If you really want it take it to a shop and have it checked out. it may look good on the outside but something serious on the inside. just to be safe. my cummins has 236k looks like crap but nothing to serious wrong with it.

 

Good lookin trucks, both of em.

 

Some quick items I check for besides obvious leaks and how it performs are:

Excessive blowby (pressure/heavy puffing)
Inspect turbo for pitted blades and excessive shaft play

If you are serious and not too familiar with these trucks, take it to a reputable shop to inspect as mentioned above. Will cost a little money but may save you from a big mistake which will end up costing a lot more. If it checks out, I would trade.

 

thanks again guys im going to look at it in the morning taking a buddy of mine with me he knows alot about cummins hes gonna look it over good for me so i dont get me a lemon so should know by tomorrow evening if im gonna be a diesel owner just yet

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ok im really glad i took my buddy with me on first glance engine looked good nice an clean but my buddy crawled under it drove it and searched the engine bay over very well he said theres evidence of a oil leak thats been cleaned up but not takin care of he also said turbo had alot of play in every direction and it didnt have the power of a afc tuned cummins in his opinion the truck has been ragged out to the extreme now im back to the classifieds again

 

see its always good to know have someone look at things!

sometimes when people know of a problem that is soon to arise, they will fix all the cosmetic issues and sell them fast and cheap (like they did on mine)

problem is with mine i bought at a dealer auction, so i paid $4000 less than retail, but it cost about that to fix the problems it had... always check on things first. lots of people are like me and they beat the s*** out of things

 

If you were sellin both the Cummins would be worth at least double what yours is worth.

 

I just want to know how you posted the photos ! and ......nice trucks

 

if you want to post pictures full size, you have to upload them to a site. you can use Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket thats what I use and its pretty simple