Saw this at Town east ford today.

[soap]

Why would you need to take off the body off the frame???
One of the mechanics said they were putting new cylinder heads on.

[Trip McNeely]

I've heard to do many things on that motor that it's required on the newer diesels. They are designed that way to pop off pretty easily from what I understand.

[Whiteboy]

Thats how they work on those trucks.

[LaserSVT]

The cab comes off pretty easily. The engine is tucked under the lip of the firewall pretty well and access to the motor is limited. To get the turbo and heads off you really save time by just lifting the body.
Steering shaft, a big wire connection, cooling lines and refrigeration lines and it pops right off.

[Lone Star Performance]

The rear head bolts are way under the cab, requiring the cab to be pulled

[Fatass]

Try doing heads on one and get back with us.

[soap]

Try doing heads on one and get back with us.

i can only imagine. i just thought they would drop the motor from the bottom. Oh well i've learned something new today,

[Lone Star Performance]

They are designed to be pulled easily from the frame. Easier than dropping the motor from underneath. Not like the unibody mustang

[Vertnut]

If it's a diesel, I heard there's some kind of filter under there.

[dee]

The cab can be pulled like that in 45min.

[Frank]

Yeah, it only takes like 1.5 hours to lift the whole cab off. Saw one that needed a fuel pump replaced and that was how they do it.

[greenbullitt]

been doing then like that since 03...engine cannot come out the bottom. period.

[Slow Five-O]

What they all said. Though i will say it surprised me the first time i saw it too.

[scootro]

"what the hell now my cab squeaks when i'm driving!"

[fordracing19]

I did Lincoln Navigators that way when they came out in 98.

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