I finally got my diesel truck, after a couple of deals that fell through. I picked up a '96 2500 w/ 12v and a 5-speed manual. Truck is all stock & very clean. I plan on doing a down-pipe & exhaust soon, along with a better air intake. Where do I go from there? What size is the stock holset turbo & when is a good idea to upgrade? The trans is my next concern, how do the 5-speeds hold up & any upgrades for it?

 

Do your KDP Most important thing

 

^he's right.Make the KDP fix the first thing you do.

 

KDP? Not sure what that is??

 

Just search KDP on this site and you'll learn all about it, I did mine a couple months back it's fairly easy just plan on the better part of a day to get it done.

 

Damn, I have to tear my motor down?? I take it the pin always breaks?

 

Not the whole motor,just the frount of it,fan,fan shroud, cover,ect.The pin doesn't break.It falls out of it's alignment hole.And can fall harmlessly into oil pan,or fall out and get into the cam gear,fuel pump gear,ect.and cost a bundle to fix, or ruin the motor.

 

after that i would address the 3rd an 5th gear in the tranny i think its 3rd to know for sure on the 5th

 

I noticed I have to push the clutch in a little further when I shift into 3rd to keep it from grinding. What needs to be done?

 

definetly do the kdp my buddy just ruined his truck last week after a month of me telling him to fix it.. and the fix aint cheap