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It pains me to see the Detroit 2 cycle diesels pushed into history.I have spent my whole life working on them first Navy,truck fleet,and 31 years as a fire service mechanic.Alas Dieselgman is correct parts are a problem,before I retired I had to replace a burned valve on an 8-71 and had a hard time finding one.Every jerkwater garage that serviced trucks used to stock detroit parts as most covered many models.They are/were a marvel of engineering and adaptibility.I would not be afrade of running a good one,you may have to dig a little deeper for parts. Frank C.