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any 4 cyl. honda... easy maintenance and cheap parts.
and...mitsubishis
and...mitsubishis
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Any of the classic American sixes
300 6cyl Ford/ 327 V-8 Chevy/ 230 L-6 Chevy/ 318 V-8 Mopar/
289 V-8 Ford/ 258 I6 AMC/ to name a few off the top of my head.
289 V-8 Ford/ 258 I6 AMC/ to name a few off the top of my head.
4.6/5.4 V8 Fords
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Mercedes OM 616/617 diesels are longevity champs that can't be beat. They are still in widespread service 30+ years later, the world over.
Toyota 2.4L 4cyl engines also come to mind.
Toyota 2.4L 4cyl engines also come to mind.
Personally I know ill get [censored] for this but the dohc 1.9 saturn easy to work on, and will run forever . They do tend to drink oil but if thats the worst thing a car does thats not bad. Mine has 214, 000 still cranks out 200psi of compression and gets 35mpg good little engine not super high tech but to me that is a good thing.
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Mercedes OM 616/617 diesels are longevity champs that can't be beat. They are still in widespread service 30+ years later, the world over.
Toyota 2.4L 4cyl engines also come to mind.
Wish I could have a 617 in my Cherokee
Mercedes OM 616/617 diesels are longevity champs that can't be beat. They are still in widespread service 30+ years later, the world over.
Toyota 2.4L 4cyl engines also come to mind.
Wish I could have a 617 in my Cherokee
The old 283 chevy engine. You could work on the carbs, do a tune up , find the plugs, put on a fan belt and still have all day to play.....................I remember the days when you could get to the engine and see the ground underneath it. wow ,,Im old.
Most Ford V8's (pushrod or modular)
Honda 4bangers
Honda 4bangers
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Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
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Originally Posted By: Dakota1820
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Yup, those were a good engine too, boy did they sound awful though!!!
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Yup, those were a good engine too, boy did they sound awful though!!!
Lexus 4.0L V8
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: Dakota1820
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Yup, those were a good engine too, boy did they sound awful though!!!
I kinda liked it mostly because I was waiting for a day where it would be silent and never make a rumble again. It always smelled like french fries because he ran veggie fuel. It was like following a mickey D's on wheels.
Originally Posted By: Dakota1820
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Yup, those were a good engine too, boy did they sound awful though!!!
I kinda liked it mostly because I was waiting for a day where it would be silent and never make a rumble again. It always smelled like french fries because he ran veggie fuel. It was like following a mickey D's on wheels.
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: Dakota1820
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Yup, those were a good engine too, boy did they sound awful though!!!
My friend once described the sound of my 1992 F-350 idling as "the AFLAC duck on fast-forward".
Originally Posted By: Dakota1820
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Ford 300
Ford Windsor family
Ford Modular family
Ford 385-series
BMW M52
Chev SBC (283/305/327/350)
Mopar 318
Honda I4
Mercedes I6 mechanical diesel
Cummins 12V ISB
International DT466
International (Ford PSD 7.3L) DT444
I'm sure I'll think of others.
you forgot the Ford 6.9 liter diesel my buddy had 1 of those that literally had over 800, 000 miles on it when the odo broke they had it for 2 more years and the engine never quit the transmission locked up and it was the old 4sp manual. That truck was rode hard hung up wet and that 6.9 never quit. It did require a spray of starting fluid on a cold morning.
Yup, those were a good engine too, boy did they sound awful though!!!
My friend once described the sound of my 1992 F-350 idling as "the AFLAC duck on fast-forward".
My 6.9 don't sound like the aflac duck. The cummins nt280b in my old peterbilt is still hauling 80000 lbs 5 days a week. It will be 51 this month.
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Originally Posted By: Chris142
My 6.9 don't sound like the aflac duck. The cummins nt280b in my old peterbilt is still hauling 80000 lbs 5 days a week. It will be 51 this month.
That Pete of yours is gorgeous
One of my favourite truck styles. If I were to ever own a tractor, it'd be a long-nose Pete day cab with a 600 CAT in it. Not that it would be practical, or even useful in my lifestyle, but that's my favourite style of truck. Flat black, blacked-out with just a touch of chrome (tanks) and flat-black 8" slash-cut stacks
My 6.9 don't sound like the aflac duck. The cummins nt280b in my old peterbilt is still hauling 80000 lbs 5 days a week. It will be 51 this month.
That Pete of yours is gorgeous
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