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See post 20 re misalignment caused probs

Nor was I (trying to be insulting that is). Just wondering was all.

Misalignment took out a couple belts on mine,no problems since carefully aligning pulleys. Iirc it was the power steering pulley that was the culprit. It was a pressed fit & therefore adjustable. It was pushing the belts onto the fairly sharp shoulder of one of the other pulleys.

I believe the torque curve for the 6.5 peaks around 1800 rpm or so ,then falls off really steeply , thus the lack of gumption at higher rpm,s . Would the att change the graph?

Discussed from tine to time a few years ago on the "old" site.

Ya, important to have proper hitch wt to total wt ratio to keep the tail from wagging the dog .

James Knew if I mentioned it ,you would have a quad zillion miles of tractor trailering under your belt. Dont mean to keep harping on legalities etc , but here in Ontario the Ministry is reportedly paying more attn to loading & staying within gvw ratings . Just something you might...

James Just noticed that you are in B.C . Dont you have to have some kind of A modified drivers license for rv trailers over 10000lbs in your province ? Probaly not a big deal but thought maybe should mention it.

Lots of fun . Count me in.

Would be good to find a fair & honest dealer Thanx for for underscoring the common fuse point.

Repeating myself but have to concur with Ace . Frontal area on a High Profile 5ver can make for tough towing for a 6.5 where wind & hills are involved .

Best I would think would be to load up the truck itself with a load typical of what you would have on your trip (wife .kids. fuel etc} & get to a weigh scale & see what everything weighs . Then subtract that wt from the gvww rating of the truck to get your possible hitch wt. ( 15-20% of the...

Indy Thanks for the info re precharging .

Not meaning to get too far off topic, but wonder if someone could advise what "SCA precharged" means . Statement is on some antifreeze given me that is stated to be " For all Heavy Duty Engines ". It says "No initial SCA precharge Required" .

Bravo Matuva ,you,ve really got a handle on these trucks.

Missy,Thanks for the good info on the engine runaway .If I ever had any thought of gutting the Fuel Solenoid Shut Off , I dont anymore .

In Ontario curb (unloaded Wt of vehicle ) is on the ownership(license) as well as the Registered Gross vehicle wt the owner licenses it for . Would BC be similar ? In any event best to load up with wife, fuel. kids & dog & tools emergency stuff etc etc. All the stuff that would go in the...

Had an 84 Motor Home with 454 . First time the fan engaged (really hot day on a hill it nearly gave me a heart attack. Kind of wish sometimes I had that setup in place of 6.5.

Something to do with fuel being thinner

Notice on Diag list that Batteries seem to lack "juice". Might not be a bad idea to first replace with a new set if questionable to help with cranking speed. Post on other site indicating warm starts harder due to temps