Older diesel ?

Alan Roehrich · 12-30-2008, 10:01 AM

I've got a couple of friends who have or had those. They are not the best diesel out there, but good service can be had with proper care. The later 6.5 is better. A close friend had a 97 with a 5 speed for 9 years, and about 450K miles. The 5 speed gave some trouble, but the engine was fine. It had 4.10 gears, we put a Flowmaster on it, took the converter off, and put a K&N filter in it, and it ran strong. We pulled a 32' enclosed goose neck with a Pro Street car in it for about 1/2 those miles, and rarely got under 70MPH, it got about 15 MPG. Far as I know, the truck is still running.

12-30-2008, 10:01 AM	#5
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,126 Likes: 1,583 Liked 1,893 Times in 423 Posts	Re: Older diesel ? I've got a couple of friends who have or had those. They are not the best diesel out there, but good service can be had with proper care. The later 6.5 is better. A close friend had a 97 with a 5 speed for 9 years, and about 450K miles. The 5 speed gave some trouble, but the engine was fine. It had 4.10 gears, we put a Flowmaster on it, took the converter off, and put a K&N filter in it, and it ran strong. We pulled a 32' enclosed goose neck with a Pro Street car in it for about 1/2 those miles, and rarely got under 70MPH, it got about 15 MPG. Far as I know, the truck is still running. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

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