head gasket job?

[OREGON BLACKOUT]

So the dealer that is doing the job says that they don't have to lift the cab. From everything I have read here and other sites I thought that was just part of it. Is it possible not to lift the cab?

 

[bushpilot]

its my understanding the TECHs learned to lift the cab so they
could do the job w/out loosing money.

ford pays a set number of hours for a given repair (and apparently,
ford under estimated the number of hours to do MOST of the jobs).

the techs got smart and discovered they could pull the cabs bodies off
faster (than they could pull the motor)...and this allows 'em to
work on the motor in the frame.

all this said...it only applies to WARRENTY work....for NON-Warrenty work
they charge by the hour and they get paid the FULL rate (warrenty rates
are reduced).

so basically it takes LONGER to do the work when they DONT pull the
body...and the tech (and shop) make more when its OUTTA WARRENTY
work.

 

[OREGON BLACKOUT]

Thanks for the info bushpilot. The truck is still under warrenty so I guess I will talk to the shop tomorrow. It's been over a week and I'm getting sick of the 150 they loaned me.

 

[bushpilot]

personally if it were mine and it was under warrenty then id let 'em do
the work anyway THEY want...all youll pay is 100 bucks.

its the tech and the shop that arent maximizing their profit.

 

[94blowncobra]

Anybody know what the job costs out of warranty? I think i might have popped one in my 05 thats got 110000 on it-mad

 

[bushpilot]

before i took it to a dealer to find out if ive popped a head gasket id
be pulling an oil sample (would find any coolant) and id be performing
an exhaust gas sniff test (@ the coolant tank).

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