Subject truck appears to be a very good deal, 3500 DWR, Quad, NV5600, runs great, NO blow by, start easy, interior and bed are beat to crap, body is rough, 205K So i bought it for $4200
Today I drove about 50 miles. Never drove a diesel truck, never owned anything this big (besides a motorhome)
I have no history on the truck so I may be over-evaluating every little thing.
Taking off from a stop (in 2nd) there is a rattle around 1000 RPMs It goes away and I don't hear it again through the gears. It's a noise I've heard coming from diesel trucks, what is it?
The gearbox seems very tight but definitely not like a car, each gear needs to be pushed in just a little and I had a little trouble finding 6th.
The clutch is very tight, driving in traffic would get old quick, the clutch begins to engage just off the floor and uses almost the whole stroke.
DOes that describe normal operation?
Overall the thing was amazing, so much power, and incredibly quiet inside.
I was mostly on 55 mph two-lanes with a short burst on the slab at 75. At the end of that it was showing 23. I'm running a set of used 235/80/17 as per the door sticker.
thanks
Dave
Today I drove about 50 miles. Never drove a diesel truck, never owned anything this big (besides a motorhome)
I have no history on the truck so I may be over-evaluating every little thing.
Taking off from a stop (in 2nd) there is a rattle around 1000 RPMs It goes away and I don't hear it again through the gears. It's a noise I've heard coming from diesel trucks, what is it?
The gearbox seems very tight but definitely not like a car, each gear needs to be pushed in just a little and I had a little trouble finding 6th.
The clutch is very tight, driving in traffic would get old quick, the clutch begins to engage just off the floor and uses almost the whole stroke.
DOes that describe normal operation?
Overall the thing was amazing, so much power, and incredibly quiet inside.
I was mostly on 55 mph two-lanes with a short burst on the slab at 75. At the end of that it was showing 23. I'm running a set of used 235/80/17 as per the door sticker.
thanks
Dave