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Ok, I know I'm broke, and need to get my other trucks fixed, but this was just too good to pass up. Not a 6.0, but I thought y'all would appreciate it. Won't say how much I paid because I might sell this one, but ridiculously, chump change cheap.
Only seen these two pics at this point. It's supposed to run and have barely any miles (refineries have to have this kind of equip on hand, but it rarely gets used or leaves the refinery.
It's an '81.
Couldn't find out a lot about it. Pretty sure I'm seeing dual rear wheels. Wikipedia says these didn't get diesel engines until '82.
Anyone in the Joliet area willing to go by and take pics, basic check, for me? I'll pay for your time. Trying to guess whether it even has a chance to drive back to Texas, or if I should just pay to have it brought down.
Anyone know anything about '81s or have manuals/ shop manuals?
Talked to someone at the refinery, and she said they keep all their equipment in perfect operating condition and it should have almost no miles. She says they got a '72 truck right now with under 1000 miles.
We had a 460 gasser, '82 IIRC, as one of the ambulance chassis set ups on our town EMS squad. What a pig but even for an 80's emissions hog it had lots of power, and never met a gas station it didn't like.
They quit using them due to fires, too much idle time and heat build up.
We had a 460 gasser, '82 IIRC, as one of the ambulance chassis set ups on our town EMS squad. What a pig but even for an 80's emissions hog it had lots of power, and never met a gas station it didn't like.
They quit using them due to fires, too much idle time and heat build up.
Yeah, idle time kills a lot of ambulances. This one won't have had that problem though, and I won't be idling it. Thanks for the comment.
