the truck sat for about 1 year or a year and a half..When I started it I ran it for about 30 min. I drove it up and down the road. I shut it down id leave it for about 1 hour or so and I went back and she fired right up. Left it go to evening and fired up no problems. went out the following...
well okay then, no more ether..lol...I knew that it wasnt good on diesels, but its all I had so I put a shot in it as I wanted to hear the motor run. Guess ill start troubleshooting the glowplug system. Thanks for the info.
I have a 1997 C3500HD with 6.5 turbo. Truck is a manual also. The pmd is in the stock location. The truch has 56,000 miles. Well anyways I bought the truck not running. I checked the lift pump, it is working. I oped the tvalve and fuel is coming out while cranking. I cracked an injector...
well I got the truck home just fine. It was a bit heavy for my trailer but it handled it like a champ. Chevy cowboy, my trailer lights didnt work either and I had to go the major interstates. I just hoped DOT didnt stop me either and it all worked out good. Now time to start diagnosing.
thx..I thought it was a pretty good deal. I was thinking the PMD possibly or OPS. Do you know around how much this weighs, I need to pick the truck up and all I have is a trailer with 2 3500lb axles and need to know if the truck is going to overload the trailer to much. Ive had a 96 F-350...
Hey guys, I am new to this site as I am a new C3500HD owner. Well guys, I am wondering if this was a good deal. I thought it was but you tell me. Its a 1997 C3500 HD dump truck. Has brand new tires all the way around, truck has 56,000 miles! It has a 6.5 turbo diesel. The dump bed is not bad...