Sick of newer diesels...go IDI?

[jhenegh]

I was in you boat in 2013. $4k truck after a few months of looking and now $4-6k+ in repairs and upgrades over the course of 2 years to get it to run modern roads and I'm happy with it. It has never let me down and was 98% stock when I got it and had been maintaind well and had an easy life, but it had a lot of aged items to be updated.

 

[RLU_tech]

I bought my '88 for $3000 (IIRC) and probably invested another $1000 into it. $500 of it was for a new IP and injectors. Maybe $100 for 8 glow plugs and a controller. I also replaced the starter and positive battery cable....then added an electric fuel pump.

I have been DD it for the past 3 years and the only time it wouldn't start was when the fuel filter clogged. Besides that it has been completely reliable. It even took 10 of us to Florida and back (2400+ miles) with a trailer in tow without a hitch. Averaged over 16mpg for the trip.

They don't make 'Em like they used too!!!