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2000 KW W900 vs 2000 FREIGHTLINER FLD132 CLASSIC XL

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Soon2BeOwnerOperator, May 27, 2023.

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  1. May 30, 2023 #31
    Soon2BeOwnerOperator

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    I'm curious. The lower hp the better fuel economy. More hp more power at expense of hp? I thought this might be true but was not sure. Is less hp usually more mpg?
     
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  3. May 30, 2023 #32
    roundhouse

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    Make sure you get a “rigdig “ report
     
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  4. May 30, 2023 #33
    AModelCat

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    Doubt its only has 500k miles on it. Odometer has rolled over at least twice by now.

    The Series 60 is a million mile engine and was rebuilt 6 years ago, well before 500k miles.

    It simply does not compute.

    Not saying its not a good truck, just saying do your due diligence. Miles are somewhat irrelevant if its been looked after.
     
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  5. May 30, 2023 #34
    Soon2BeOwnerOperator

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    I agree. But apparently it may have been rebuilt by detroit because of a recall or maybe a broken crankshaft or something? Not sure but looking into it.

    Other weird thing is I just called freightliner and it's vin is a 1999 fld120 not a 2000 fld132 as listed. I guess the 120 vs 132 is the inches from rear of sleeper to the front axle. Is there other differences?
     
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  7. May 30, 2023 #35
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    Ok so the truck does not have the original motor in it. So therefore miles is not able to be known for truck. The ecm will give me miles for this remanufactured engine but that's it.
     
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  8. May 30, 2023 #36
    LoneRanger

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    ya make sure it’s a 132 and not a 120 made to look like a 132.
     
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  9. May 30, 2023 #37
    AModelCat

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    To only have 500k miles on it in 23, possibly 24 years means its averaged only about 21,000 miles a year. Possible in some applications but is far from the norm when you consider most OTR trucks see 20k miles in 2 months or less.
     
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  10. May 30, 2023 #38
    roundhouse

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    What’s the difference ?
     
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  11. May 30, 2023 #39
    jamespmack

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    Well they made a fld120 classic. I own one.
     
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  12. May 30, 2023 #40
    Soon2BeOwnerOperator

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    Wow your good. I just got off phone with dealer and guess what. They painted it black! And it use to be white. Conveniently they have no pictures of it before they painted the frame. May not be in as mint of condition as I had hoped.


    The engine currently in it is not the original it is a remanufactured low NOx 430/500hp 12.7L. Sales man claims the ecm matches the odometer he said the rcm is 507k miles. Do ecms even report in miles? I thought they were in hours. If he's not full of #### that means the remanufactured engine already has 507k miles and they reset the odometer in 2017. I kinda assume he's full of #### and I will need to plug in ecm to find out how many hours are truly on the engine. Any thoughts?
     
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