I Need Engne Help

What's in it now? Why don't you want to rebuild what you already have?

 

I'd rebuild it , in frame or out...unless its a detriot, in that case just set the truck on fire and collect the insureance money lol
Ive personally always liked a Cat 3406e , but i hear the c-15 is awesome to run....cat 3408 was fun but its an old motor and you won't get MPG with it
Cummin's are just as good and cost less to repair...
theres an outfit in Idaho that takes older trucks and updates the drivetrain to parts that you want or what you can afford, bear in mind it isnt cheap

 

A complete overhaul on what you have will be 10 to 16k depending on what it needs. and will get you a warrenty of 100k or 200k miles usually depending on what level of overhaul you take.

Replacing it with a new motor will run over $20k I think $22k for an 11 ltr (small motor) detroit was the last quote I heard recently

 

Just about the numbers I was figuring. You will have more into the truck than it's worth. The only way it would work out is if you did it yourself

 

I don't know who does the work in your part of the country, but here in the Midwest, there is an outfit near Warsaw Indiana that does rebuilds and replacements and provides a good job at a decent price. Diesel Power and Machine used to be known as TTP and advertises heavily in truck and ag papers. They have a web site at www.dieselpower-reman.com and can be phoned at 800-825-7711.

It might be worth making a call, and if the truck is still running enough to make it up here, come in and have them swap or inframe rebuild the engine. They are actually a remanufacturing facility as opposed to just rebuilding the engines, and they can do swaps in one day or so. Their reputation for their work is top notch, and if I buy and have to have a rebuild, they are high on my list of shops.

 

Clean the truck up very well, take plenty of pictures, put it on Ebay as-is with the bad engine. Take what you can get, laugh all the way to the bank, and never look at a truck again.

If a truck drives by your house while you are in the yard, look the other way, plug your ears, hide. Keep away from them on the road.

Get away now while you still can. Once you are in you will never be able to completely get out. If you sell now you can at least tell people you made money in trucking.


RUN BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE !!!

 

WOW... Someone forgot there prozack this morning