Jerseydaze
Senior Member
It's Time my 4.6 e250 is more headache then it's worth .Im between the Transit and the NV .not sure about tall roof getting ladder on and off.Would like opinions .
It's Time my 4.6 e250 is more headache then it's worth .Im between the Transit and the NV .not sure about tall roof getting ladder on and off.Would like opinions .
First off, I'd just like to commiserate with you on the Ford E-250. I had a 2005 and just this summer had to unload it. It kept blowing coil packs. In fact the first time it blew one it burnt the spark plug so badly they had to tap the engine block and install a threaded sleeve. In addition I had to replace the transmission 4 times (approx. every 35K miles). After going for the 5th transmission, one week later I blew the head gasket. So, needless to say, I'm not Ford fan.It's Time my 4.6 e250 is more headache then it's worth .Im between the Transit and the NV .not sure about tall roof getting ladder on and off.Would like opinions .
First off, I'd just like to commiserate with you on the Ford E-250. I had a 2005 and just this summer had to unload it. It kept blowing coil packs. In fact the first time it blew one it burnt the spark plug so badly they had to tap the engine block and install a threaded sleeve. In addition I had to replace the transmission 4 times (approx. every 35K miles). After going for the 5th transmission, one week later I blew the head gasket. So, needless to say, I'm not Ford fan.
If it makes you feel any better the GMC Durmax van I had needed to have the body lifted to do any real work on the engine.
i've still got a '06 E-350 diesel, and it's the last ford product of any
sort i will buy. ever. and i've been driving fords since i was 16.
a powerstroke 6.0 will make you swear off anything ford got
within 1,000 miles of.
Note to Ford Motor Company:
Routine maintenance of a diesel engine should not
look, feel, and cost like the effort needed to get
Apollo 13 home.... just sayin'.....
If it makes you feel any better the GMC Durmax van I had needed to have the body lifted to do any real work on the engine.
i've still got a '06 E-350 diesel, and it's the last ford product of any
sort i will buy. ever. and i've been driving fords since i was 16.
a powerstroke 6.0 will make you swear off anything ford got
within 1,000 miles of.
Note to Ford Motor Company:
Routine maintenance of a diesel engine should not
look, feel, and cost like the effort needed to get
Apollo 13 home.... just sayin'.....
I have a Duramax van too, what did you need done they had to lift the body? I've had an injector and turbo go but they were easy enough to do.
Ford now makes the pickup bodies easy to lift to work on the diesels as they know it's virtually impossible to work on it in the cab.
Remove the glow plugs once they broke them trying to replace them.
Im glad I had four bad ones when my truck was still newish, replaced all 8 and used never sieze
The 6 liter was a bonafide lemon as was the 6.4 after it. Now the Ford built 6.7 is having problems though not nearly as bad as the previous two (non Ford) diesel engines.
It's Time my 4.6 e250 is more headache then it's worth .Im between the Transit and the NV .not sure about tall roof getting ladder on and off.Would like opinions .
Get yourself a JetPack from American Van and load your ladders inside above the shelving units on either side. Keep you ladders out of the elements and you won't need to clean them just to get them into a customers house. And ice cold pipe sux, keep it warm and toasty inside.
Here is a picture of the above ladder rack. 4' or 6' foot ladder may be fine not sure how 8' would work ?