You couldn't pay me to take a 6.5
They have their fans, and their place, but I'll never own another.
They have their fans, and their place, but I'll never own another.
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Call me crazy (because I know I am) but I did really enjoy how my 6.5td sounded. This was on the '94 C3500 chassis that had a '58 Apache body swap. Many of you are familiar with the truck as I've posted it before, but just to sum up, it left me walking enough times that I just got aggravated with it and dumped it before it cost me any more hassle. I had collected the parts to convert it from the electronic injection setup to mechanical ('93 injection pump and associated parts) but at the time I only had 1 night off each week and that severely limited my time in the garage.I'm guessing Skylark ain't a fan. Me personally wouldn't have a diesel shoved up my @@@ sideways if I had room for the USS Missouri. Don't know why anyone would want to listen to those rattling clanging bass turds. Plus pay that much extra for fuel.
Full disclosure. I have 3 6.5 engines currently. One is junk (more than usual), another is in our 3500hd and the last one is a 6500 Opitmizer that is on a stand in my garage. I have a full extra set of sensors, 2 spare turbos and 2 spare PCMs.I'm guessing Skylark ain't a fan. Me personally wouldn't have a diesel shoved up my @@@ sideways if I had room for the USS Missouri. Don't know why anyone would want to listen to those rattling clanging bass turds. Plus pay that much extra for fuel.
I really liked that truck other than the gauges.Call me crazy (because I know I am) but I did really enjoy how my 6.5td sounded. This was on the '94 C3500 chassis that had a '58 Apache body swap. Many of you are familiar with the truck as I've posted it before, but just to sum up, it left me walking enough times that I just got aggravated with it and dumped it before it cost me any more hassle. I had collected the parts to convert it from the electronic injection setup to mechanical ('93 injection pump and associated parts) but at the time I only had 1 night off each week and that severely limited my time in the garage.
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A 6.5td-savvy person can likely tell quickly there's something not right about this one, I suspect the lift pump was bad. Would start hard but run if you kept it on high idle for a little while (had a switch on the dash for it) but drive it a short distance and it would slow down and stall, then wouldn't re-start. Probably would've been an easy fix but I was determined to do the injection pump conversion and just couldn't spare the time.
Richard
Yeah. One of the coolest interior features of those trucks is the big chrome V-trimmed gauge cluster. I wish the guy that built it hadn't modded the dash to put the '94 cluster in there, but I guess it was the easiest way to get a cluster in there working along with the existing drivetrain and ECM setup.I really liked that truck other than the gauges.
I have ‘94 and ‘99 K2500 Suburban diesels with 296K and 240K miles, respectively. Once you address the known issues they are pretty reliable. Like any truck that’s 25 to 30 years old, they need attention.We love our 1994 K2500 and the 6.5T. Not noisy at all with the factory supplied suppression blankets.
it's loud if standing right outside it, not inside it.
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