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How long will a 24 valve Cummins last?

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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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How long will a 24 valve Cummins last?

i was looking at buying a 99 dodge 2500 with a cummins and a 5 speed and i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect for engine life it has had the crap pulled out of it and if i was just to use as a daily driver?
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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As long as it was maintained properly, the body will fall off the frame before the engine goes bad.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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My 99 has 165k on it now and is still going strong. I did just put a tranny in it though. But with the 5spd you wont have that problem.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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made 320 and some change,before a very rare cracked block,was still running strong when the block broke.(I pulled trailers with it since it had 50k on it)
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Mines an 01, but i have a little over 230 on mine on the factory injection pump, I say go for it. Is the 53 block something to look for on a 99?
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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as long as the vp going out doesnt count as failing, FOREVER.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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there are people with CTDs that have over 1 mill on the clock
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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my mechanic's 01 just turned over 760,000 km's. Hes been through his fair share of parts but nothing extreme. It's still running strong.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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90k - lift pump
99k - Vp44
110k - Melted #3 Piston due to a Injector Nozzle Breaking, Rebuilding the engine now.

I was hoping for better mileage on mine. But it didnt happen.

Rick
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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I got 344,000Kms on my 01, a local salvage yard had an older 91-92 1 ton flat deck for hauling semi parts on, owner claimed it thad 3.5MILLION KMS on it!!
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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I just saw a 2001 that my buddy sold to a guy years ago. It now has 506,XXX Miles on it, Pulling a horse trailer nearly all of those miles. Its beat up, but still goes down the Interstate just fine.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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I just saw a 2001 that my buddy sold to a guy years ago. It now has 506,XXX Miles on it, Pulling a horse trailer nearly all of those miles. Its beat up, but still goes down the Interstate just fine.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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Yes, there were a lot of 53 blocks in the 99 trucks.
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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what should i expect for fuel mileage its a 4x4
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by homeslice22s
what should i expect.....
18-20 mpg in a rural setting!
At least 300-350,000 miles before possible major repairs.... pending quality of maintenance (as mentioned above).

Good Luck

RJ
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