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[simon999]

(04-19-2016 )Waterloo Wrote:  

(04-19-2016 )Running rough Wrote:  I believe egr and extended oil drain intervals alone with abusive when the engine is cold were these engines out prematurely

EGR, change the oil every 12,000, 13,000 max. Really bad, every 10,000... The soot these things make is beyond belief. I honestly do not know how these things make it down the road bobtailing it, much less pulling 43,000+ in a van or on a flat bed.

The inside of Rawze's head looks allot better than mine, black as the ace of spades in mine. The rest looks pretty much the same as far as wear goes. The guys in the shop were surprised at how good everything looked, it if was not for the head gasket, i probably had another 200,000 miles on her. But I did need an injector or two... And the lower end done, and... And... And... Screw it, in frame time.

You did right. Why pay for the head removal twice when you can do inframe at the same time.