Looking for firsthand experiences with Cat 3406 engine

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    I called and he said they don’t have paperwork on any OH...
     
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    I’m a feather foot driver. I RARELY go above 67-68mph anyways.
     
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    It's clean and has a wet kit. The 3406 E engine is a monster. I ran a 105,500k T & T with that motor and pulled 6% grades at +40 mph. It likes fuel. No OH data is a deal breaker for me. You could be walking into a real black hole.
     
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    My ex brother-in-law picked up this girl at a nightclub one night.

    He said she had the hair and the makeup and the tiny waist and the boobs all sticking out real nice.

    So he takes her home and she says I'll be back in just a few minutes.

    He said that when she came back she took her wig off, she took all of her makeup off, he said she must have been wearing a girdle because she had this giant belly, and her boobs were down to her knees.

    My point is that something can look great on the outside, but when you become intimate with it you may find something else...
     
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    Lol at the half painted 5th wheel plate. I stopped and looked at it for a few. Messaged with OP.
     
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    Yeah big thanks to staceydude for checking it out, moving on. I wouldn’t write that dealer off, but the cover up work they did is very suspicious.
     
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    I will cherish this lesson and pass it down to my future generations
     
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    Much thanks dude!
     
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