looking to buy a 98 chevy truck with a diesel.is it junk
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looking to buy a 98 chevy truck with a diesel.is it junk
we are looking to buy a 98 chevy truck with a diesel motor with 140000 miles,just asking if these motors are as bad as the old ones were.i dont know what year they started betting better or if they ever did.just dont want to buy one that wont hold up,thanks for the reply's..
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Re: looking to buy a 98 chevy truck with a diesel.is it junk
Originally Posted by bigray
we are looking to buy a 98 chevy truck with a diesel motor with 140000 miles,just asking if these motors are as bad as the old ones were.i dont know what year they started betting better or if they ever did.just dont want to buy one that wont hold up,thanks for the reply's..
The diesel engines GM put in there trucks prior to the duramax were absolute junk,I think they were some sort of converted small block gas engine.real garbage
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I have owned both. The earlier 6.5 turbo was a gutless wonder if you are towing. I now have a 2003 Chevy with a Dura Max pulling the same trailer, gross weight over 10,000 lbs. Pulls great. Wouldn't have anything else.