GM Guy
Manual Trans. 2WD Enthusiast
^ Well said.
we want you to fix it right. but if fixing it right is not financially feasable, try whatever band-aid jerry-rigged fix you want, and report back if it "fixed it"
And, more importantly, if it does not, and the engine ends up grenading, please understand the failure was operator induced, and not a fault of the engine. So if she blows on ya, know its your fault, and dont go bad mouthing the 6.5L because of it.
I blew up my 93, because I did everything wrong.
1) installed a new used pump and did not time it perfectly. just set it mark to mark and ran it. And the sad thing is, I allready owned a J-33300 Tach and Time
2) Running way over factory tow limits with no guages. Flying blind with no EGT guage on a stock turboed truck pulling many tons over factory recommended GCWR, and over western passes to boot. What could go wrong?
3) Running a stock turbo. all the above may not have mattered had I been running a ATT.
So upon review, I am fully to blame for the trucks failure, and it sure as heck hasnt affected how I like the old beasts. I am planning the replacement motor for it, not going to go too crazy, just better than OEM, and most important, frigging guages and a ATT.
we want you to fix it right. but if fixing it right is not financially feasable, try whatever band-aid jerry-rigged fix you want, and report back if it "fixed it"
And, more importantly, if it does not, and the engine ends up grenading, please understand the failure was operator induced, and not a fault of the engine. So if she blows on ya, know its your fault, and dont go bad mouthing the 6.5L because of it.
I blew up my 93, because I did everything wrong.
1) installed a new used pump and did not time it perfectly. just set it mark to mark and ran it. And the sad thing is, I allready owned a J-33300 Tach and Time
2) Running way over factory tow limits with no guages. Flying blind with no EGT guage on a stock turboed truck pulling many tons over factory recommended GCWR, and over western passes to boot. What could go wrong?
3) Running a stock turbo. all the above may not have mattered had I been running a ATT.
So upon review, I am fully to blame for the trucks failure, and it sure as heck hasnt affected how I like the old beasts.
I am planning the replacement motor for it, not going to go too crazy, just better than OEM, and most important, frigging guages and a ATT. 
