crashz
05-31-2009, 09:31
Hi,
My name is Leo and I'm a diesel-aholic! Been around heavy equipment all my life as my father owned a small excavating firm. My profession has further lead me around heavy equipment (although not directly) as I'm a civil engineer.
My first vehicle (which I still have, though its in rough shape) was a 1983 GMC K3500 single rear wheel pickup with the 6.2L diesel. I have owned an identical K2500 while going to college (as a commuter vehicle) which was traded in on various different models of trucks. I've had a few Fords and now my current daily driver, an 04 GMC 1/2 ton.
I was recently looking for a personal work truck for doing some things around our land and also at my home. So I was scoping out cheap 1 ton dumps. And ran into this beauty which has fired up my diesel truck demon inside!
She is a 1987 GMC (grill is from a Chevy) 1 ton dump with a 6.2, th400 auto and 4x4. The previous owner did a lot of work to it, including replacing all of the body panels and cab, tires, alternator, batteries, trannsmission, starter, glow plugs, etc. The truck starts and runs well and only needs minor tinkering. The transmission seems to shift late and hard, but it does not slip. I think there is a vaccum adjustment for that, but I'm not sure.
So what do you guys think? Anything I should do to it to make is more reliable and powerful (its a little weak on the hills)?
My name is Leo and I'm a diesel-aholic! Been around heavy equipment all my life as my father owned a small excavating firm. My profession has further lead me around heavy equipment (although not directly) as I'm a civil engineer.
My first vehicle (which I still have, though its in rough shape) was a 1983 GMC K3500 single rear wheel pickup with the 6.2L diesel. I have owned an identical K2500 while going to college (as a commuter vehicle) which was traded in on various different models of trucks. I've had a few Fords and now my current daily driver, an 04 GMC 1/2 ton.
I was recently looking for a personal work truck for doing some things around our land and also at my home. So I was scoping out cheap 1 ton dumps. And ran into this beauty which has fired up my diesel truck demon inside!
She is a 1987 GMC (grill is from a Chevy) 1 ton dump with a 6.2, th400 auto and 4x4. The previous owner did a lot of work to it, including replacing all of the body panels and cab, tires, alternator, batteries, trannsmission, starter, glow plugs, etc. The truck starts and runs well and only needs minor tinkering. The transmission seems to shift late and hard, but it does not slip. I think there is a vaccum adjustment for that, but I'm not sure.
So what do you guys think? Anything I should do to it to make is more reliable and powerful (its a little weak on the hills)?