Yes a diesel is going to get better mpg but not having a heated garage I didn't want to deal with gelling issues. How is this engine compared to the Duramax engine? This will save your batteries. My buddy has a Boss V plow that he said I could buy from him to hang on the front too. Unlike the earlier engine, the 6. If you come across this option, be sure to take it.
Its purpose is to supply power to the fuel solenoid, which allows or blocks fuel flow to the injection pump. Posted on Jan 04, 2009 two items, check you oil, the fuel pump grounds on the sending unit, install a pressure guage on the feed fuel line with a section of clear plastic line, do the same on the return line, any air bubbles that are in the system will cause engine shutdown, any of these will not set a code on the ecm Nov 23, 2009. Are you going to be working it 18 hrs per storm and have 30 storms per season? If you do find one in the price range it's going to need injectors or headgaskets or both. I knew mpg wasn't going to be good but I wasn't buying it for mpg. If you get it, be sure to add a set of Timbrens to the front end. The engine is often considered an attractive balance between performance and fuel economy, although it arguably became outdated in the wake of its direct injection competition. I know on the earlier ones a lot of guys put bigger radiators in them.
Hello, im new to this site, but i have a bit of experience with using a plow on a 1500 and a 2500. Only you can really decide if it is worth it, based on your expected usage. I'd never pay near that for that truck. The company currently has a joint venture with the Japanese motor company called Isuzu. If you don't see the 6. . Most of the people I know that have the 6.
The other is a 1998 exactly like the one you pictured. People have been using gas engines for plowing since they been around. I think the price is pretty fair for the mileage and how clean the truck looks. My knowledge of gas engines is better than diesels, so when it breaks I can hopefully fix it my self was the final part of my decesion. My cousin called me yesterday saying that he saw a truck for sale.
Granted you can't find an early Duramax with that low of miles. One is a 1999 that I bought new and have had no problems with. One is a 2000 with 115K and the other is a 2001 with 72K and they are both 2500's. Cummins and Pstrokes the same. When power is supplied to the fuel solenoid, fuel flows to the injection pump and the engine is allowed to run. Offered as high as 215 hp 3,200 rpm.
I went through the same a year ago. I have plowed with a Duramax, 6. He currently has it on a 2000 Chevy 2500 with the 5. I have driven all fords in the snow a f350 with a 351, 05 f250 6. My truck was heavy with the Blizzard 810 and 1000lbs of ballast in the bed. Either way gas or diesel they can push snow.
I like to remove the glow plugs if you have them to freeup the compression to expell the air any time the fuel lines are opened. The Mishimoto performance aluminum radiator for the Chevy 2500 is the ideal upgrade to the stock radiator. Any trailer towing in the summer, or does it just become a grocery getter? And break down earlier, he just put in a Jasper to replace the 4. I called the guy on it over the last couple days and he sounds like he is not going to move at all from his asking price. There is also a smaller 2.
. If you hold out for the a newer Chevy with the 5. Maintain it and don't hammer it back and forth and you will be good. That engine and truck will get you anywhere, but it might not be quite as fast as the Duramax - but you can beat up on the 6. Overheating is also an issue with the 6. Your engine will not run until you get all the air out of the fuel lines. Duramax diesel engines are made to enhance fuel efficiency so that you get the most miles per gallon out of your truck that is possible.
Do not even think of using 4-lo, you will tach the engine out doing 2mph. I have to go and look at it personally yet. The truck weighs 7k lbs, put on the plow, sander full of sand and the rear plow and your pushing 14k lbs. No matter how nice it is. I was buying it to push a v blade, pull my 19' boat with a 4.