On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:46:46 GMT, Don W
wrote:

In
the vending business our diesels would probably accrue 2000+ hours
per year.

How was their reliability longevity?

Hi Wayne,

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:46:46 GMT, Don W
wrote:


In
the vending business our diesels would probably accrue 2000+ hours
per year.


How was their reliability longevity?

We had really good reliability with the Cummins. The problems
we had were mostly related to fuel / fuel filters, etc. The engines
themselves were fine.

As far as longevity, I can only comment out to ~4000 hours, because
I sold the business after two years. During that two-year period
we did not have to rebuild an engine or turbo, and at the end the
vehicles were all in good running condition.

OTOH, we only got about 8MPG on the vans, and when I sold the business
diesel had become more expensive than gasoline! :-( It is very strange
to me to see diesel selling at a premium, because it has been much
cheaper over most of the last 40 years, and is a lower grade product
IIRC.

Don W.