Blown Engine, 8.1l
Leaving Townsend GA yesterday for Covington GA and a Ham Fest I did not make it.. Just north of Reidsville there was a BANG, and a lot of smoke, and the engine died as I coasted to the shoulder. U...
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That was one reason I switched to a DP. It is ea$y to get into most diesel OTR houses for chassis work. And I DO like having my own back up vehicle.
We had a lot of troubles one summer with our 98 F-53 460 on a two month vacation. It was a night mare getting anybody to work on it and it was as expensive as the DP.
As the DP gets older and things are starting to act up, I am starting to get worried. Reading another thread on the CAT C7 that needed new injectors had to cost thousands.
I am seriously toying with going back to an Airstream or Lite TT that can be towed with a 1/2 or 3/4 ton gas pickup.
They just don't break and you can get it repaired(or even replaced) anywhere.
We had a lot of troubles one summer with our 98 F-53 460 on a two month vacation. It was a night mare getting anybody to work on it and it was as expensive as the DP.
As the DP gets older and things are starting to act up, I am starting to get worried. Reading another thread on the CAT C7 that needed new injectors had to cost thousands.
I am seriously toying with going back to an Airstream or Lite TT that can be towed with a 1/2 or 3/4 ton gas pickup.
They just don't break and you can get it repaired(or even replaced) anywhere.
