Hey guys, I've always used just this site for my diesel problems. I've had many diesel vehicles now. I'm a classic German car specialist. Just recently started buying diesel trucks. This month I've had a 94 Chevy 2500 1 owner Mint 6.5 TD with loads of upgrades (which I don't like) I now have a all stock 2 owner 96 Ram 3500 DRW Cummins 5.9. I wanted another 2001 but I'm enjoying it. It does need a torque converter though, and I would like to upgrade the lines and cooler.

I can't find any upgrades ( I only want a small upgrade as I plan to keep the engine stock but don't want to go back to a Mopar TQ ) that's not $900-$1500.

Any recommendations for these items, truck is a daily driver 75% hwy driving (60-65 is all I do) and 25% city driving.

Max I tow is a Steel U-Haul trailer (2500 lbs maybe) with Classic Long Wheel Base sedans (2900-5500 lbs)

I also am thinking about a valve adjustment and timing advanced. The truck has 265,xxx not sure if it has been done yet.

 

Regarding maintenance and helpful information about your truck, I would recommend you check out Turbo Diesel Registry – TDR.

Since the late 90s TDR has compiled information on the Dodge/Cummins Turbo Diesel truck. Each year TDR updates the book. The TDR calls their manual the Turbo Diesel Buyers Guide which is free to down load, and the Buyers Guide allows you to do topic or word searches to help guide you to information and answers quickly.

Over the years there have been many changes to the Dodge truck and Cummins engine. For detailed information, I would suggest that you download the 300+ page PDF file “Turbo Diesel Buyers Guide” from the Turbo Diesel Register website (Turbo Diesel Register). Keep in mind that the information in TDR is written by Cummins parts and tech service personnel.

In this document you will find that they give you a concise answer to each question and often referenced detailed (often four to six page articles) where you can get more information. I think you’ll find the TDR answers and references helpful in this Buyers Guide. I did.

Hope this helps.

 

you should also check to make sure the killer dowel pin has been dealt with.