Used TMC truck

[Rawze]

First of all, I would not own a truck with 3:42 rears unless i was hauling stuff inder 15,000 lbs for the next million miles... that is not a very good gear ratio to have if you plan on making it pull 80,000 lbs. -- All it does is shorten the life out of the engine and kill fuel economy.


at 550,000 miles on a factory 2350, it geared that tall, likely some moron with his foot in the floor all the way against the governor that entire 550,000 miles.... its 75% at the end of its rope. Most 2350's get inframed by the time they have 600 - 650k on them, especially if someone was driving it below 1400 most of its life .. so you should be prepared for the negative after-effects of that torture it likely endured right it up front.

At 550,000 miles the fuel pump guts are also over-due to be replaced,.. you skip doing that and you can kiss that engine goodbye without warning very soon it its future.

Only way your going to know if that engine is any good is to pull the valve cover and inspect the overhead cams + see how sooted up the engine is.

and whatever used thing you buy...

Rawze Wrote:Check the overhead cams. check the engine and suspension and truck out,.. ignore the paint job or the clean interior as it is only done for the idiots to gawk at.

Plan on doing some serious work to it before putting it onto the roads like de-mandating it or having the entire EGR system and all the sensors and egr valve replaced. That you can count on for sure.

Plan on doing 3 oil changes at 5,000 mile intervals to break loose and get rid of the neglected miles worth of soot buildup in it because the first owner only changed the oil every 25,000 miles (or more). That is not nearly often enough to keeping soot form building up in the engine and eating at everything, eventually destroying overhead cams ans carbon-packing all the piston rings.

The list only gets longer form here. -- Anything less and you are only lying to yourself.

ref: http://rawze.com/forums/showthread.php?t...9#pid15359

here is roughly what your going to want to do to it once you get something with that many miles on it... Things like what is discussed in this post: http://rawze.com/forums/showthread.php?t...6#pid15466

and here is a good read...
http://rawze.com/forums/showthread.php?t...1#pid23991

Your going to also want to do several tests like injector /rail leak tests, et. and do a lot of things like replacing sensors, adjusting the valves, and a long list of other things befiore putting it on the roads.

I could probably find a bunch more on a search.

I.E.> Buying a used truck is not a fun-and games kind of thing where you live in this bubble of ignorance thinking that whatever you get is going to be something decent,.. expect just the opposite, because that is what most people end up with, even though they all have somehow convinced themselves that they will be the lucky one. -- Be prepared for your business adventures, plan for things properly, and plan on spending some serious cas$$ to get the thing into decent shape before putting it on the roads ways, and you will not be that next victim on the side of the roads crying about your emissions systems and the lemon of a truck you just got, asking where you can get it towed to.

(I think the beer is talking) lol.