Thanks for allowing me on this site.

[47Rishton]

I currently own a 1994 GMC 6.5 turbo powered extended cab long bed 4 wheel drive with 203K. I've had it a couple of years now but it wasn't very well maintained when I got it. Traded my 2007 Kawasaki 1400 Ninja for it as I was working 72 hours a week and the bike just sat in my basement covered with a tarp. I have gotten much more use out of my GMC but I did enjoy riding a lot, especially around my home state of North Carolina. This is my first diesel even though I was a mechanic for Detroit Diesel back in the day when they were strictly mechanical engines, before electronics. Corrected some immediate issues when I got the truck, like vacuum pump, vacuum lines and solenoid. Will post again soon as I have some minor issues that I need your collective brains to help me with.

 

[btfarm]

Welcome to The Truck Stop!

 

[Stoney]

Welcome to TTS.. you don't have to break anything to be on here talking... Although if you do break something we'll be happy to tell you how to spend money fixing it..lol

 

[Will L.]

Welcome. I suggest learning about the most common issues before you need to come ask details. For instance the harmonic balancer failure rate is much higher than almost any other engine I ever dealt with. And the balancer failure for this engine is almost always fatal to crank and block. Learning this ahead of time means keeping the engine alive rather than knowing it for the replacement engine.

Similar is the fuel pressure from lift pump. Many learn the importance after they have to install a new injection pump that a fuel pressure gauge would have paid for itself and extended pump life after spending a grand or two.