Could I use a 1988 International F9300 to haul rail containers

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  1. Ticktockey

    Ticktockey Bobtail Member

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    I think its a cummins M11 maybe, I cant find the specs. I dfound a 98 with a f9200 and that is a cummins 11 with 370 hp
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    That's most likely an L10 in the 88 which was the predecessor to the M11 engine. Sure you could use it to haul containers, it's run what you brung.
     
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    88 might be an L10 not much of an engine but it could also have an 855 cummins which were real good
     
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    I learned to really like the L-10... after I figured out how to drive an electronic engine.. I tried to drive in like the old detroit screamer I came out of.... didnt work at all.. I HATED the truck for the first week.
     
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    the L10 was a mechanical engine wasn"t it
     
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    I'm thinking that 88 would be a mechanical engine. I ran rail loads with a Detroit too. When I was off injured others had to drive it and they just couldn't get the hang of it, always missing gears, pulling over and coming to a stop to start over. The dam things are like shifting a dirt bike except you're in a truck, allot of extra work! Those other drivers shuttered at the thought of driving that truck. Bunch of Sissies!
     
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    Not the 90? model that I was in. It was electronic and meant to be driven at low RPM... Detroits were driven like you're mad at them.. if you see a grade, downshift and get the RPMS up as high as they'd go! lol Do that to an L-10 (or any electronic engine) it will fall on its face..
     
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