Older diesel vs. New Gas
Well, we thought we would have bought our Class A by now, but we are still looking. Our goal is to work a month on and then travel a month in our Class A. But we are still trying to figure out what to...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi Tom/Barb,
I had a 1987 FRED class C. 6.9 liter engine. Parts were not available in 2009. There were two places to go for service in a city of 225,000 souls. I had to pay $140 to $190 for an oil change. Granted 1987 is not 2000, but it is still 18 years, and at 18 years I was starting to have parts issues.
My V-10 is a lot less expensive to keep running. I would not go back to Diesel for love nor money. I've replaced one mass air flow sensor in over 100000 miles.
I can do a LOT of maintenance for 10 grand.
That old 6.9 was the ford conversion of the International 440 industrial engine. There was one of them in almost every combine out there.
I don't understand why you'd have problems getting parts for one.
but there is always one exception.
