HOW TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS ON 6.4 POWERSTROKE (Part 1: Removal)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2020
- This video goes over the removal process of replacing the head gaskets on a 6.4 powerstroke (2008-2010)
You must pull the cab to do this job, if you haven't pulled the cab yet I have a video on that as well.
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Really makes you appreciate the simplicity of a cummins.
Yes, big time haha
Wheeew. Glad I got rid of my 6.4 before head gaskets blew. Excellent video man
Haha ya the 6.4s are definitely not the best engine out there
Thank you for finishing this head gasket job !!!!! It helped !!
Thanks for showing bolt placement on valve cover
I didn’t mark them prior to tear down.
Many thanks 🙏
you make it looks so easy
i really appreciate the video
Nice video's, very interesting to watch.
I'm so glad i've got a 03 Cummins with nv5600, such an easy platform to work on.
Keep up the good work.
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Great videos I’m doing my own and you’re a great guide especially with the cab removal I used a boom tow truck
Dude great job!!
Awesome video man nicely done
Thanks buddy
@@darkirondiesel no problem buddy
Thats why i love my in line 6.7 cummins. So much easer to work
Yes!
Thanks for vid! Just finished my 6.4L , also did oil cooler relocate. Not bad at all if your patient and double check things. Cummins might be easy to work on .... but the 6.4 will eat it for lunch. LOL
Yeah you cant beat the 6.4 for power as long as it runs well.mine blew white smoke for 8 miles had full power no engine light or oil leaks
Hahahahahaha a tuned 5.9 will destroy a tuned 6.4. V8 diesels cant compare with inline. Why do you think semis ditched v8's back in the mid 70s? Because they suck
@@200130769 I guess you got a right to dream!
@@larryparks4668 I was kind of thinking that about you. Funny because I've had powerstrokes, duramax, and cummins. I've grown up on a farm and worked on others. The 5.9 with a stick shift was by far the best tow rig and it's not even close. The 6.4 and the 6.0 is junk. Sure you can get some power out of them by throwing a tuner on them. But nothing like the 5.9. The 5.9 destroys both. But again it's an inline motor and they arent restricted by length of stroke like a v8 which is why semis ditched them in the mid 70s. Literally physics proves you wrong my friend. But dream on.
@@200130769 where you live James ? I hope we're close. I'd be more than happy to compare yours to mine! LOL
Hwy are you still at it?? I’m out in kelowna about to change a 6.4 install a used one. Cheers nice videos.
Great video, but Wow, what were the Ford engineers thinking ? LoL
Dude, crazy good vid. Do you recall what the truck symptoms were for this?
I think this truck was blowing coolant out the reservoir cap if I remember correctly
Enjoy these videos and I don't even own a 6.4 though I considered buying one. Those valve train components certainly took a beating. How many miles were on this engine?
About 180k miles on this one. My advice, don’t buy a 6.4. They aren’t known for reliability haha.
@@darkirondiesel Bill Hewitt (powerstroke specialty )Knows his stuff and he strongly advises people stay away from 6.4s
Where are you located and do you work on more than just your diesel? I can't find anybody enthusiastic about working on them where I am?
So how much does it cost to do a job like that
This right here is why I'm swapping a 12v p pump Cummins into my 08 F250 crew cab long bed. The 6.4 ran like a scalded dog before she blew up but they're just a huge pain in the ass to work on. Eight to ten grand for a running ( how well, you never know with these things, they're 150k throw away engines anyway ) junkyard engine? No...nope, not gonna happen. If however you're gonna go to the trouble of replacing the head gaskets on one of these engines, spend the extra money and stud the damn thing. O ring the heads too if you can afford it. It'll last waaaaay longer if you do those two things.
Lot of work, how old are you and where did you learn your trade?
I’m 27, I’ve always tinkered on trucks since I was in high school, but it wasn’t until 2015 that I started as a first year apprentice full time working at a diesel shop.
So is this like 7k-9k to replace?
Where da bloodclot is Pt.2? Been bloody waiting forever. Can't eat! Can't sleep! Starting to lose it. Feeling like murder something to ease the anxiousness.
Hahah it will be up in a couple days
I'll just go ahead and be that guy: do a 12 or 24v swap. It will be more expensive, but well worth it. I've owned a Durmax, a 6.7 Power Stroke and 3 Cummins trucks. Its been my experience that Cummins is the superior diesel motor. I'll never buy another Duramax. I would consider a deleted 6.7 Powerstroke, as I deleted mine and it was a great truck. I will take a pre-emissions Cummins any day of the week. I've towed heavy with all of them, and a Cummins with a manual trans was the best of them all. Great video for Ford owners.
Yeah buddy i agree completely, but this video was just an instructional video for changing the head gaskets. If I ever get a job where I can swap out a 6.4 for a Cummins I’ll definitely be filming it haha
That has been my experience as well. I'm still rocking the 5.9 with a 6spd g56. Best tow rig yet
LMAO Cummins barely has enough power to get out of its own way!
You do not have to remove the cab. And quite a bit of that is unnecessary.
I would be interested to know how. My 6.4 is currently parked because I do not have the equipment to pull the cab. I have a 2inch lift so was wondering about pulling a cross member to drop the back down and pull the motor out.
A cummins head maybe easier but still have to pull the cab to do just about anything else haha
I've yet to have to pull the cab off. But my brother literally has to pull the cab off to do anything on his ford
It would be a good time to replace the lifters.
It would be a good time to replace a lot of things just depends how deep your pockets are lol.
I want to meet the engineers who designed this truck. 🤦♂️
I hate ford's, but how else would you get 2 turbos on a V8, and meet EPA requirements
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I remember designing this engine. And let me tell you, we started with a sheet of paper and a cold case of beer..... then boom at about 3am the 6.4 was born on date!!!
@@ironjohn5914 hell yeah 😂. Factory compounds and a little tune and you’re pushing hella hp! Never mind the four head bolts per cylinder 🤣
Okay, so I won’t buy that 6.4 with bad head gaskets selling for 6k
Lol no probably not a good idea. Unless you can get them down to like 2k
How much would it cost to get this job done ?
@@lloydTom911 More than the truck is worth 😂
Golly that looks absolutely terrible to work on. I thought my LML was a pain lol.
Haha it’s easy once the cab is off!
You don’t have to pull the cab. It just makes it a little easier
I don’t think you can get the head bolts out without pulling cab though, also not sure how you would get up pipes out
@@darkirondiesel two of my fuel injectors failed to pull out completely with the keeper and are now partially stuck in the head, any tips to remove so that I can finish pulling my head?