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justALnow
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Jul 06, 2013

Duramax bites the dust - Blown head gasket @ 102K miles

I'm bummed - Been a Chevy man all my life and spent extra money back in '05 for the dependability and reliablity of a diesel. 2500 HD Silverado CrewCab 4x4 barely made it past 100K miles and now i...
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Hannibal
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Jul 06, 2013
Cummins12V98 wrote:


They still use the Cummins in the F 650 and up.

Sorry they repair the Cummins but long block the GM and Ford engines.


Yes Ford still uses the Cummins in real trucks. They also offer the V10 in the same trucks.

Who's they and what repairs are made to the Cummins that can't be made to the GM or Ford? Are the GM and Ford ineligible for boring out when cylinder walls get galled? Unless I've missed something all these years, the Ram CPL Cummins isn't a sleeved engine.

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