How to find Owners selling their trucks??? Help!

FLCRACKER · Dec 27, 2017

Ridgeline said: ↑

$4000 may be what it was worth.
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No I drove it while he was sick last summer.After he bought it replaced belts ,air lines for trlr , new steers, full service. Only had 650,000 miles on it. Only issues in 3 yrs air compressor, vva o-rings gradually replaced all drive tires, and air valve on trailer. There are deals to be found. His advantage he is a pretty good truck mechanic.

FLCRACKER · Dec 27, 2017

bigguns said: ↑

For a 2006 ISX it was at one time $3500 for the turbo itself. Add in all the royal screwing and I could not begin to guess what the misdiagnosis and labor and markup would be.
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Was that with the actuator or without.

bigguns · Dec 27, 2017

With

FLCRACKER · Dec 27, 2017

bigguns said: ↑

With
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That's not bad. Seen them up in the 5500 range. Could be a different model isx though

Lepton1 · Dec 30, 2017

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I will reply to this... It is OK to take the truck to a shop, and I have, my local International dealer in Jackson MI, Tri-County International. They are good guys and with a little prodding can make the proper repairs IF you know what is wrong with the truck and what needs to be replaced.

And that is what I tell everyone I know that owns a truck. YOU have to learn the mechanical side, the electronics and most of all, THE EPA CRAP. It is the EPA crap that infects the rest of the systems, they are all intertwined. Be it electrical or mechanical. If you have a coolant leak and you take it to the dealer, the first thing he will suspect is the EGR Cooler. That is a minimum $2500 repair, when in most cases it is nothing more than a failed $10 hose clamp. Been there, and done that, but they sure hoodwinked me.

A bad exhaust gas temp sensor, the go to part is a new Turbo. That is $6,000 to $10,000. They did not get me there, but they tried. And then we have the soot... Oh boy, can they waste your money on internal soot. An EGR tuneup will cure that, a case of carb cleaner and some elbow grease, along with $400+ in new sensors.... Mainly the $28 IMAP sensor... There are other things, I could go on, like the AC system on the ProStar, which I finally fixed after what, $10,000 in shop and down time. Only took me four years to figure out. and I cured that issue with a utility knife.

Bottom line folks, they will bend you over the counter and stick it to you with a smile unless you know what is wrong. Which means, you better EDUCATE yourselves. You guys with your warranties are just pissing in the wind, especially when your are getting up near the end. When that warranty runs out, and you do not run out and buy another truck, the real fun begins. I do not envy you either, not in the least.

Myself, my stuff is paid for, I have educated myself, no way do I know it all, but I am at least one step ahead of the guy that will rip me off at the service desk. When I do go into the dealer, it is raining or snowing, and I know what needs to be fixed and or replaced and no worries about a warranty, or waiting two or three weeks to get in because I have one. Warranty work goes to the back of the line when cash customers walk through the door. Call it Financially Solvent Privilege.
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Does that Financial Solvent come in a can?

stillwurkin · May 13, 2018

Ridgeline said: ↑

Where do you think I take mine?

It isn't jim bob's backyard truck repair and BBQ emporium.

It is either a cummins dealer or the a factory dealer. My macks don't go to anything but mack dealers and below is the story why.

I had to deal with the BS local repair shop who totally ****ed my first new truck up (well it was new when I bought it but this happened at 600k). It went in for a pressure sensor and the clown claimed to be a good mechanic, even had references from other owners that I thought were smart people. He replaced the wrong sensor, then he "went through" the truck to adjust the brakes, the clutch and did other things that it didn't need and still had the same issues when I went to pick it up later on. SO it sat there for a week, and I get a call it was done and ready to run. I get it on the road, 75 miles from the storage yard and 50 miles from that shop where it craps out on the side of the road. I had it towed to the nearest dealer and they fixed it right. They said that it crapped out because he used pirated software and loaded the wrong firmware onto the ECM which cost me $1100 to fix.

I don't trust anyone with these things unless they know what they are doing. I can get legal on a dealer if they screw things up but jim bob's, I can't.

SO yes a dealer, no to back yard mechanics.
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I use Hunters Eau Claire Pa. Also Diesel Injection Barkeyville Pa. Very seldom dissatisfaction .

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