Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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partsman01 wrote:
I could not afford new, and could not afford any good shape older diesels, so I ended up getting a 1996 GMC K2500 extra cab, long box 4x4 with a Vortec 454/7.4 litre.
Got the dealer down to 5200CDN it had 219.000Km when I got it almost three years ago, and so far I have used it to pull a 1999 22 foot fifth wheel and now it has one trip pulling a 2004 24.5 foot Fifth wheel, so far it has been good, but still not sure how much I should push it on hills.
Always feel funny when I have it reving or going into passing gear on hills.
Run it up to redline with confidence. That number is good. That said, a new timing chain may be a good idea, especially for a tow vehicle.
