New MF13 owner here

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(05-25-2018 )montrose818 Wrote:  

(05-24-2018 )the missing link Wrote:  I friend of mine has avg 12 grand a month in his , he bought it 9 months ago. He just told me he just cracked his head now ...

What work gets done every month that's costing him this much? What was the reason given for the head cracking? EGR cooler leaking and air pocket in the cooling system / low coolant or something?

(05-24-2018 )marek4792 Wrote:  They are a crapshoot either you get lucky and you get a good one, or you get one that will bankrupt you which is about all of them.. Since you already bought yourself one I would look into getting a cummins isx cm871 to do a swap with when that motor inevitably lets go. I have heard on this forum I think it can be cheaper to do said swap then buy a prostar with a cm871 from factory but times change (pricewise) and I could be wrong.

This definitely crossed my mind. I paid "glider price" for the truck, the engine basically came free. I heard people complain about ISX issues as well, but you are correct if this engine turns to be a problem, it is getting swapped.

I'm not sure your understanding. It's not a matter of "if the engine turns out to be a problem" it IS a problem, even international can't get those trucks to run right. If you plan on using this truck to make a living do an engine swap now and don't look back. Once you start down the rabbit hole with that maxfarce you'll deeply regret it. Now if the truck is only used here and there once in a while on a farm or something of that nature you could probably suffer through it.the isx problems you've heard people complain about are like comparing a toothache to a heart attack.