Powerstroke 6.0: Why Replace Heads, what gaskets, how to torque and WHY

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[@mikeyoung718]

awesome video! i ordered the stone block from y'all. had a few question so i gave y'all a call and everyone there was glad to help out. not to many companies out there like that. keep up the good work.

[@ficmrepair]

Thanks very much! We do what we can! From injectors to ball joints, we've got you covered!

[@caseyyork641]

Very informative good video. 100% agree. If your going in there do it right. Kill Devil O ringed heads is the way to go. The guys who did my truck, after they torqued it they ran the truck a few times to heat cycle and then re torqued everything.

[@ficmrepair]

Sounds like the guys who took care of you did an awesome job!

[@feeneysauto3432]

I have been a pro auto tech 20+ years i specialize in engine work. A bunch of my friends have had 6.0 diesels for years and I never worked on them but heard about all the issues from them. Well i bought one at the auction one day cheap and when I was cleaning the turbo i noticed it only had 4 head bolts per cylinder and I said to my buddies you gotta o-ring the heads studs arent enough. I mean its a diesel then u add 30+ psi boost thats alot of cylinder pressure its hard to believe they didnt have 6 bolts per cylinder. This is a great idea to have a thicker head. I own a auto repair shop I do alot of vw diesel engine work cummins engine work but my shop is too small for pulling cabs. I have a customer that spent 10k on head job for a 6.0 and it only lasted a few years and not abused no tuner it was driven as a personal vehicle and to tow products for his farm nothing crazy.

[@jacket106]

Hot re-torques are the key.

[@davidwells2848]

Do you recommend fel-pro gaskets when using kdd heads. I’ve read they are not safe to use. These aren’t aluminum heads so it seems fel-pro would be the obvious choice. Hope you can help me out. Thanks

[@ficmrepair]

We love the fel-pro headgaskets for non-oringed heads. For oringed heads, we recommend the Mahle headgaskets.

[@DigD97]

I've got the Killdevil diesels coming so I think I'll go with mahle.