Finding blown up 6.4 trucks is about as easy as finding pennies in a parking lot. There is a 08 f350 locally that tossed a rod due to oil dilution. They only want 4500 for it, so maybe it's just cheaper to throw a mechanical engine in there an have a nice reliable newer truck for less than 10k.
IMO ford trucks were bastardized from the factory. Not much you can do to make it WORSE. LOL
Yes i was the one talking about butchering a 466 in one.
I've been looking for a long time now, and have yet to find a 2008-2010 6.4 for sale for cheap with a blown engine.
I've found more 6.4 engines for sale than trucks that need them.
Don't get me wrong, I've found 6.4 trucks for sale with engine problems, but it's usually "Bottom end knocking, so taking 2000$ off price" type deals, not anything viable to me. Usually from what I've seen, a 6.4 with engine problems is still going for more than an identical working gas truck.
For me to jump on a deal, I'm trying to wait for the right deal.
It would seem that it would simply be better to buy a gas truck, blown engine or not, and do the diesel fuel system from scratch.
Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places.
I also don't want to buy something full of rust either, maybe I'm too picky.
I've been looking for blown 6.0 trucks too, but they still go for decent money, and the rad and intercooler isn't as big as the 6.4 trucks. Plus most of them are getting higher miles already with lots of rust and scratches and dents.
I've been trying to find a truck 2006 to 2010 that is more or less a pavement princess in good condition, but has just been unlucky enough to grenade whatever powerplant was in it.
The reason I'm curious about if anyone has successfully got a mechanical engine to work in these newer trucks, is that I can't find much answers. A guy could make a complete new guage cluster, but then will anything else electrical even work? What about power windows and stuff that use CAN bus? What about the airbags? They rely on the PCM too dont they?