Sweet Spot for DP Odometer Mileage
I have been reading this forum for nearly 13 years. When it comes to DP purchase targets the common advise from posters is: If it has too few miles, beware its lack of use. - OR - If it ...
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predawn wrote:10forty2 wrote:
Another thing to consider is the year model...regardless of the mileage. In the early '90s, the EPA required low sulfur diesel to be used in on-the-road vehicles. Not being designed for it, seals in the engines started going bad as a result. I don't know exactly what model year diesel manufacturers made design modifications, but I'd guess late '90s.
Iam no expert but from what I have read and seen this is all pure falicy. I have heard that some put a quart of 2 stroke oil in a full tank of fuel But I see many many early 90,s DP and have not had anyone I talked to say they have or had any LS fuel related problems
Just going from experience...in the early 90s we ran Ford diesel van-type ambulances. When the low sulfur diesel fuel came out, we started to have major problems with the engines...especially the seals around the injectors. Had to have al of the seals in all of the ambulances replaced several times due to the low sulfur fuel. Additives helped, but until we bought newer trucks with engines and seals designed for the low sulfur, we had problems. I remember one time in particular that I was on a non-emergency transport and an injector started leaking bad enough that we had to pull over and wait for another truck to come get us and the patient. We had to tow the affected one back to the shop. Ford dealership blamed it on the fuel. FWIW....
