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  1. dbrannon79

    How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

    post a pic of one of the injectors on the drivers side (easiest to get a close up of. I will look at my stash and see if I have both types one style is a long body the other is a shorter one. there should also be a number stamped on the outside of the body if you can get at it without...
  2. dbrannon79

    How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

    You might send a PM or you can use the @ and start typing his screen name and it will tag him. like this... @nycxjeremyy folks see it faster.
  3. dbrannon79

    Suggestions welcome

    I love watching those youtube videos of folks stripping these old rigs down and rebuilding from the ground up. One day I want to do this to my 93. on top of possibly converting it to a short bed step side. it would be the only 3500 crew cab short bed step side on this side of the US that...
  4. dbrannon79

    Suggestions welcome

    you can always get something like this. will tow anything you can throw at it LOL.
  5. dbrannon79

    Suggestions welcome

    iirc 2005 began the cylinder cancellation on 5.3's and 6.0's the 01-04 6.0's are a beast coupled to a 4l80 or 6l80 trans. but user be ware... all gm engines if this era have a design flaw. the oil pumps were installed behind the timing covers and driven by the crank snout. they are...
  6. dbrannon79

    3500hd wiring harness

    If your just using the under hood harness, you should be fine. I would de-pin the one for the ABS and put that one into the one your using so just in case you ever want the ABS to function. also without it, the light will be on in the dash too. on the 2000 one, some of the connectors that...
  7. dbrannon79

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    R152a is much safer than any of the flammable refrigerants and the molecules are larger than r12 or 134a. hence why you use less, also leaks slower if there is a leak. lower pressures and less drag on the compressor too! I'm running the GM orange orifice tube which is 0.062 vs the factory...
  8. dbrannon79

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    I ended up re-using a piece of plastic I had originally cut from an old ice cream bucket, reshaping it to fit to cover the open gap on the right side. recharged it using the R152a I had recovered from the system before I started and had to add a little more from a can I had, about 18 oz in...
  9. dbrannon79

    Suggestions welcome

    FORD.... yuck lol just joking. that 99 2500 burb sounds like a goo deal for what your wanting. interior space and towing.
  10. dbrannon79

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Here is the install... the condenser is a used one I pulled from the pick a part yard last year. had it in the garage all this time only because of the welded line wouldn't fit the threads on the condenser. what do y'all think I should use to fill the open gaps up top and mainly on the...
  11. dbrannon79

    What did you do with your GMT400 today...or yesterday....

    Well this evening I started tearing into the 95 to attempt replacing the ac condenser. started with the brush guard, I figured out that I can remove the 4 bolts on the bumper and let it hang since the lower part is bolted to the frame. that gave me enough room to get the grille out. pulled...
  12. dbrannon79

    Suggestions welcome

    Heavy 2500 will also have 8 lugs on each wheel and better brakes too. what year is it?
  13. dbrannon79

    How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

    buying new injectors nowadays is a crap shoot if you will get genuine Bosch nozzles or something made in china even when getting Bosch branded ones. what you want is the ones made in Germany, but most come from India unless it's a chineseium copy, but that's not saying India made ones are bad...
  14. dbrannon79

    How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

    It also depends on which injectors both the engine and your k5 have. normally a 6.2 in that era used the long body injectors which can work, but iirc the thread connection for the IP lines could be different. also the long body injectors may or may not fit with turbo exhaust manifolds...
  15. dbrannon79

    Suggestions welcome

    the 2500 with 454 should tow but will be a gas hog. will still need some upgrades like a trans cooler, but should come stock with a 4l80e. even better if equipped 4x4. if looking at it to buy, be sure to look at the tag on the drivers door frame and see what it's setup for stock as for...
  16. dbrannon79

    1995 GMC 6.5 TD thermostat

    I learned from work to use air first, then water. the muck out there at my work turns into an adobe brick when wet!
  17. dbrannon79

    1995 GMC 6.5 TD thermostat

    Another tip... do NOT use the GM orange DEXCOOL !!!! go back with the old school green antifreeze, and these diesels do not need any PH modifiers like the newer diesels need. those additives actually do more harm than good on these old IDI engines. the GM dexcool gets very corrosive, I...
  18. dbrannon79

    1995 GMC 6.5 TD thermostat

    While your in there with the thermostat, when was the last time you flushed the cooling system? I mean pulling the block drains, removing the coolant recovery thank and rinsing it out and possibly even going as far as pulling and flushing out the radiator? I wish I had a video of when I...
  19. dbrannon79

    1995 GMC 6.5 TD thermostat

    iirc dual stats didn't come out until 97. there is a one of a kind much saut after 96 style, but anything older should have a single stat with a block-off plate like the ones in the link I posted above.
  20. dbrannon79

    1995 GMC 6.5 TD thermostat

    is your rig a single thermostat or dual? if it's like mine with the single thermostat here are the part numbers for the 180 and 195. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4484214&cc=1034558&pt=2200&jsn=655 https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4484472&cc=1034558&pt=2200&jsn=656
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