Thoughts on this truck

[Waterloo]

If you are good mechanically and can find your EIN on Quickserve and Rawze's videos, $15,000 ain't bad. I would pop the top and inspect the cams, look for chewed up lobes along with soot. I would also go to NAPA and get one of their $50 block test kits and see if there is any exhaust gas in the coolant system (This kit has worked every time I have used it, unfortunately). This is the least invasive way to discover if a liner is fretted, and if they will not allow you to run this simple NON-INVASIVE TEST, don't walk away, run. Because odds are, they know the motor is shot and in need of an in-frame.

Really warm up the truck, a good hour warm up at high idle. Get her HOT! Then follow the directions on the test kit. If there is any exhaust gas in the coolant you will know in under 5 minutes. If the dye turns green, you are looking at an in-frame, figure $28,000 minimum, $35,000 realistically as other parts and pieces will need replacing.

If the dye stays blue, thank your lucky stars, now decision time, how long will the motor last? Not saying that a liner is not going to pop when you pull it off the lot, or is just hanging by a thread. It is a crap shoot.

First thing to do is get a Cummins Inline reader and Insite, then get rid of the mandate. If need be, take it to Atlanta and let Mr Hagg have his way with the truck, install the gauges and tune the motor properly. Go over it with an educated eye, maybe Rawze will stop by and really ruin your day... LOL! Just kidding about Rawze, but he does have an eye for truck issues, he is a good guy to let look at your ride. Actually, one of the best.

Good luck!