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2000 CCLB 6.5 on craigslist

There will be at least 2 seperate grounds on the rear of the intake manifold. A 10 or 12 gauge black wire by itself and a small black with a small tan wire together on the same ring terminal. Then there should be a flat ground strap that goes to the firewall. There will be another flat ground strap that goes to the frame by the downpipe . The flat straps are sometimes bolted to the back of the passenger side head. You won't be able to get to the frame ground by the downpipe. Be shure to check every fuse in the underhood fusebox and on the side of the dash by the drivers door.
 
well i tried all thing that have been suggested and couldnt get it to fire. i sprayd a little starting fluid just to see if it would hit at all on that, i know its not recomemded but i just wanted to see if it would try and fire, it did try and fire a little.

i have a video that has a sound clip that i am going to try and post (if i can figure it out) of the way it sounds turning over it has kindof an odd sound when turning over

im strongly leaning toward the ip
 
Figure rebuilding/replacing the engine plus the purchase price. If you can do this cash and own it outright then it can be worth it.

I would like to take this time to remind you to look at the blow by. The dipstick coming out of the tube and both valve cover gaskets blown… It takes violent blow by to push out the dipstick – aka lots of pressure!!!

I have one of those engines (valve cover gaskets blown and dipstick moved.) and I have to pull it because it has a burned piston and worse! here:

http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?t=21285
 
chevyCowboy said:
well i tried all thing that have been suggested and couldnt get it to fire. i sprayd a little starting fluid just to see if it would hit at all on that, i know its not recomemded but i just wanted to see if it would try and fire, it did try and fire a little.

i have a video that has a sound clip that i am going to try and post (if i can figure it out) of the way it sounds turning over it has kindof an odd sound when turning over

im strongly leaning toward the ip
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My 94 I bought for $700 was just like that even with everything working I couldn't get it to fire. It takes 2 people to do ether right. Disable the glows and take off the intake to the turbo and while it's being cranked give it ever so light little mists of ether not big sprays just little mists. When my 94 started it belched black smoke like you wouldn't believe. I believe it was actually flooded. my .02
 
so guys what do you think? should i take the chance with all things i know now? i really want this truck it is exactly what i have been looking for. and the price is right. what bugs me about doing what you say AK is why wont it even try and fire a little on just the diesel. i know that the truck sat for at least 6 months so maybe the fuel is nasty would that be enough reson for it to not want to start? but then it comes back to why the owner parked it in the first place.

he couldnt get it to start when it had been sitting for a while, but after it had been started he could restart it. which sounds like glows. but he said that he tried ether then and couldnt get it to run. could have been the PMD just decided to crap out at the same time?? kindof a long shot there.

im thinking a compresson test would be good but i dont have the stuff to do it and the pass side would be a huge PITA. would be so bad if i had it at home (after it is bought) but where it is at know it a real PITA to work on it
 
He might have fried the glows with the either, and now its having trouble??

Can diesel algea up in 6 months enough to reek havok?
 
You appear to be in a junkyard attempting to buy a truck. Do you have $4-5K laying around to dump into this truck after buying it? You will have to put at least a short block engine in it. Then look at the fuel system repair cost. $500 for injectors… The engine rebuild kit is $900 assuming all hard parts except included pistons are ok.

You need to price a replacement engine.

Then decide if it is worth it over a running truck going for $4-5K on fleaBay.

Massive blow by means a broken piston. Rings alone don’t sound like it would push out the dipstick. Yes, 2 people to do ether and mine started with at least 1-2 bad holes. This melted down the starter.
 
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The ether that the owner used, scares me a little....If it's still under warranty (IP) thats a plus....Is the rest of the truck worth the money?

If you buy it, expect the worst senario....so you won't be dissapointed.
 
well boyse equipment sells a military take out 6.5Td tested to run for 900 +shipping so thats that and i talked to badger diesel and he said 400 i think for a rebuild on a ds4

also i found on craigslist here locally 4 6.2's that apper to be mill take outs they are in the metal millitary shipping containers the guy wants 400 apiece or 1500 for all 4
 
And you dont know if the engine is blown, really no reason to suspect that unless PO is being dishonest. A lot of these things just up an dont start anymore, and just need a new IP (which is under warranty). In the 2000 you have the better water pump with better pressure balance so less likely that back cylinder blew. I believe in 2000+ the blocks were cast with better metalurgy.

It could be that there is air getting into the fuel line. Could put the clear line on the IP output and see if there are bubbles when cranking.
 
chevyCowboy said:
i just ran KBB on it and in GOOD condition it books at 9904 and fair it is a little less dont remember how much less
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:D Junkyard was a joke... But this is the kind of thing that lands stuff there.

You should be able to get at least $2000.00 out of parting it out. So I do not see how you could loose.

Have no illusions that it will be a project and land you new friends down at the parts store... ):h
 
hahaha i know every one by name it 2 of the 4 parts stores in town and they all know me by name. i dont frequent the other 2 other wise they would know me there as well.

this will be a truck that i can drive till it falls completly apart. (its got room for a family when the time comes far far down the road!) and will haul any thing i could ever want to haul

going to go down one more time and try to get it running so i can drive it homereally dont want to have to pull it
 
Take a friend. Disconnect the GP controller and have them whiff ether into the engine while you crank it. It should start up if there is no internal damage.
 
And assume there may be multiple problems, such as PMD died, but ether killed all the glows. and going a bit further than making sure that all the ECM fuses all ohm out good on a meter or at least a test light, you could check there is actually power at the contacts with IGN on and fuse removed you can probe. Who can ever tell if a fuseable link broke or something.
 
Can't remember who it was but ether wouldn't start their truck until they put some diesel or oil in the cylinders. They had dried out from sitting and the comp was poor from the dry cyl.
 
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