Recent content by Seattle Sue

highdesertranger - Good thoughts. I agree that there are always going to be good and bad things about any motor. My concern, as someone who has never owned a diesel, is that I would be taking on something that needs more care than I'm willing to provide. Maybe if I were more familiar with...

Sounds like it might be the case!  This post on dieselplace was incredibly helpful:  http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/63-gm-diesel-engines/21-6-5l-diesel-engine/391426-6-5-newbies-start-here.html Apparently these engines like to be treated nicely.

My research into the 6.5s has made me doubt that I would want to pull the trigger on this one.  According to a poster on dieselplace.com, the 6.5 does not "tolerate abuse" well and tends to be "eccentric".  As someone who is looking for reliability has never owned a diesel, this one would...

Hi all!  As a future vandweller, I’ve been lurking on this forum quite a while trying to soak up as much information as I can.  The advice and suggestions I’ve seen in other people’s posts has been incredible and I’m hoping you all will be willing to provide some advice on a van I am looking at...