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Parasitic draw & Pennsylvania cold weather might deplete batteries over a month ,enough to prevent cranking ,but probaly a good idea to have them load tested where purchased to see if ok or defective . Need to be charged right up to test.

On axle ratios fwiw,according to the manual, a 97 6.5 3500 with 410,s has about the same towing capacity as a 3500HD with a 4.63, rear end ---8000 lbs to 8500lbs in either case (same trucks good for 12500 lbs equipped with 7.4 engines} . I kind of rationalized it as being due the sharp...

Whoops . Just looked again & realize socket wont slide over hose.

Whats needed for a wrench to tighten it in ??? Long socket ??

Maybe pump is positioned ( retarded )enough that stepper cant travel ( advance) enough to adjust for real cold temps .Maybe maybe maybe . No disagreement on the need for a time check. My pump was changed awhile back & the way truck starts now (not as clean & more time on starter) makes me...

Still wondering about possible problem with ect sensor not giving correct info to pcm in very cold conditions & not calling for advance & high idle. Would only take a second to unhook sensor to get pcm to default to -40 & see what happens.(on a cold Peace River day). Could check to see if...

Actually the 350 price sounds quite good to myself.

There was a memorable phrase in Cowracers writeup where he was describing starting up the truck with the intakes off to check for leaks after replacing the pump . It went something like "the 6.5 will start quite happily with the intakes off but you need balls of steel to do it". If...

More after thoughts Nice to have things : Lap top to maintain contact with 6.5 family , Dvd player & movies for passengers. Log book & some way to remember to use it.

Acutally the Duct tape suggestion was as much in earnest as in jest, especially if you are camping. A Gps is a fun & possible usefull thing to have.

You,ve probably already done it ,but I would have a close look at oil cooler lines & fittings (clips Etc).

Duct tape .

Have you tried unhooking Ect sensor to see if any difference? Thinking about lack of high idle at start up. Ignore this if already covered .

Would be great to have more info on the spin on set up.

And your only 5 yrs younger than me .

Never ceases to amaze me ,the accuracy & detail.

I,ll say no more.

Pretty hard to turn other cheek sometimes, & watch older guys & new guys get beat up.

You know they are going to, just dont know when.

Going there is like going to the bar on saturday nite & waiting for the fights to break out .