I can't claim I was born with diesel in my veins; quite the opposite, in fact.
I've liked anything with four wheels since I was about 13. Took auto shop in high school and learned the basics of maintenance. Long story short, from when I was about 16 'til I was 25 I didn't get much accomplished or have any money.
After getting my act together about five years ago, I finally started to have enough money to own decent vehicles (I've owned a lot of them and the vast majority were crap gassers). About three years ago, I got into outdoor electrical construction through the Local in Portland. I travel quite a bit for work, and one of the guys I started working with owned a travel trailer that he used to stay in. At the time, I was living in hotels while on the road (which gets expensive). I ended up buying a 1978 GMC motorhome (posted in a different thread) that I thought would fit the bill for my travel/living needs. It didn't. After putting a lot of time/work into it, I decided I wanted to use a truck and trailer setup instead.
At the time, I knew I wanted a diesel, just not what brand. Fortunately, I've always been partial to Ford. I checked out older diesel pickups on craigslist for about six months until I found my '89.
I took my brother with me to go check it out, and when we arrived at the house, we both looked at each other in disbelief. This truck looked like it was about eight years old, not twenty! I took it on a test drive and bought it. I would've been stupid not to, it was exactly what I needed.
I just bought a travel trailer two weeks ago to replace the GMC and pulled it down to the coast with no problems at all. I'm really diggin' my IDI and am extremely happy with it. I plan on keeping this truck for a long time.
When I found out you can burn WMO in these engines, I dug it even more!
I've liked anything with four wheels since I was about 13. Took auto shop in high school and learned the basics of maintenance. Long story short, from when I was about 16 'til I was 25 I didn't get much accomplished or have any money.
After getting my act together about five years ago, I finally started to have enough money to own decent vehicles (I've owned a lot of them and the vast majority were crap gassers). About three years ago, I got into outdoor electrical construction through the Local in Portland. I travel quite a bit for work, and one of the guys I started working with owned a travel trailer that he used to stay in. At the time, I was living in hotels while on the road (which gets expensive). I ended up buying a 1978 GMC motorhome (posted in a different thread) that I thought would fit the bill for my travel/living needs. It didn't. After putting a lot of time/work into it, I decided I wanted to use a truck and trailer setup instead.
At the time, I knew I wanted a diesel, just not what brand. Fortunately, I've always been partial to Ford. I checked out older diesel pickups on craigslist for about six months until I found my '89.
I took my brother with me to go check it out, and when we arrived at the house, we both looked at each other in disbelief. This truck looked like it was about eight years old, not twenty! I took it on a test drive and bought it. I would've been stupid not to, it was exactly what I needed.
I just bought a travel trailer two weeks ago to replace the GMC and pulled it down to the coast with no problems at all. I'm really diggin' my IDI and am extremely happy with it. I plan on keeping this truck for a long time.
When I found out you can burn WMO in these engines, I dug it even more!