Back In The Saddle
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Well it's been a long five years without a CTD in my life but I'm a proud new owner of a 1996 2500 4x4 club cab long box. So now the fun begins! I bought it from the original owner who gave me a stack of paper work for everything he has done to the truck starting with the window sticker from the dealership and ending with the last oil change and front end rebuild (upper and lower ball joints)
So I need some input on the first things to do. I already took the silencer ring off but that's it so far. The engine has 200k on it and I've never seen cleaner oil in a truck. Valve covers are leaky but no other leaks. Transmission was replaced two years ago and is awesome. It's mighty slushy right now with a trailer behind it but empty it will scoot. I was thinking about plugging the waste gate but don't have gauges yet. I just need reminders of all the little odd and ins that I can do to the engine and get it up to speed. The exhaust is pretty rich at idle so I'm pretty sure I need to replace the fuel lines. I'm also planning on getting rid of the cat this week. I'll get some pics up as soon as I can. It sure feels good to be back!
So I need some input on the first things to do. I already took the silencer ring off but that's it so far. The engine has 200k on it and I've never seen cleaner oil in a truck. Valve covers are leaky but no other leaks. Transmission was replaced two years ago and is awesome. It's mighty slushy right now with a trailer behind it but empty it will scoot. I was thinking about plugging the waste gate but don't have gauges yet. I just need reminders of all the little odd and ins that I can do to the engine and get it up to speed. The exhaust is pretty rich at idle so I'm pretty sure I need to replace the fuel lines. I'm also planning on getting rid of the cat this week. I'll get some pics up as soon as I can. It sure feels good to be back!
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It would take another good 2500 to trade for this one. It's hard to find one that hasn't been fooled with or ragged out. Mine being an original owner who took it to a shop for everything, it's a rare find. They're out there but tough to find at the right price. I just got back from Kentucky this weekend where I picked up my goose neck trailer and brought it back to Georgia. I was really pleased with the way it pulled. It does great on two lane roads with the over drive off and even better on the interstate at speeds over 60. Only thing I didn't like was the in between 55 and 60 mph. Too high rpm for O/D off and too low for O/D on. I am planning on putting a 3k gov spring kit in but I'm still waiting on gauges so I'm expecting that to help. I also still have to kill the kdp and bump the timing and that's on the top of the list.
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I watched a video on here on how to bypass it. I did take it apart and clean it. The only thing I don't like about removing it is loosing the pre-filter. I guess the main filter is sufficient and I could probably add a pre-filter.
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