goverment buying older trucks

I haven't heard of that one, but it sounds like something dumb enough for the government to have come up with. I think California has some legislation that requires the old engines to be replaced after a specific date, can't remember much about it because I never EVER plan on hauling anything to California!

 

As I said last year: forget about gliders from here out.

I think the best deal (if you're on the edge) is to take the buyout offer (if its even real, I haven't see a news article on this yet) and get a truck this year.

Trying to put a 2010 engine in an old truck will be a nightmare.

 

seen an article in Tx. a year or so back said something like this for tx.

 

I was told a tanker company close to were I live was going to do this to 4 of there trucks. They were going to buy 4 2010 Pete's anyway and with the money they were getting to take 4 of there older trucks off the road they bought 1 more truck. I was told someone from the EPA was going to come to there shop and was to "put a hole" in the block.

 

someone from the EPA was going to come to there shop and was to "put a hole" in the block.[/quote]

That oughta be a good show......

 

They could just crank'em up, take the oil plug out and flat foot it.....oh wait...that might put oil on the ground and smoke in the air LOL

 

The epa? would enjoy to have them over for coffee!!!! I will stay with the older models, paid for and get better fuel mileage than the newer. 1200 hp with marine injectors and supersized turbo S-60 gets the job done and with excellent mileage.

 

It is almost impossible to put a 2010 in a truck that is older then 2006 model with a few exceptions to that rule. The main item that is the hold up is the dash. Some dashes operate on a different signal and you cannot always get a converter box to change the signal to the one that you need. On a cummins you change 2 50 pin connectors on the ecm to 3 60 pin connectors. Sound like fun yet. Then you have to add the DEF aftertreatment system, more wires to run. Then you have to run nox sensors, always a pain to get them to work right. So by the time you are done you may have added more wires then what you care to count and then a couple of hundred more pounds of weight just from the aftertreatment not counting the weight of the engine.

 

No one is not getting my big cam!!! It's reliable this is worse than that cash for clunkers stuff!!!