Scott why fix it up to let someone else drive it? I understand the frustration of dumping good money into a truck, only to have something else go wrong, but there comes a point where you've fixed all the bad things and can enjoy the fuits of your labor.
Tom, thanks for checking in. How ya been?
Gruss, I'm on the fence about this for that reason exactly. As I said before I'm tired of everything being a problem with this thing. It still needs suspension bushings all the way around & shocks, a steering pump, front bumper, new drivers seat & I'm still having idle problems with the chip. Swamps can make it idle right but EGT's are out of control. Bean's can't get it to idle but it runs great with good egt's. Then there's the boost pressure that won't go over 29psi even on the 160 setting. Motor aside, what's left to do isn't hard or expensive so I think to myself.....rebuild (which could aleviate the chip & boost issues) & finish what needs fixed. BUT, the boss is getting tired of seeing me throw money at this truck & has already told me to "just buy a new truck" While I can't afford a new truck I understand what she means & wonder if she's right.
I really could justify having a dually now between my work situation (could pull a 4 car trailer with it) & pulling the monster 5'er. I'm not upside down in the truck as far as money & if I put a new motor in it or fix this one, I could probably turn a profit. I guess it all hinges on what's really wrong with it at this point in time.
I hate to admit this but I think alot of the problems I've had resulted from buying a truck I couldn't go see first & not giving myself enough time to evaluate what it needed. I was excited about getting a PSD & let that & the price "blind" me to some of the problems. Ya get what you pay for I guess. Just have to decide if it's worth sticking with it or moving to something else....more carefully.