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I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone wanting to go to a 6.0. I would HIGHLY advice against putting a 6.0 in anything. If your stuck with a 6.0 you can make due with it. If you want to swap to a diesel I would suggest looking into a all mechanical motor such as a Cummins 6bt or a 4bt. The 6.0 is a electronic controlled HUEI injection system motor which would require extensive work to swap into a vehicle it never came in. Also the 6.0 doesn’t run DEF you would be looking at a 6.7 for DEF.
Plenty of people do Cummins swap but they are expensive and take lots of time. If that’s what you really want then go for it. But be prepared to shell out big bucks. For instance you can spend $1300 on the transmission adapter alone
http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/Bluegorilla/2008-12-05_142924_Coolant_loss_5.3.pdf
That’s a link to help you determine head castings and where the cracks occur
Ahh, the old Castech head problem.
The LS motors used heads that were made by a company called Castech. Look on your cylinder heads for a three digit number. If you see “706” you have the heads that have bad castings and typically fracture around the head bolts. They actually fracture in other areas too. Are you loosing small amounts of coolant also? You may want to pull the valve covers and make sure you don’t have the milkshake of death in their ( the pink ooze caused from coolant and oil mixing) if not clean up the surfaces and look for cracks. If you search you’ll find GM issued a service bulletin about this issue and recommends replacing the heads.
It could also be seals too. The 4.8/5.3 have been plagued with excessive oil consumption since they came out. My 05 Silverado will consume about a quart every other month. I’ve noticed that the motors that have the cracks typically puff the blue smoke when they sit for over two days. If it’s every time you start it you could have bad valve seals.
This has been my experience with my personal truck as well as many that I’ve worked on through the years
I second the use of Torque Pro. It supports the widest variety of PIDS of any android scan tool. Its gauge interface is very customizable and allows you to setup a group of PID gauges specific to your diagnostic needs. It’s nice when doing diag to have just the monitors that you need feeding you telemetry
If you run an iPhone you should switch to ELM327 Wifi adapter. The iPhone works best with wifi adapter while android seems to like Bluetooth. The best app for iOS that I’ve found is Dash Boss(awesome app that has standalone sensors that let you monitor true fuel pressure and egt’s). It can be a touch pricey so if you want a budget app you can look at Dash Command
The app based stuff is getting good but it isn’t at the point where it replaces a good bidirectional scan tool.
I wear White’s Smoke Jumper boots. And wouldn’t wear anything that wasn’t custom made for my foot. Once you step up to customs you’ll never go back. I once heard it said that the two things you spend money on in life is your boots and your bed. Because if your not in one your in the other. Ive tried all sorts of boots and have found everything in the under $400 range completely unusable when your on your feet 12 hours a day. A good pair of White’s, Nick’s, or Wesco’s will last you years and are rebuildable. Ther is absolutely nothing like a pair of American made all leather boots made specifically to your foot. Save up and buy the best.
I would recommend learning the Ford Powerstrokes. Plenty of them out there and if you know the intricacy soft them you can do well. Most people around me don’t want to work on them. I only know of one specialty shop and the dealer. I’ve gone out to rescue many a no starts at campgrounds when people are stranded with their campers. They are more than willing to pay you what ever you want. While fixing those trucks I’ll have at least four people come up to me and ask for my card. I typically turn them down because I’m a fleet tech and really want to limit my side work. Learning the art of the 6.0 no start diagnosis will pay off big. I think those trucks will be around for some time to come. Go to any Ford dealership and you’ll see a line of those trucks waiting to get in a bay
Greetings, my name is Scott and I’m the in house tech for a Jelly Stone Resort campground. I maintain our fleet Ford Powerstrokes, Cat, Kubota, And John Deere equipment, various power equipment and construction equipment as well as employee’s and friends vehicles. I mostly specialize in Navistar Diesel motors but fix and rebuild all kinds of diesel motors. We also have a couple gas Chevy trucks that I also fix. So pretty much anything that has bolts I wrench on. I don’t have too much formal training mostly I’m self taught from the Internet and good old fashioned experience. I really enjoy my job, I never know what I’ll be doing next so I have lots of variety. Always very busy as we have a policy of buying used equipment that needs TLC. So just about everything we have I have rebuilt. I also do a bit of fab work because many of the things we use are site specific and need to be custom made. When I’m not wrenching I’m building here. So I’m experienced in all the trades and currently hold a North Carolina General Contractors license and a commercial plumbing license.
I also have a volunteer position at my church as media arts director and have a degree in digital media, and recording arts from Full Sail University