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Is the Chevy 2500 Ext in good condition?

Is the Chevy 2500 Ext in good condition?

My cousin called me yesterday saying that he saw a truck for sale. He said it was a 2000 Chevy 2500 ext cab with the 6.5L turbo diesel. The truck is in very good condition and has 96,000 miles on it. How is this engine compared to the Duramax engine?

What kind of engine does a C3500HD have?

Engine offerings for the C3500HD included the 5.7L (until 1995, when it was dropped for the 96 model year) the 7.4L, and the 6.5L turbo diesel (the 6.2L diesel was never offered for the C3500HD, no diesel was offered for 1991, 1992 brought the 6.5L turbo diesel.

What’s the difference between a 3500 and 3500 HD?

As far as frames go, these were only offered in the parallel 34″ spacing rail configuration. unlike the regular 3500, the HDs were available with the super long 183.5″ wheelbase. I think Louis posted the Wikipedia listing. Click to expand…

Are there any problems with the Duramax 6.5L engine?

The 6.5L engines certainly don’t have the punch that the Duramax has, but they are very stout engines. They had some problems in the early years, but the 1995 to 2000 engines have all the bugs worked out of them and will last for a very long time. The only major problem was the ECM overheating due to its location,…

What kind of truck has 6.5L diesel?

He said it was a 2000 Chevy 2500 ext cab with the 6.5L turbo diesel. The truck is in very good condition and has 96,000 miles on it. How is this engine compared to the Duramax engine?

Is the 6.5 diesel engine a defective engine?

Pretty much, it is the nature of the beast. From 92-96, the 6.5 was (I’d say it was a disaster, but someone would take it wrong)not a great engine. The new Chevy trucks won’t be carrying that engine, thankfully. It’s hard to say whether an engine that goes 89K before dying is “defective”.

My cousin called me yesterday saying that he saw a truck for sale. He said it was a 2000 Chevy 2500 ext cab with the 6.5L turbo diesel. The truck is in very good condition and has 96,000 miles on it. How is this engine compared to the Duramax engine?

What kind of cab does a Chevy 2500HD pull?

Good Luck and enjoy RVing! 2015 Chevy 2500HD LTZ Z71 Crew Cab Pulling a 2007 Pilgrim 359 RL 3S-5 23 people found this helpful.

He said it was a 2000 Chevy 2500 ext cab with the 6.5L turbo diesel. The truck is in very good condition and has 96,000 miles on it. How is this engine compared to the Duramax engine?

The 6.5L engines certainly don’t have the punch that the Duramax has, but they are very stout engines. They had some problems in the early years, but the 1995 to 2000 engines have all the bugs worked out of them and will last for a very long time. The only major problem was the ECM overheating due to its location,…

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