Brandon,
I am sorry to hear about the bad luck you are having with your truck. My only point was that Ford is going probably take a very hard look at your truck, seeing that you have done modifications to the intake, exhaust, and the suspected use of a tuner such as the Edge. Whether or not your truck was running poorly before the mods wouldn't matter in their opinion. It would be the condition of the truck as it stands NOW.
You live in Wyoming, so I gather the Ford dealerships are few and far between. Do you feel comfortable with the service department at your dealership? Do you feel your diesel technician is competent? Some of the problems that these engines have are due to misdiagnosis by less than competent technicians. These engines had their problems earlier in their production cycle, but there have been several design changes and improvements that have addressed issues of reliability.
I can tell you are frustrated. You can rely on the help of everyone in this forum, as I have found them to be some of the best people on the Internet, they know their stuff, and above all, are very friendly to newcomers. I don't think you have anything to worry about too much from the moderators. They will let you know with a PM if they do.
You've given us a bit more information as to what is wrong with your truck. Any more information might help. Again, it might be a simple, but agonizingly slow fix, especially if your dealer only has one technician and he's stacked up three deep with some of those OLDER 6.0 trucks!
We're all pulling for you for a successful resolution to your problem.
I wasn't running the edge on #5 it was on #2 (+40 horse). I just put the Edge on two weeks ago. I ran this truck for 14,800 miles w/ no mods! So, I order $1550 bucks worth of mods (exhaust, intake and the Edge Plat.). Before I put one of the mods on on, my truck dies won't run or start. Tow it to Ford (keep in mind a 2005 with less than 15,000 miles). I think it is bull **** that I'm stranded in a $50,000 pickup before it is even broken in!!!-mad Cylinder #1 injector problems. They fix it (new injector), and I think O.K..... I'll eat the ****ty fuel mileage, It's a big truck. I'll let them slide on the shocks going bad after 10,000 miles. I'll give them an injector going bad at 14,500 miles. So, since I bought almost 2 grand worth of mods (I figured they had the bugs worked out) I should put them on. So I run the Edge and intake for about two weeks. Never on 4 or 5 and only 3 a couple of times, 'cause my exhaust isn't in yet. (Fearfull this piece-o-****e truck might break down and an exhaust is a lot harder to remove). So now here I am paying $750 bucks a month on a truck that won't run for more than two weeks at a time. Incidentally, it was the edge that alerted me to the problem. It seems an injector in cylinder #7 is going out now. I want Ford to replace all the injectors, but chances are they won't do it because the warranty doesn't cover "preventative items". Even if two similar parts already failed. Bottom line...I have never owned a new vehicle with these kind of problems. Had many new ones and used ones. I have never owned a vehicle (new or used)with problems like this at all. Never!!! My dad warned me about Fords since I was a kid. I have never been brand loyal and bought what I liked. I liked the Ford. Now I'm done with them. Dodge here I come!! 25 mpg and reliability like a mother and a sweet new interior.
