my 98 6.5 td dually dont feel like it has any power. i pull a 22 ft enclosed trailer with a 3500 pound car in it and my buddy pulls w a half ton 350 gas motor and i cant keep up. is this normal or is it possibl the turbo isnt working??? thanks for any help!!!

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also i can hear the turbo whistling but cant feel it. it has 185000 on it!!!!

Is it blowing any smoke?

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97 Cummins 12v w/ a Dodge 2500, X cab, 4x4, NV4500, Flat bed, KDP tabbed, Autometer Boost/pyro gauges, 100 fuel plate, 4" Diamond Eye exhaust 4GSK is here, going in when it warms up.

has it been getting worse

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1997 Chevy K1500 4X4 EC/SB L56 6.5 Liter Turbodiesel
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ARP Headstuds, .010 Thicker Gasket , 265/75R/16 UniRoyal Liberators A/T

it seems to be gettin worse. and no it dont blow any smoke at all. the turbo keeps gettin louder also.!!!!

New air filter recently?? Also, hows the condition of the hose running from the air box to the turbo?? Could be sucking shut on you, I've seen it happen.

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take the air filter off and check the turbo for any play

yeah i change the air filter in it pretty regularly. the hoses seem to be in pretty good shape.but ya will check and see if it colapses and also will check out the turbo for play. thanks for the help

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also if it sits and idles for 15 or 20 min and i take off in it it cuts in and out. its got so bad once that it quit on me. but started back up just after a few seconds. could this be related??

how many miles on those injectors. try cleaning the grounds. these engines act wierd when they dont have clean eletrical connections

ok. will check. as far as i no the injectors havent been messed with. iv only had the truck about a yr and a half. had 160000 when i got it. thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!

injectors are rated at 100k miles but ive seen people get them to run 250k miles and so on. but if they break while the engine is running your screwed. but after 100k that start to have uneven spray pattern and cause your engine to have poor performance and crappy fuel mileage

ya it prolly needs them then. cuz it gets about 11 mpg on a good day. thanks again

you should get 15, 16 unloaded and driving with a light right foot. my truck is the same way. got 16 mpg when i bought now im getting 12 to 14 mpg. new injectors should solve that