Truck Repair: M11, foden trucks, cummins m11

Question
I am an old bus driver who runs mostly detroit and some cats...i am considering buying a motorhome (1995 foretravel u320c)with a cummins M11 at 125000 miles...i know this is very vague, but is that year and that engine anything to be afraid of ?...it also has an allison 6 speed

thanks much
scot

Answer
Hi Scot,
My general experience locally here in Nigeria on Cummins M11 has to do with difficulty in troubleshooting the ECM. Shops that offer this service are very few and unreliable. Quite a number of trucks with M11s with Ecm has been abandoned or repowered by other models on account of difficulties in troubleshooting.
However, if you don't have problem with getting cummins shop with 'insite software' to carry out proper troubleshooting in your area, I believe the engines are fairly reliable. I have run a fleet of 13 Foden trucks powered by M11 engines for over eight years with minimum delays due to availability of the above software.

I hope this answers your questions.

Regards,