99 chevy 3500

well i put the down payment on my new toy and got a little more info on it.. i hate the color cause its schoolbus yellow but other then that its everything i want and need.. its a 99 3500 with a great looking utility bed and its a super crewcab i guess you would call it.. its got fullsize doors on each side that open just like a normal door. the motor is a 6.5 turbo desiel with 80k miles.. it was a township supervisor truck so it didnt really do much hauling, or moving for that matter.. interior is in great shape, none of the seats even look used.. its got a new inector pump, glowplugs and injectors.. i timed the pump today and it fired right up.. drove down the road straight, shifted through the gears fine cause its got a new tranny in it, the 4wd works great, no noise from that end so im rather pleased with it.. the title should be here in about a week so once i do that ill be rockin a new truck.. i said i wouldnt buy anything else older then 2000 for my daily but after the tranny issues in the jimmy and the deal that i just got i take that statement back..
this is what the cab and all look like minus the bed..


this is the bed that i have..

Nice buy. If you have never owned a diesel previously your in for some fun.

nope this is my first diesel and before today i had never driven one in a normal truck.. just a tow truck and a rig.. definitly had plenty of getty-up and go for me.. my buddy that i got it off of is 99% sure its got a different turbo on it as well cause he said it has alot more power then he is use to as well.. once i get it ill do a little more digging and figure out what i got

Congratulations Joe. Nice to have another Detroit owner on here!

Nice. I'd consider a diesel, but I would have no idea how to maintain one. All I've ever owned is gasoline engines. Plus I've heard the injectors are mucho dineros!

1993GMCSierra wrote:

Nice. I'd consider a diesel, but I would have no idea how to maintain one. All I've ever owned is gasoline engines. Plus I've heard the injectors are mucho dineros!

Injector price depends on what you have. I can replace the IP and injectors on mine with quite a bit left over for other goodies, just for the price of injectors in a new dirtymax.

johnboggs21 wrote:

Injector price depends on what you have. I can replace the IP and injectors on mine with quite a bit left over for other goodies, just for the price of injectors in a new dirtymax.

Injector price is directly related to the injection system. Your want-to-be powerjoke, uses a unit injection system so its going to cost less to replace injectors then on a high pressure common rail. On the other hand, Joe's Rotary DS4 pump is going to cost even less to replace injectors. Plus neither Joes' nor mine have to worry about a failing HPOP.

1993GMCSierra wrote:

Nice. I'd consider a diesel, but I would have no idea how to maintain one. All I've ever owned is gasoline engines. Plus I've heard the injectors are mucho dineros!

There really isnt much difference. More frequent fuel filter changes & different oil motor, thats really it.

it was 900 bucks for the inector pump and 450 ish for the injectors...

all in good time... im not takin any pictures of it till i paint it and change the front end... its gt the single headlight and i want the dual one like the first pic..

A word of caution, your truck should have bumper that looks like this;



Those two holes in the bumper next to the license plate are very imprtant for cooling. Dont block them up or get rid of them.

that they do... it had a plow mount on it but i told the guy that im getting it from that i didnt want it... it was never used as a plow truck but being a township truck they always had the mount.. you could tell that a plow was never mounted on it cause the wholes still had the powdercoating inside and it didnt have the controler mounted inside the truck.. i am probley gonna get a better intercooler and biggger turbo for it along with the supporting mods as well.. only time will tell where i go with this project... thanks for the info though and any other suggestions would be great... do they make a chip or anything alonf them lines... if you could robert send me some links to where i can get good aftermarket parts as well..

Most important thing, read the owners manual. Diesels need specific oil and more frequent fuel filter changes. You can go much longer between oil changes, but not fuel filter changes. 90% of the trouble new owners run into is dirty fuel or clogged filters.

For parts, check out ;
www.heathdiesel.com

They are the largest 6.5L & 6.2L parts place. Before you do anything, get a remote PMD kit, you will save yourself a lot of headaches down the road.

thanks... i just have one question... what is a remote pmd kit.. kinda like a turbo timer or something?

nevermind i found it but what does it do?

PMD is Pump Mounted Driver. Its the computer that controls the engine. On the 6.5L you have a DS4 injection pump and the PMD is directly on top of the pump, where it is vulnerable to heat damage. When it gets hot, the truck will run like crap, if it runs at all. Here is the kit for your truck;

http://www.heathdiesel.com/T/Chevy-GM/Chevy-9601/PMD-Isolators/

yeah i was looking at the same one and happened to see the more info tab and clicked it.. i do have a consern though... the truck is still smoking really bad after i had someone come and time the inector pump.. it runs fine now... it still smells like its pumping to much diesel into the motor or something.. im gonna have the guy come back.. he said it would go away but i let it run for 10-15 mins at idle and it didnt clear up..

When is it smoking? At idle?

Dont get too crazy with the bigger turbo. IDK if it applies to your motor, but on some if ya run too much boost you'll lift the heads and blow the gaskets................

yeah it smokes crazy at idle and im afraid to hit the gas cause i dont wanna hurt it.. it sounds fine, it just smells like its running pig rich

If you drive it does the smoke clear up?

Somebody probly has the injection pumpl cranked up.

ill have to look at the inector pump again to see what kind of adjustments i can make to it.. it drives alright i guess.. smoke doesnt really seem to clear up

You have on of two problems, the pumped is off timing, or your loosing boost pressure. Since the pump is new, I'm leaning towards the timing being off.

What color is the smoke?

white.. thick white..