Moretorque
Dunce
This thread went back about 7 years ago and a mechanic who claimed to work on 350 trucks in a fleet said the IDI was by far the cheapest to keep running and easiest to fix diesel motor in a mid size truck.
There were multiple reasons but in the end said if you can live with the HP limitations the motor cannot be beat and one of the major points he made was the newer trucks will leave you stranded on the road with no warning and just quit running because of the complex systems that operate them.
he said the newer designs even with a computer can be a bear to diagnose at times and claimed the IDI was always a easy fix and the motor gives warning signs that it needs attention somewhere and just does not quit running on the spot like the newer ones do and strand your a$$.
Thought it was interesting.
There were multiple reasons but in the end said if you can live with the HP limitations the motor cannot be beat and one of the major points he made was the newer trucks will leave you stranded on the road with no warning and just quit running because of the complex systems that operate them.
he said the newer designs even with a computer can be a bear to diagnose at times and claimed the IDI was always a easy fix and the motor gives warning signs that it needs attention somewhere and just does not quit running on the spot like the newer ones do and strand your a$$.
Thought it was interesting.