1993 FLD120 12.7?

Looked at a FLD120 last Weekend. Old truck needs work. But doors are tight as some that have 400,000 miles. If not tighter. Shut drivers or passengers door. Its solid and not hinge drip. Seals are all still good. Looked close and they don't look like new seals. From what I can tell there factory. Truck shows 449.679 but Odometer is not working. Frame rails are clean, used and look 24 years old. but in great shape no rust. Bottom of cab and sleeper is clean. Does have some grease from U-joint's. But not bad on that, does not have oil everywhere.
Truck needs paint bad. Has the 12.7 DDEC-ll (Wish it was a 3) 230/470 HP rating. 13 speed trans and 4.21 rearends with lockers. Truck was on a farm for 17 years. Then the guy that has it now used it to pull out of the fields to grain bins. And one trip per week pulling a load of grain off. I asked him how much oil the engine was using. He told me it took one gallon between 10,000 mile change. Has filter numbers wrote on hearter cover. And dates on the filters when changed. But the Odometer does not work. So guessing he uses GPS to keep up with miles?? That flagged a red light to me when the trucks not keeping up with the miles. How does it know for sure on the miles he put on it?
I took the reader to check the miles. But took the DDEC3 and 4 with me. And the 2 card was still at my buddy's shop. I know brain fart I was thinking it was the DDEC-lll. So could not pull the miles and other info off the EMC.
The truck did not show any blowby on the pipe. But pulled the oil fill cap. And this is what shows.
Thinking the blowby tube may be stopped up?
Truck also has 8 new drive tires. New steer tires all tires are lower grade tires. But new they may have 1000 miles if that on them.
It has everything I have been looking for in a truck. older truck, 12.7,13 speed trans, and 70" flat top sleeper. But being I don't know the miles for sure. But going to try to get them off the EMC Friday evening or over the weekend. And thinking being it has spent most of its life on farms. It may well be a low miles truck. But it was ran OTR for the first 5 years of its life. But from what I could find out, it was used east coast then. If its low miles and that old, would an in-frame still be the best bet with that much coming out of the fill tube? Or run it if its low miles and see how long it last? Would be used to pull grain or dump trailer. Then after 2 years be turned into a single axle toy puller.
Sorry for being long winded, but trying to cover everything I can think of on it.
Pete

 

Its an older guy, His son owns a nice peterbilt. And will not drive this truck. So the old man is selling it. As he does not like to have stuff sitting not being used. And he is also sold most of the other equipment that the son did not think was new enough for him. If I buy it my Mechanic is going to drop the pan. Check the bearings and go from there. He thinks the engine is going to be good. The old man even agreed to drive it the hour to the shop for me. As long as I pay for he work. And If I don't want it after that. He Will just drive it home. That tells me the old man has no issues with the truck. Or if he though there was something wrong he would not dive it an hour one way to get this checked. Or would he??

 

Forgot even if I have a inframe done with rebuilt head. I would still have around $12,000. in the old truck. But still need a paint job. But truck should outlast me after that.

 

West Tn.

 

Yes sir, will be looking over all the rivets also. And I did take the stuff to read the EMC. But thought it was a DDEC lll and did not take the DDEC ll card. So when it showed it was a ll and could not read it. That was the end of that. As it was an hours drive back to the shop for the card. Will be taking the right card over the weekend. And pull the info off the EMC. It's nice to have a good friend. That has all the stuff to read all the EMC's.
Also agree its getting old for sure. But always liked those trucks. And the last one of those I ran was team. We ran 7500 miles per week in one. Even after that one driving Pete's Kw's and International's. I still like the FLD120's the best. Do wonder if getting EMC's or cab parts may turn into a ordeal later on?
Will pulls Total miles
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Anything else that I need to write down?

There's a 1997 FLD120 not far from me. But it has the M11 and 10 speed. And small sleeper. I could live with the M11, but the 48" Sleeper is the issue with it. Plus guy is asking $12,500.oo for it. And its a factory single axle. Never been used commercial, but pulling a horse trailer. And I will be singling out what ever I buy in a couple of years anyway.

 

Come on, most people today have no ideal what a small sleeper is. When I started out, would leave with 50 drops for the week. And in a cab over with a giant sleeper. Yes I had 32" of sleeper birth.
Then I hit it big time got out of that old White/Freightliner and into a Freightliner hood. I think that old gal was a 1974 model. It was 11 years old when I got to run it. And man I had all kinds of room. Pass seat I could reach. And Man a 36" Sleeper what in the world. Crawl into bed and take off your clothes took on a new meaning. Fast Forward to 1990 and a 1989 FLD120 with a 48" sleeper man what a life now.
Then a 1991 and a 1990 379 60" flat top man now where trucking. Then into a Condo FLD120. And I will say I was happy in it over the pete. Still love a 379, but don't like the cab. And guess I'm the odd ball, but still like a FLD120 Classic over them all.
Pete