just the way it is sometimes

[lizzyhermit]

this past weekend I parked next to a 5'er in a KOA with no tow vehicle in sight. Out sightseeing? Shopping? Nope, waiting on replacement of the Turbo which went south 50 interstate miles from civilization.

How many miles on the engine? 8k. Bummer. Oh yeah, this was the second engine in a 2002 truck. First one cracked a block.

This 2002 replaced a trouble free 1996 with 169k miles.

The couple were slightly concerned about reliability but had a great outlook. Hey, new adventures. .

BTW, the trucks in this dialog wer NOT Dodges but Super Duty Fords.



All who wander are not lost... ... ...

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

That IS a bummer - really hate to see nice folks vacations ruined by so serious an incident - REGARDLESS of truck brand...

 

[roadranger]

Yep, was talking with a guy out in Oregon last year with a new PSD Excursion. He and two other guys were traveling out to Oregon from New York state, towing all of their gear for the meet in a trailer. While traveling west thru God's Country somewhere in Pennsylvania the turbo gave out on a Wednesday. The little one horse town Ford dealer had never torn down a PSD before, and they broke down not 25 miles away from leaving this dealer on Friday and had to be towed back in AGAIN. It took until the following Tuesday to get these 3 guys running again, and they arrived in Oregon with one day left in the week long meet. The owner was fit to be tied, and was talking about getting rid of that Excursion as soon as he got back home to NY. (if it made it back!)

 

[Sageair]

I'll bet the folks at the Ford page are telling similiar stories about the Dodge they saw broken down on the side of the road. I love my Dodge Cummins but I've also put 130,000 miles on a 99 Ford F-350 PSD 4x4 with absolutely no trouble. This truck weighs 13,000 l. b. s every day. Has towed a backhoe lots of times and spends about 30% of it's time in 4wd low. I choose to spend my own money on the Dodge for a number of reasons but it doesn't bother me a bit to drive the Ford for work.

 

[LarryB]

They all have to be good to make it in todays market. They all have problems too. All machines do. Such is life with Murphy's law.

 

[klenger]

At least they had a place to stay while the truck was being repaired. I was talking to someone who had a motor home and had drive train failures on two trips that required them to spend a few days somewhere to get it fixed. Of course, you can't live in the MH while they are working on it. One of the advantages of a towable.



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