Quote Originally Posted by cray View Post
Pre EGR cummins are good motors. Get the best fuel milage of the dodges and proper maintaince almost indestructible. They have plenty enough power for the average user lack of technology on them is a plus. Less things to go wrong. Ran plenty of those B models in Straight trucks up to 33,000 gvw with very few problems out to 3/400,000 miles. Pretty simple to work on.
Common rail fuel injection is definitely easier than HEUI. With HEUI you have three systems that have to be maintained (high pressure oil, electrical, and fuel pressure) and lots of orings that can get used up so to speak. The bad part of the common rail is the pump is bad expensive if you ever have to replace it.