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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 1036180" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>Wow. A center manager that did not care about a blown motor. I cannot even imagine that. We have had PCMS where the center manager told us the cost of replacing a motor. $2000 for the old GM 4.3 and $12000 for a diesel (cannot remember which chassis he was referring to.) I have no idea what one of the newer gas engines would cost to replace, we have not had to replace any of the newer gas motors, so cost has not come up. </p><p></p><p>Maybe pretrips were stressed so much by us because of the POS trucks we have. When I 1st started driving, I was 'loaned' to another center for 5 or 6 weeks. I blew a motor there and the supe asked me if my center had so many dying trucks. He said that at their center it was a fairly regular occurrence and that a good pretrip could sometimes prevent a road call. </p><p></p><p>It's pretty easy to tell when I motor is heading south. If it is way down on power, using more than a qt a week and needing coolant constantly, it is probably not long for this world. The mechanics say that they are under pressure to wring every mile of life out of a motor, while eliminating on road break downs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 1036180, member: 13921"] Wow. A center manager that did not care about a blown motor. I cannot even imagine that. We have had PCMS where the center manager told us the cost of replacing a motor. $2000 for the old GM 4.3 and $12000 for a diesel (cannot remember which chassis he was referring to.) I have no idea what one of the newer gas engines would cost to replace, we have not had to replace any of the newer gas motors, so cost has not come up. Maybe pretrips were stressed so much by us because of the POS trucks we have. When I 1st started driving, I was 'loaned' to another center for 5 or 6 weeks. I blew a motor there and the supe asked me if my center had so many dying trucks. He said that at their center it was a fairly regular occurrence and that a good pretrip could sometimes prevent a road call. It's pretty easy to tell when I motor is heading south. If it is way down on power, using more than a qt a week and needing coolant constantly, it is probably not long for this world. The mechanics say that they are under pressure to wring every mile of life out of a motor, while eliminating on road break downs. [/QUOTE]
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