[eartick]

(#7): Cummins 5.9L I6 Turbo Diesel

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Engine would still be purring but Dodge truck would be completely falling apart around it after 300k. Owned several of the 24 valve.

If the battery was good, the engine would start, period.

[Cowman]

If the battery was good, the engine would start, period.

Same for my Dakota. The 3.9 will run forever not like the junk 3.7/4.7 they replaced it with

[CapnJack]

My old Cummins 5.9L 12 valve (all mechanical) in my 97 was probably the best engine I ever had.

Supper strong and easy to upgrade. But yeah, the truck rotted away around it after 10 years.

Sold it to a neighbors kid when they move to North Carolina and last I heard a farmer bought it and the engine now lives on as a irrigation pump motor.

[Clay Moore]

“Engine would still be purring but Dodge truck would be completely falling apart around it after 300k. Owned several of the 24 valve.”

There was an article in the Turbo Diesel Register magazine about 10 years ago about a guy that pulled boats from the manufacturer to dealer with a mid 90’s 12 valve truck.

He finally put it into reserve status at something like 1.2 million miles. Head and pan had never been off.