hi me from england again, i been offered above vehcile at a good price any one got any real expierinaces?
what they go like?
reliable?
hope some of you can help
cheers

 

Hmmm. You didn't mention how many miles- that's a big thing. The 6.5 itself is solid, but it eats fuel pumps, and they're not cheap. Back then, GM transmissions weren't the most durable thing in the world either. It'd have to be immaculate, low mileage and cheap to get me to look twice.

 

i think its done about 90k miles and its an auto? its about £4500 so i guess thats $8000 but over here theres no much choice so ppl ask a lot of money

 

That is cheap for England.

There are a lot of guys here that have put 6.5l engines in a variety of vehicles.
In my opinion, unless you really want it. Steer clear.
Support for the engine over there will be pretty poor parts wise etc.

Oh, by the way, if I haven't asked you already, join us in the International Chapter. A link on how to join up is in my signature.

Fred

 

The 6.5 had a lot of torque, but that's still the old-style GM Automatic. If it's been babied, it might be OK. check for leaks around the front and rear seals, make sure it shifts OK- especially in an out of 1st gear (when they go, that's what goes first). Trannies typically get replaced at 75-100K miles on those trucks, less if they've been used hard.

Ask when the fuel pump was replaced last- they run about $900 here with labor, and last anywhere from 30-45K miles. Usage doesn't seem to matter much. Honestly, I agree with BigF350- parts can be long in coming on this side of the pond for the 6.5's, so I can imagine what it'd be like over there.

 

Coming to a ford site and asking people if you should buy a chevy might not be the best thing go to a chevy site and ask them.

 

Most of the time it's not the injection pump that fails, but rather the PMD(Pump Mounted Driver).

 

My sister has a 1994 2500 6.5 4x4 auto. She bought it at 150,000 miles, now has 195,000 miles with no problems yet. All miles are towing a 10,000lbs horse trailer. When towing i can set the cruise at 70 and go. Ive driven it a few times towing and in my opnion it runs great and has lots of power for a 12 yr old truck.

 

The 6.5 was a dog compared to what Ford had to offer, the Powerstroke, if you can, find a '96 Powerstroke diesel. IMO (and pretty much anybody with clear eyesight), the '96 Ford looks better, and is a very tough truck, very tough, the Powerstroke is an awesome engine.

 

Finding a 96 Powerstroke in England would be tough.

I speak from experience. When you see these kind of vehicles for sale (an F-Series or its GM counterpart), you either have the choice to buy it or leave it.
Bartering, or going around looking for another vehicle that fits a similar description just isn't an option.
Because those vehicles are rarely for sale.

 

Import one yourself?

 

my cousin had on and he hated it especially pulling the 8000 lb camper his ford powerstroke does a lot better while hold the hills and almost got double the milage. my 302 had more ***** then his 6.5 had

 

thanks for answers, i have been looking at importing one myself but its a bit tricky to register it over here you have to convert indicators to seperate lamps fit fog lights and some other bits and bobs

 

Well, that is a "heavy" half-ton with the 4L80E, which should be fine for you. A lot better than a true 1/2-ton with an unmodified 4L60E and a gasser for the price of gas these days. My stepdad's 3/4-ton with the 7.4L and 4L80E is great. I may get flack for saying something beside a Ford can be great (Oh, the thought...), but I buy what works, no matter (almost) what truck it is.

One of my stealership-owning friends had a 1994 version of that truck that got 18mpg an a run to the middle of Florida and back.

Since you can't find anything in a true 1/2-ton with a diesel, go for it. I think you still have the mechanical fuel pumps on the 96 6.5L engines, but I could be wrong. Maybe it wouldn't be too bad to convert back to one, but I don't browse 6.5L forums at all. Hit or miss on reliability, but the two trucks I have been in with the 6.5L have been okay, though not flashy.