Too many Kubotas
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I know someone who is in the Ecodiesel cult and has two of them. Which is why I know what I do know about a vehicle that doesn't interest me one bit since I'd have no use for one.Once you strip the almost 200 lbs of EPA stuff; are there any other major issues with the Ecodiesel? My understanding was the source of pretty much every catastrophic problem with them originated with the EPA stuff, that can just be removed
He's been looking at buying a spare crate engine. And if they still have a 15% failure rate, that may indeed be a good idea.
Apparently they run much better with a certain tune, but still seem to want to run quite hot when towing. Of course, towing with any 1/2-ton doesn't go completely unpunished.
Anyway, that they destroyed the crankshaft can't really be blamed on any emission equipment, I think. And if it was a good engine I'm sure that Ram would've loved to keep selling them, to help the corporate mileage standards.