brcknrdg Rob
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Thank you for your advice, we have serviced at all intervals for the most part and to date we have only needed to replace 1 battery and 1 water pump which has gotten us to 183000 miles. I'm not sure where the severe lack of maintenance is coming from. I think a few problems at nearly 200000 miles is warranted. We are the second owners and have cared for it greatly for the last 120000 miles.I’d do the timing job and drive on, parts are cheap if you do it yourself. Tasca Ford or Amazon. If you aren’t looking to do the work yourself it may be better to do a new crate engine or new truck because shop rates are high for this job. Granted some shops are fair but you have to find the right one.
One 6.0 will cost you more than 2 rebuilds on your 5.4 lol. RUN!
It sounds like you guys neglected the engine for a while now. In that case I’d base my decision on inspection underneath the passenger valve cover. Check the cam towers and caps for any deep or excessive scoring. If it’s in good shape and sludge free go for the timing job. If it’s sludged and scored button back up and order an engine. Or a truck. That call can only be made by seeing inside the passenger head which is last on the oil feed.
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