Hello all, new member here. Just joined to see if anyone could give me some advice on buying this 6.5 td. The truck is a 1994 4wd crew cab, long bed dually. The frame is solid for being in New York for all its life that I know, and the cab isn't rotted out yet. The PO cared about this truck and knew what common problems were, as he relocated the injection pump module, replaced the water pump, replaced four glow plugs, and put a holset turbo on it. Now for the bad.. It has a broken flywheel and potentially starter, and I've heard the trans (auto) has something wrong which would make sense, as the flywheel and starter were replaced 6/18. He's currently asking 1500, but I don't think he knows about the trans (it's at a junkyard currently) so I think I could offer 1000 now and if the trans is actually good, offer the other 500 later as I know the owner of the jy personally. Does anyone have thoughts on this? Thanks in advance for any replies.
Well to put it in perspective, me and a friend just pulled a 12 valve to put in his v10 f250. And I've had transmissions out before, so I'm not worried about that aspect of it, plus I could justify a manual swap if the Allison is bad
What is the parts compatibility of a 1998 k2500 with a 350 to this dually? Like would I be able to use the flywheel, or does the 6.5 have a heavier duty one?
verify engine turns over at least 1 full revolution by using breaker bar/socket on harmonic balancer bolt, there may be an internal engine malfunction that caused flywheel/starter to destroy themselves.
I know the truck did run. Would I just be listening for something when I turn it over? I do know some of the history of the truck, and the transmission definitely had problems. It used to belong to an amusement ride business for county fairs and things hauling a decent load. My dad has the 1998 k2500 with a recently rebuilt 4l80e, and he's willing to part with it. I'm in western New York, so I might be interested in that flywheel if the gas one isn't compatible
Went over and looked at the truck some more. I turned it over manually, several times and it seemed consistent and quiet. Looked more at the frame and it's solid where those usually break, and it doesn't have a plow frame. Took a couple pictures that won't upload right side up, even after I rotated them. Going to go back when the owner is there and offer 1000$
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