Tune up questions ? Timing ?
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Tune up questions ? Timing ?
I am going in to a diesel mechanic who is going to check my valve adjustments for about $75 . I guess I ought to go ahead and get my timing checked and bumped up. For a 96 with Auto, you reckon 15-1/2 or 16 degrees would be best ? I wonder based on $75 for valves what he might charge to do timing ? how much time for a good mech to do valves vs timing.
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Originally Posted by Abbynormal
I am going in to a diesel mechanic who is going to check my valve adjustments for about $75 . I guess I ought to go ahead and get my timing checked and bumped up. For a 96 with Auto, you reckon 15-1/2 or 16 degrees would be best ? I wonder based on $75 for valves what he might charge to do timing ? how much time for a good mech to do valves vs timing.
Timing
should cost anywhere from 100-200 bucks at the most, and im thinkin even that is alot. It will take a good mechanic 1 hour or so at best to time a truck. A valve adjustment is not a hard job to do. ive done mine myself once already taking my dear sweet time it took me 2 hours for all six cylinders.. 15.5-16 degrees is the perferred number for many moderatly modified trucks, such as mine (350 or so horses as we speak) I just have yet to get mine timed. It will be on the 23 tho.... at just that 16 degrees But as soon as i time it, Injectors and Valves are going right in...
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Anything else I should do as a "tune-up" besides KDP on one with 135,000 miles before it start BOMBING ? I am getting ready to switch my axels and transfer case to sythetic lube. Anything else?
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Originally Posted by Abbynormal
Anything else I should do as a "tune-up" besides KDP on one with 135,000 miles before it start BOMBING ? I am getting ready to switch my axels and transfer case to sythetic lube. Anything else?
Precision Diesel Injection and Turbo Inc.
Marty Tompkins
888-734-7349
$35 + $7 shipping and handling.
I don't know if this price is still good. You'll probably pay about double anywhere else.
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