Don't most or all current and recent engines have replaceable liners? I'm driving a cruddy 2002 Columbia with a Detroit which has 1124750 on the odo. Have no idea what has been done to it. It has a 13 speed (love it!). It runs a lot stronger than the the two Cummins I had in a Volvo and KW T2000.
Whic engine has the best life span
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by TURKER, Aug 31, 2009.
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Yup.....
You can run an engine almost forever by in-framing then out of frame rebuild after that then repeat.....as long as the block isn't cracked....
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Get an oil analysis. And some 2003 trucks were hit with the Octoboer 2002 EPA requirements; others were not. (I forget the details, but beware of that if you buy a 2003 year model truck.)
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I saw a post on another thread that said the difference on an inframe in KW was $5/6,000.00 cummins cheaper than CAT ??? Can someone comment on this ?? That seems like a huge difference. -
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they all make good engines and bad engines try to buy a truck from an o/o before he trades it see if you can run a trip in it. make sure you get the truck you will be happy with and what ever you do look at the electrical dist box (fuse ) if it looks bad RUN away Older IHC s tend to develope electrical issues Petes and KWs were built to last. Western stars arehard to get parts for in the states Freight shakers and volvos are scary You will pay more for a 13 or 18 but they are worth it. change oil when it starts to use oil not by some number use hi efficiency filters where you can. Don't buy a truck that doesn't feel right to or for you. Be aware that aluminum wheels wear out and on a million mile truck could be at the end of their useful life.
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Also stay away from old mega-carrier fleet trucks. Take Knight, they used to go 40,000 miles before changing the oil on the ISX engines. And yes, I have proof they did this. Also they pay such low wages for their grease monkeys, they do a poor job and abuse the trucks just pulling them into the shop (I checked my road relay before and after my last check-up and it recorded a over rev in cold state on the engine computer)
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I have driven two million mile+ 'shakers with Detroits. I don't know much about what had to be done to them, but I believe one of them got a rebuild at 600k miles. The electrical was pretty bad, blew lights and fuses all the time, gauges didn't always work, just seems like the wiring would deteriorate badly. The interior guality on the Columbia is was pretty low as well. I guess a lot of the running gear like gearboxes, splitters, axles, brakes are similar between brands.
I know it's not practical for mpg's , but I really like the KW W9's.Last edited: Dec 22, 2009
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I havn't seen real head to head comparisons but i have heard that the most wind resistance is from the vacuum/ turbulance area at the back of a van / reefer? You NEED to like your truck think this thru -
How can you tell the difference between long nose and short nose 379?
Can you tell me just looking my trucks picture? Thanks
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