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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    well, depends on what happened, and why you are in this boat... with a "long block", they don't include quite a few things, like spark plugs, intake manifold, and things like that... I can go more into detail if you need... the dealer claimed that in the case of catastrophic engine failure, the...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    I should update my location... I am just north of Charlotte for the last 3 years roughly. Pretty convenient location - more or less central to east coast transport... Though I traveled through 44 states this past year... Not to say when I was up north I drove any less... I held several "jobs"...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Nationwide Dedicated, Expedited Logistics. I would say it's more macadamias
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    I've had the new engine for about 3 weeks, and have 14,500 miles on it... o_O
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Well... the money has been "wasted" but my hands were tied. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place... That being said, the warranty is great (unlimited miles), so I am confident that with proper maintenance of the rest of the truck, and a little more TLC on my part, and this new engine...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Let me esplain a couple of things. LOL. Most days, it's more than 600 miles per day. Not sure if you can see my response time and rate on here, but it's not great. That 220k may have been +/-, I can do the exact numbers if you are interested, but the truck now has a bit more than 4,000 miles on...
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    Whats biggest thing you've towed with your 1500?

    Here's some of the bigger things I have towed with my truck. These all traveled over 1,000 miles.
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Terrific insight! And much appreciated. I am figuring it out as I go for sure. And staying on top of things as much as possible to avoid failure. Especially while on the road. You are absolutely right that it is not exactly a vacation running this one-man operation, hence my desire to establish...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Not a bad idea... looking into heavier duty bumpers or some sort of a bump step thing, I like this one... Will consider
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Up until its last day, it was getting 24-25 mpg empty, and the worst gas mileage I saw was a 3,500 mile one way trip to Montana through Colorado, from North Carolina, where I saw 5 mpg... dragging a blunt nosed enclosed trailer. On average, with the things I towed, I would get 13-15 mpg. Not...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Let me know when you are ready to sponsor me by buying a new truck and we will go from there. ;) If I had originally intended on driving this many miles, I would have sprung for a 2500, but we are where we are. Let me know about the sponsorship
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    I have... I am too "go, go, go" I see them stopped quite often... I would have to look into it to see if it's worth changing up my game-plan. I have thought about it before though...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    You are pretty dead on with the value numbers. It's worth squat to the next guy. But it's worth its weight in gold to me. There were little to no feelings involved, I am way too far upside down on the truck to have let it die, replace it, trade it in, or anything other than fix it... figured...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    Well, this little pig got the princess treatment. It's really not bad... everything was inspected and serviced by the dealer. They warrantied all the parts they installed with an unlimited mile warranty for 2-3 years depending on the parts (3 years on the engine)... The engine is NEW, not...
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    Well boys, I did it... R.I.P.

    I like where your head's at, except they wanted to much money for a used engine, and I would be taking a huge chance on an uncertain scenario and crap warranty... I still owe on the truck, and it's in pretty good condition considering it's mileage. It is after all only 6-7 years old... Long way...
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