Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:Pete. (l33t FS) said:myf16n said:Pete. (l33t FS) said:In reply to yupididit :
Note that the Powerstroke vans are not intercooled.
I have an E350 6.0 diesel. They are factory intercooled. I know most people don't think of them as Powerstrokes.
I didn't know that they ever put the 6.0 in vans.
Man, that must suck to work on. Practically everything on a pickup is cab-off. Now try that in a box van.
The vans have much more access to some things because you can access the front half from the hood and the back half from the doghouse. This is especially true on a powerstroke van since there is no ignition system. The only thing in the middle is engine block.
IN the E350 with a 6.0 you can barely reach the fuel filters on the front of the engine. There is no way to get to the turbo from the front. The turbo is barely accessible from the interior. You can see bolts and fasteners, and you touch them, but you cannot see AND touch them at the same time. I've looked into 'bullet proofing' mine, and the shops I have talked to indicate that the cost to pull the body off the frame reduces the labot cost to do it on-frame. Essentially it is a wash.
