GM's Next HD Duramax

transamz9 wrote:
A little side note, notice this 600,000 mile truck is a 2500 dressed as a 3500 DRW. ;)

I don't think you read it correctly because he has a dually also.

chevman

A little side note, notice this 600,000 mile truck is a 2500 dressed as a 3500 DRW. ;)

So real diesels are six cylinder? I had a Mercedes Benz 5 cylinder diesel years ago. I guess I was robbed.

chevor wrote:
Maintenance log
Haul new campers out of Indiana across country. Its a lot of back and forth. Truck is on second DPF.

Did the Lucas solve the low oil pressure problem (~516,000)?

That's a lot of miles, more than I will ever put on a vehicle.

chevor wrote:
Maintenance log
Haul new campers out of Indiana across country. Its a lot of back and forth. Truck is on second DPF.

That's pretty impressive no matter the brand. I surely don't envy your job.

Maintenance log
Haul new campers out of Indiana across country. Its a lot of back and forth. Truck is on second DPF.

In the USAF back in 71 I was in 20th Air Division Norad, A 4 story solid concrete building that could be self sustaining for almost a year and a half, in case of nuclear war, (yeah, cold war with Russia back then)..Part of the building was a power plant. We had 6 diesel's that were huge...you could walk up on a gangplank to take cylinder readings.

They were 6 cylinder Nordberg diesel engines...took 200 psi to start them up...they were called 136 SC Nordberg's (believe that is the correct spelling)....SC stood for super charged.

Diesel Engine for Synchronous Generator

Nordberg Manufacturing Co.
Order # 9018-0508
Model # FS-136-SC
13" Bore
16 1/2" Stroke
RPM: 450


Anyway, they were 6 cylinder diesel engines...3 ran 24/7, then the 3 standby engines would rotate out with them...About the size of diesel they used in locomotives at one time...

I though all REAL diesel engines were 2 stroke.

chevor wrote:
Almost 600,000 miles here.

Impressive... Would you mind sharing what has had to be repaired/replaced in those 600K miles? Are you still running the original DPF? Lots we can learn from these high mileage guys.

shelbyj wrote:

chevor wrote:
Almost 600,000 miles here.

600k in 4 year...damn. Do you drive for a living?

RV deliveries IIRC.