banshee for the next year until I cracked a piston (we think that's it, but we're about to find out for certain).
The goal now is this month (August) I'm getting on the KDD waiting list for a long block and doing a lot of upgrades and a new paint job, amongst other things. I'm looking forward to it.
de AA5AZ for any amateur radio ops out there!
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I'm 49, so I hope this ol' bird can get me to 60 
