6.5 diesel suburban question ???
Looking at a 97 turbo burb that I can buy for 1500 bucks truck needs a good cleaning and body is not rusty. Owner sent me a video of truck at idle. It seems to be in limp mode as it wont rev over 2000...
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Nice thing about a 1500 6.5, is it has a C14 RA, 4l80E trans, not the smaller diff and 4.60e used in the gas motors.
Then again, being as Mark has owned a few 6.5's before.........he may know about them somewhat.
The 97 has an OBDII programer, so not as easy to upgrade the fuel etc as a 94/95 obdi setup.
Any way, if one can not, nor can do some of the fix's themselves. not sure a 6.5 is worth the hassle. BUT, as noted, I have seen some get 20 mpg, reasonably easy to work on etc. Pul ok for a 175/330 motor in the 1500's 185/385 pre 97, 195/440 post 97 in the 25/35 series trucks. Not shabby specs, but compared to today......well what can one say.....
Marty
Then again, being as Mark has owned a few 6.5's before.........he may know about them somewhat.
The 97 has an OBDII programer, so not as easy to upgrade the fuel etc as a 94/95 obdi setup.
Any way, if one can not, nor can do some of the fix's themselves. not sure a 6.5 is worth the hassle. BUT, as noted, I have seen some get 20 mpg, reasonably easy to work on etc. Pul ok for a 175/330 motor in the 1500's 185/385 pre 97, 195/440 post 97 in the 25/35 series trucks. Not shabby specs, but compared to today......well what can one say.....
Marty
