Hi Frank, and thanks for that info. I wasn't aware of this and it is much appreciated.
Based on the input I've received on this thread (great input!) my wife and I are going tomorrow to look at a 1995 DP that is for sale by owner and close to where we live. My only experience with diesels has been farm tractors, so I've gotta figure out if I believe myself to be qualified to be a diesel rig owner (which would mean that I would need to do some of the routine maintenance).
If we don't do a DP (tomorrow's DP or some other DP), then my next question to the forum would be asking which is preferred between the older Ford 460 chassis and the older Chevy 454 chassis. There has already been quite a bit of negative comments on the GM P30, so I will be asking about the Ford chassis that carried the 460 engine. I had a 460 in a 3/4 ton truck and I know that one to be a rugged and dependable engine. I need to stay away from the early V-10's due to the possible plug issue and my lack of understanding of them, but I'd have a 460 any day, as I would a 454.
Many thanks again.
