hi there, johnny here, new to DB. you guys have a nice sight here. i just bought a 93, single cab flat bed dually 6.5 . my question is, how do i make that engine as reliable and fuel efficient as possible with out braking the bank. are there some things that need to be done before others. i will be using this truck to pull and enclosed trailer. we race midgets, and plan on traveling a lot next year


thanks in advance

johnny

 

1993 is a good year as far as reliability ,keep the oil changed and try not to overload it should last you

 

Prior to 1997 6.5 diesels had poor cooling abilities leading to cracked heads and block to fix this problem ss diesel supply has a cooling upgrade kit with ho water pump a hf thermostat and a bigger fan this kit is around 300$ and the best investment for a pre 97 6.5 td also id slap on a cold air intake as far as mpg s go