CM871 bad delete

[Roadrailer]

Thanks for the replies guys. I have a list of everything thats been done to the running gear. Both rear ends were replaced within the last 18 months, tranny and clutch was done as well. It needs drums and shoes on the rear axle and a king pin for a safety inspection. Its a solid good looking truck. Just needs someone to take care of the motor issues which im hoping can be cured with the proper ecm programming. I spoke to the mechanic that has the truck right now and he told me the head was cracked underneath the valve spring on number 3. The cams and rockers are both in good shape. I priced out a brand new head and gasket set plus 35hrs labour. I figure it will run me around 12k to get the head replaced. Plus another 2k to get a sticker put on it. So im looking at about 15k in repairs to put it on the road plus 20 for the truck which is less than he was asking originally. Unless we pull the head off and she needs pistons and liners. Then we’re talking a 34000$ job instead of 12k.

Oh ya, this guy has only owned the truck for 2 years. He bought from the original owner after the last head was replaced to haul his tandem dump trailer and float. He was selling the truck to buy a tandem dump instead.