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    6.5 mechanics?

    I don’t have any time or interest to fool with the old truck at the moment to many projects and to much work to pay for em. I’m mainly asking what type of shops people have had success with. Lift pump does run and pushes plenty of fuel out the tap I’ve temporarily hardwired it once to bypass ops...
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    6.5 mechanics?

    Yep did that to
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    6.5 mechanics?

    Yeah I’m checking around for some ex military mechanics. It’s a mechanical injection truck no pmd starts like a gas truck no coolant in oil no overpressure cooling system never had it get hot. All the trouble shooting on the internet leads you don’t the same road I’ve upgraded battery cables...
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    6.5 mechanics?

    I have a limit on what I’m willing to spend of course. I was only wondering if people had better luck taking them to retired military mechs or tractor shops. I don’t need it anyhow. Guess I’ll drive it over the hill out of sight and dump it. I don’t need another headache
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    6.5 mechanics?

    93 trucks don’t have a pmd. All mechanical. And I don’t have time for another project. It’s had the lift pump,injectors,glow plugs and battery cables replaced Based on YouTube recommendations. I have more money than time at the moment and just want to farm a few jobs out so I don’t get further...
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    6.5 mechanics?

    Hey guys, wondering what kind of shops y’all can recommend for a 93 k3500 with a 6.5 td? Everyone I talk to knows nothing about them and and most are just impressed it’s still running. If I wanted parts thrown at it I’d just do it myself would I be better off having a off road diesel mechanic...
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    Really. Put one in my moms ford and haven’t had any issues out of it. Maybe I got lucky
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    Thanks guys, never verified gauge but assume accurate as when she drops low enough the valve train gets noisy. Waiting on an autozone long block now but going to keep my core for later use.
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    Sounds like a little torque monster. I will definitely add headers when I replace the rotted flowmasters but I looked a few years ago for a 400 locally and could only find a few and they had huge bores. Used to have a race track down the road so a lot of that stuff got chewed up. No idea where...
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    Thanks guys, good info. kinda backing up my own research. 4K for a bone stock motor seems pricey considering at 288k I will need to replace all supporting components. Atk had a stage 1 long block at a decent price but the reviews weren’t good. I’m afraid a rebuild will get a way from me. I like...
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    I’ve got the screw ups out of the way. My main concerns with building one is my limited understanding of the tbi system and the cost and turnaround time at machine shops is getting silly near me last one I priced building the crate wasn’t much more expensive so I went that route. I can’t leave...
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    I’m actively bad at budgets. But I shouldn’t struggle to purchase anything needed, time frame is also loose I maintain 2 daily drivers so if one goes down I’m still ok. Experience wise I’m an industrial maintenance tech and have most basic abilities needed other than machine work and I’m...
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    Seeking swap/rebuild wisdom

    Hey guys, new to the site so if I do something incorrectly feel free to let me know. I’m thinking of getting my former daily back on the road instead of buying another one the used market is to crazy. Truck is a 93 k1500 5.7 4l60e with 288k on it, rear end has been replaced and trans rebuilt...

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