Riffraff Diesel Technical Knowledge Center
The Deadhead System - What it is and how to fix it - 6.0L and 7.3L Powerstrokes
Posted by Adam Blattenberg on Apr 9th 2025
For 7.3’s and 6.0’s alike, the fuel system could benefit from an upgrade. One that removes the deadhead issue that plagues each engine. The fix will increase injector life, increase throt
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Diagnosing The 7.3 and 6.0: Common issues and tips
Posted by Adam Blattenberg on Mar 28th 2025
Diagnosing issues with the 7.3L or 6.0L Powerstroke engines is not necessarily easy. Teaching you how to be a diagnostic pro is not realistically possible through this one article (that takes years of
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Subscriber Q&A - Maximizing The Performance Of Your Stock Turbo
Posted by Adam Blattenberg on Feb 10th 2025
You asked, we answered. We’ll be answering a few subscriber asked questions about their trucks, every week. Check them out, some might apply to you as well! This week however, we got asked
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How To: 7.3L Powerstroke HPOP Operation Testing
Posted by Adam Blattenberg on Feb 7th 2025
Oil pressure is everything for a 7.3L. One of the most common questions we get asked is related to how to test the High Pressure Oil Pump (HPOP) on a 7.3L Powerstroke. We say related to, because the h
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How It Works: HEUI Systems
Posted by Adam Blattenberg on Jan 27th 2025
The 7.3L and 6.0L Power Stroke engines are somewhat unique in that they use oil pressure to run their fuel injection systems. The system was created with a joint venture between Caterpillar and Intern
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