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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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i was on my way home from a friends house today and i realized that i had just turned 200k miles on my truck. and this is original engine.

think i'm going to throw a part who wants to come?

got a pic of the odometer too will post tomorrow.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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Cool! And your still going strong!

I got maybe 170,000 on my odometer, but nothing is that old besides the body, it all got upgraded at one point.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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thats the miles i had on my truck in september of 08 i had 154k when i got it in june of 08. the sad thing is i think my clutch is going out with only 4,000 miles on it(which is all i put on my truck this year).
 
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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awesome. mines at 196xxx and its still going strong besides the oil pressure. Got a nice block heater put in too for winter lol
 
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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it seems to be running a tad on the bad side but i put some fuel system cleaner in it and it seems to run better

i'm not happy that i have 200k miles on it(as any other driver would be) but i'm happy that i crossed that mile stone with a motor that is still running like new.

deerkiller, your lucky you have that block heater. i never had one, but i never really needed it. my truck heats up in about 7mins and always starts in the cold, it just takes a bit when it gets below -10*. i put some stp gas antifreeze stuff(forgot the name) and it will always start.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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yeah, havent tried it yet, got it in march i think maybe april or may. but hopefully ill have heat within 2-3 minutes
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 12:20 AM
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what thermostat do you have? 180 or 195? i dont have one right now
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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i have 195 with a 180 ready to go in.
 
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