Woodstock,New Brunswick.Canada | I have had 3 of the 444 and 7 of the 400 BC111.For me the BC111 is by far the best engine going,they are tough, simple and cheap to work on,they can be set up to run with the big dogs and still get good mileage.The 444 had that stupid low flow cooling system with the two thermostats that is a PIA at the best,plus the step timing that is a another PIA.The injectors for the 444 cost 4 times as much as the ones for the 400( I just put 6 in a 400 this week),plus the 444 has the C-brake instead of Jake brake, on the 400,on the road the Jake is 3 times as strong as the C-brake.Also the 444 is much noiser in the cab than the 400,I know that because I have replaced the 444 in two different trucks with the 400 out of wrecked trucks.So if it was me I would spend the money on the 400,if you are short on time maybe put the 444 in for a short time until you get the 400 fixed.It does not take much time to change motors ,for us my brother and I can pull one out of a Freightliner Classic and have it going the same day if we don't have bolts that twist off or the next day if we have problems,have done that on a weekend a few times so the trucks were ready to go on Monday. |