From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Apr 12 2003 - 23:51:22 PDT
Book says a ten minute cooldown at idle for the turbo when shutting
down the truck. This might be inconvenient. The problem this is
supposed to avoid is coking the bearings.
John Paulding wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> I will be buying a deuce shortly to use as a daily
> driver, and would like to know about the reliability
> of the turbos. My dad used to drive deuces, and said
> that the turbos have hit and miss reliability,
> possibly due to improper maintenance???
>
> As I say, it will be a daily driver (just a big pickup
> truck)and I can't afford to get stuck with a crapped
> out turbo all the time. I am an aircraft mechanic,
> and my experience says they should outlast the engine,
> but I have never worked on Diesels.
>
> Also, how much (roughly) would a new turbo cost.
>
> Thanks in advance, John Paulding
>
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