Anyone who why older trucks are costing soo much?

Old school will get you home in a pinch. Many moons ago my dad had a hot bc4 315 (cpl838) with fuel bumped to her and he burned a hole thru a piston. Luckily he was mt and close to home. Got it home and rebuilt the next week. Good old 9670

Anything new no way Jose your on a hook. My dad paid 22k for his 93 ch. 900,000 mi and she's cleaner than most 5 year old shakers or corn huskers

 

Same as my dad in his E-7 350 (not really a 350 any more)

In is binder with a big cam and 3.55 w/direct 9 he got 7 lifetime avg

 

Are you saying you can go 1.5 on an overhaul or before it's been rebuilt to death?

 

You don't mean put a new emission bs motor in a 90s truck or something do you?

 

Yes. 1.5 before opening her up to rebuild is easily possible

 

E-7 with the p pump is good for 1.5m if taken care of. Liners pistons' rods and mains new heads turbo and the accessories.

The last back yard overhaul on a e6 my dad did he tried ordering over-size brgs and the old duffer at the counter said mic it 1st and then come back. Sure enough at 2m miles it was still in standard specs.

Them old big cams with the Brazil metal 400k was standard 250-3 if she was bumbed up. My dad went threw his 3 times and the last time he emry clothed the crank and that went down the road soon after.

Try lugging a big cam and see how it treats you. 14L vs 11L e6 maxidyne the mack would pull 1100 all day and you'd have a melted piston if you tried it.

Mack may not be the quickest but they run and run and run. Don't worry about plugging em in if its -10 shell still spit and sputter but it will pop off and mellow right out. Meanwhile the macks are towing all the others up and down the street trying to start em

 

My n14 just now started to eat a gallon of coolant per day. Has 1.9 mil without rebuild.
Sitting here debating either to inframe it or get another truck.

 

Liner cavitation? Do whatever but don't get rid of it you'll regret it

 

Must be hanging that thing along a bit

Yea I've seen what happens if you lug a big cam down a ways, I still can't believe it didn't blow a rod.

 

My mechanic says the same thing. This thing even has original turbo haha