Bus Engines (ADVICE NEEDED)

[WanderingForest]

Don't sell your house until you have completed your bus conversion and lived in it for a while.

That would be ideal, but outside circumstances are causing me to need to sell the house...

I have lived in a yurt with no running water or electricity before, or a tent in a friends backyard, so I'm thinking a bus will be a step up from that.

But I will be back to a tent in a backyard while the conversion process is going on...

 

[EastCoastCB]

why do international pistons cost more than cat ???? i bought both and the price myth is still prevalent. if your not good with electronics go with a mechanical engine. i worked on all these engines i found that cat owners are loyal for a reason but have seen many cummings go the distance also. i avoided the international as i dont like a rolling oil slick. (my cat sits in a concrete driveway for 5 years and there is no oil on it. if it leaks when you buy it it will keep on leaking . some oil leaks can run thousands of dollars to fix. never believe that (its just a cheap gasket) when they are trying to sell you a bus or they would have fixed it

THIS!
Thanks mmoore- I can't stand the Cat prices myth.
MY last DT466E was the most expensive rig to fix I've ever owned. The prices were astounding.
Not that Cat parts are cheap. But their medium duty engine parts are right in line with everything else.
MY cat 3126b is my favorite engine I've had in any of the buses I've had.

 

[Booyah45828]

Don't sell your house until you have completed your bus conversion and lived in it for a while.

The best diesel engine is the one that the previous owner took proper care of.

I like mechanical control more than electronic control because there are fewer parts to break.

Quoting this as I couldn't say it better myself.