I would be right behind you to shake his hand as well. When I bought my truck by luck it has a fcim ron sold on ebay. I'll be keeping as a reminder to always help other as Ron did.
Everything I know about my 6.0 is all because of Ron’s videos, thank you so much for your unbelievable dedication to your channel, you have helped me out and saved me so much money and now because of you I truly enjoy working on my truck! Your family should be very proud of your channel and the knowledge you left us all! ✊🏽💪🏽👨🔧
I didn't know Ron has died, I wish to send my condolences to the family for their loss and I wanted to say THANK YOU family for keeping these videos up. even after his passing he is still teaching us rookies how to work on and upgrade our trucks. I will be replacing my injectors in my truck and Ron single handedly has taught me how!
Sorry to be off topic but does anyone know a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost the login password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
I had never worked on a diesel engine in my life. I. Came across a 2005 superduty lariat for $3 k from a friend who owns an auto body shop. It was a tota but he fixed it up body wise immaculate. It had a no start hot issue. I was able to do all the work myself by repeatedly watching Rons videos. Thanks Ron and family for all you have done for the world!!
I see a comment regarding Ron's son. Is that who keeps Ron's channel going? I can't begin to state how fortunate we all are to still have DTR's videos. They're a national treasure in my book! Many thanks to Ron and all who are still responsible.
Ron literally got me through fixing 6.0s in e series vans. I knew nothing about them and he taught me so much through these videos. The world lost such a great man.
To Ron's family, thank you for leaving these videos up. they are so helpful and have saved so many so much time, energy, money and frustration. My condolences.
Years after Ron's passing... and I still keep coming over and over and over again for his help... THANK YOU FOR KEEPING HIS VIDEOS UP.... God bless him.
It sure is a shame Ron is no longernwith us he was a good man , i still find myself watching his videos on the 6.0 for when ever i just need a refresher or pointers tips and tricks , RIP my friend you are dearly missed also Thank you for the years of your time helping others.
I have never ever seen someone who is so knowledgeable about something and be able to explain it so naturally, completely and be so friendly all at the same time. You Sir, Are awesome x 1,000,000. Thank you for all your great video's!!!! Extremely informative and very enjoyable to watch. I have learned a lot!!!
Thanks for posting this and rip diesel tech ron. I finally got a 6.0, i have always wanted since since they came out when i was a little kid, and i possibly need at least two injectors. Thanks dor showing the tips and tricks on these trucks.
RIP Ron... You will always be remembered. Pretty much every repair or upgrade ive done to my 6.0 is from you. To Rons family and sons... Thank you for leaving these videos up. Keep your heads up and God Bless.
This man was a genius. His videos are amazing and unbelievably helpful. To Ron's family, I'm terribly sorry for your loss. He seemed like a wonderful dude.
I been having my 6.0 for about a year now. Ron you have been very hopeful with this truck of mine. I watch a lot of yours videos until I seen the one with your son. I was definitely hurt by the news. Honest I was in shock like we have met before. You are the GOAT of these ford 6.0’s. The way you describe your videos, I can imagine how great of a father/husband you were. Thanks for everything. Family, I believe these 6.0s will be around for a long time so what that being said RON will never be forgotten.
Just did my first oil cooler, couldn’t have done it without Ron’s videos. RIP, your unselfish help will go on. Thank you to the family for keeping his videos going.
Jeff here. Used Ron's material and FordTecMakaluco's as well to repair my 04 F350 6 liter. re-posting here what I just posted on Makaluco's channel in hopes it may help others. I can’t thank you enough for putting up this and other videos. Repair details on my truck are provided below in hope they may help others. I love doing projects but my day job (a lot of times it is 7 days a week) just doesn’t allow me the time to figure all these things out on my own. From a long-term Navy man, thanks for all you do. It truly means a lot to me. I wish you and your Family the best. Thanks again. Sincerely, Jeff 2004 F350 107k miles, original owner. Turbo replaced at 25k with reman. I pulled the turbo at 75k due to vanes being seized. Cleaned, put on anti-seize, seems to be fine. Starting at 90k, long term P0401, 0404, 1315. Cleaned EGR, resolved, but returned. Replaced EGR valve. Codes returned in a few months, cleaned, intermittent success. Truck ran fine, no smoke, plenty of power. Recently returning from a trip, vehicle began to run rough at idle, not horrible. White/gray smoke at idle. Under acceleration, heavy gray to black smoke. No new codes. Lacked some power. Have never had a coolant leak. EGR well looks good when I pull the EGR. Checked down pipe, ok. Used my XRay scan tool no new codes. Bought AutoEnginuity scanner with Ford enhanced package. Scan with this tool indicated that at some time in the past p0281 had been set, but was not active. Ran the Power Balance test, indicated number 7 was not contributing equally. Ran the injector buzz test. Sounded good to me. I had my wife listen to the video of the buzz test and uncoached, she indicated that #7 sounded different. Bought reman injector form Bullet Proof Diesel. Installed using your video. Completed this morning and after about 10 seconds of cranking it fired up and is running very smooth. Power balance test looks great. No new codes.
Congratulations, I've never seen so much confidence in a job, I'm specialists in diesel engine and I like to see people so engagefs in their work, a greeting and thank you for this video
You know…….I can only imagine the quality father and husband Ron must have been. I mean think about it. He’s the best brother to all of us that we ever could’ve asked God for. There wasn’t a selfish bone in Ron NOWHERE !!! He shared his wisdom, experience, and knowledge to such a degree that it has been blessing us even after his passing. I could only imagine what it would have been like to have been friends with him while he was here. I pray all is well with his family.
Querido amigo Ron quiero agradecerte por tus videos soy un mecanico en gasolina sin conocimiento en Diesel pero gracias a tus videos he empezado a trabajar en 6.0 y ya he reparado 2 comiones gracias hermano donde quiera que estes gracias gracias gracias
What a great mechanic! I only recently started watching his videos, after I found out what happened to him it made me all the more appreciative for what he tried to do to help his fellow men.
OMG and my deepest condolences to Diesel Ron's family i will truly miss his expertise and help me out on my truck!!!! Now I don't know who I can trust to keep my truck running! He was a godsend to the powerstroke world.... a truly sad day as I never got to meet him!!!! RIP my 6.0 savior!!
The Man has helped me more than he knows, I am very thankful for his attitude and knowledge. Excellent way he comes across!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!
Wanted to say thanks for the videos, I have been doing a lot of work on 6.0's lately and you videos have been very helpful. A lot better then most of the other ones out there.
Such a kind, intelligent person. I am certain that his incredible mechanical knowledge is only one example of his skills, and I am sure he applied his full dedication to everything he took an interest in. He just seems like a remarkable person. Would have been a great guy to sit and have a few beers with and just shoot the shit. God bless Ron, and his loved ones - every single one of them!
Love you Ron! RIP I finally subscribed finally after 6 months of being a parts changer, and 6 months of watching your videos. I went into the videos section and was so sad while at work to hear of the news and that it had happened some time ago. You're videos will live on and help up and coming mechanics like myself get better.
Also i want to give my condolences to the family , He touched alot of people's lives with kindness with his incredible video's, and thanks to his family for letting his video's touch and help people still today.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS I LEARNING LOTS, RIP my condolences to the family for their loss and I wanted to say THANK YOU family for keeping these videos up.
Rip. I think ron has to be the most helpful 6.0l guy. Ive learned so much watching ron. I cut down a punch for my 12mm. Works perfect. Now i can put a socket on it and torque the stand pipes and dummy plugs to 60ftlbs.
Ford Should be ashamed to sell a truck with so many issues.. I got suckered into a 06 6.0 and regret it everyday for spending over 50k for it. Ron God Bless You for your Kind words of wisdom.
Thanks Ron! I stumbled upon this channel and my girlfriend and I instantly loved Ron's personality. I was very sad to see that he has left us way too soon. RIP
I've tried hotshot and rev-x I've had better luck with rev-x. They really help if its sticking from varnish not wear. If you lacked maintenance on your fuel filters and the pressure dropped then the fuel cavity is only partially full. That causes less resistance and the oil side will beat that plunger into the injector. Fuel pressure is critical. I've seen brand new injectors fail in 200 miles due to low pressure UNDER A LOAD NOT AT IDLE.
I had much different symptoms than that. I pulled the P0266 code for contribution of cylinder 2. I was puffing black smoke in all conditions and could feel the miss. I was a bit intimidated when I began taking things apart to change the injector. by the time I was finished, I was glad I did it myself and will do any other work myself as well.
RIP Ron... So so sorry to the family :( Thank so much for all the pointers brother. And thank for keeping his keep his videos rolling.. He is the diesel genius and so humble..
I'm happy, mine starts within 3 seconds but is a bit jerky as I start rolling until the engine gets to top temperature. My fuel mileage is great. I enjoyed this video.
I used a 12mm head bolt nut and washer in between to tighten the fuel rail plug. I put a 12mm socket on the nut and ran it all the way down the bolt until it bottomed out and the bolt head tightened the plug. After the initial prime and start, the truck would crank for up to 15 seconds before starting after sitting for short periods of time. Apparently this is normal after pulling the high pressure oil rail. I merged the truck onto the highway at full throttle up to 110km/hr 5 times to clear the air from the oil rail. It fires up in under 2 seconds now.
I'm in the middle of replacing my injectors thanks to this great video. I will be donating and happily. Do you have a link for torque specs on this job?
YOU DONE A PERFECT JOB. OTHER THAN,I USE BLUE LOCKTITE ON THE INJECTOR BOLTS. THE REASON IS WHEN YOU HAVE A PROGRAMMER INSTALLED, IT RAISES THE PRESURE. I ALLWAYS TORQUE THE INJECTER BOLTS BUT I HAVE HAD SOME COME LOSE.THATS WHAT THE LOCKTITE IS FOR. THE NEXT THING IS ON THE INJECTOR PLUG IN THE HEAD. A PRESURE REGULATOR SLEEVE OUT OF A GM 4L80 TRANSMISSION WORK BETTER THAN THE TOOL MADE FOR THE JOB. AND MOST TRANS SHOPS WILL GIVE YOU ONE. ILL SEND SNAP-ON BY SO YOU CAN GET THE RIGHT TOOL. LOL
Hello my name is Luis. I love their videos and although I do not understand English very much it has helped me a lot. I have a 2006 Ford F250, and I have a problem that I do not know what to do anymore. When it accelerated hard or is traveling for a while and brake, the engine starts to fail, like an injector. But then I move and it is removed and returns to normal. However, when I turn it on it works perfect. I hope you can help me or give me some idea of what it could be. Thank you very much and keep doing your job. is the best.....
Condolences to Rons family. I have a 05 f350Ford. Runs great, but sometimes when i park it, it wont start back up. I have to wait 30 minutes, and then starts up perfectly. Its been in the shop several times. Any suggestions?
Ron I have a early 04 we did 8 injectors hpop, oil cooler, egr delete, and a ficm when we got it started ran for little bit until it hydrolocked tore back down found injectors were loose retorqued them going to remove glow plugs to remove any fluid do you have any other suggestions I should look for other than the injectors before i start it
Thanks Sir for All the Good advice. Another first time job well done thanks to Your videos. 👏👏👏😃✌✌✌💖💖💖👋🤗🤗🤗Peace Ron an rest in Peace with Your CREATOR!👋👋👋💖💖💖✌✌✌
Hi ron i have a question .i have a 2003 ford 6.0 diesel truck ,i was changed the fuel filter went i was take out the filter one little piece of the filter holder broke off and fall off inside the line i try to use a vaccum to take out but no good luck 1 month later i was trying to go to work but my truck never turn on again do you think the piece went inside one of the fuel injector
Ron, I am currently installing the Bullet Proof egr cooler and their oil to air cooler. I have 3 bad injectors and wanted to know if you recommend replacing the injectors while the intake manifold is off or should I install if before starting the injectors. Your thoughts and advice would be much appreciated. Craig
Clearly this is 8 years too late, but if you have an older 6.0l that hasn't been bulletproofed I would do the STC while you are in there and the injectors unless they are under 50k. Once all that is done the odds you are pulling the turbo and going all the way back to the injectors is pretty slim.
Mr. Ron, i just replaced all eight of my injectors, the HPOP with new IPR, and ICP. I also installed a regulated fuel return system. it took a few minutes of cranking to start, but she did start. but she runs rough and she has a bad lope. i let it run for about 30 min to let the system purge the air out, but it did not improve the idle, or how she ran. when i shut her down, it takes a minute of cranking for her to start. the oil must be leaking back into the pan because there is no oil pressure unless i crank for a while. any thoughts? is it possible its a bad HPOP? i am getting a P0272 code, but i cant imagine that is what is causing the long crank to start or the hard idle.?
Hi Ron. I have a question for you. My early 03-04 6.0l power stroke had all new injectors put in it, and it ran fine until a few months later. It runs fine until after I hit the accelerator, then it sounds spotty and shakes for a few minutes(1-2) then it runs normal again.
