1995 chevy 1 ton.

[LBrown59]

27000 Miles.
Diesel engine automatic tranny.
Good inside and out .
Dump bed .
Is it worth $7500?

 

[Bird]

Is it worth $7500?

Not according to Kelly Blue Book; about $2k too high. But keep in mind that you didn't tell us if it has air-conditioning, power windows, mirrors, door locks, cruise control, stereo, dual rear wheels, which engine, and the condition. When they get that old, it car vary greatly with the condition. So it just might be a bargain for all I know.

 

[KeithInSpace]

27,000 miles? Wow. Could be tough to pass up unless those miles were accumulated vertically while being dropped from a crane...

 

[Dmace]

Two years ago I bought my 1994 Ford F-350 4x4 dually dump with the 7.3l IDI diesel, auto tranny, 54,000 miles and a 9ft fisher plow for $7800. Even if it had 154,000 miles, I would have bought it for the same money. It has a proven engine and tranny combo. The truck has been a workhorse.

If it were a Ford, I would say that is a good deal and I am a Dodge guy. Most likely the reason that truck has such low mileage is because the mid-90's Chevy diesels were the most unreliable diesel engines ever built. That truck probably spent most of its time broken down instead of working. Personally, I would stay away from any Chevy diesel that is not a Duramax.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I have to agree. I currently own 3 Ford Diesels but had a Chevy Diesel. I would buy a Cummins or Powerstroke with 10 times the miles over a 90's Chevy Diesel. They lacked HP but did have good torque and nice MPG. The problem is parts and finding someone who knows how to work on them or is willing to work on them. **** the injector pump alone is nearly a $4000 fix. My ex father in law had one and ended up pulling it and putting in a 383 stroker.

Chris

Chris

 

[LBrown59]

27,000 miles? Wow. Could be tough to pass up unless those miles were accumulated vertically while being dropped from a crane...

I lost intrest in it when I called about it and found out it was a flat bed with duel rear wheels.
Don't wan't that set up for a truck that also has to be an every day driver.
I Was hopeing it would be a pick up type bed that dumped and had single rear wheels.

 

[workinallthetime]

pull the fuel filter element out and shine a flashlight down inside the housing, if you see shinny metal shavings plam on spending around 3500-4500 for a new injection pump, and having the fuel system cleaned.
my budy just bought a real slick 95 with a nice flat bed on it. 6.5 diesel 3500 extended cab, price 1500.00
98k miles

 

[tlbuser]

Where in the world did you come up with that theory?

 

[TCBoomer]

pull the fuel filter element out and shine a flashlight down inside the housing, if you see shinny metal shavings plam on spending around 3500-4500 for a new injection pump, and having the fuel system cleaned.
my budy just bought a real slick 95 with a nice flat bed on it. 6.5 diesel 3500 extended cab, price 1500.00
98k miles

Better yet...just stick a magnet in the housing and see if you get any metal. If it's present, besides the inj pump, you will also need to replace the lift pump...that's where the metal came from.

 

[plowking]

I've bought parts and got advice from Walt at SS Diesel Supply. He deals in just 6.5 Chevy Diesels. The 6.5 isn't a bad motor,the fuel system is lacking,if you do the modifications it can be better. I have to change my oil pressure sensor occasionally,it shuts off lift pump in a accident to prevent fuel spillage resulting in a fire,when switch malfunctions it puts a strain on the injection pump because lift pump is down.I have the heat sink relocation kit on mine for the pump mounted driver. It gets up to 18 mpg when it is running right,I need to have injectors,glow plugs replaced,the injectors should be replaced every 100 thousand miles. I have issues with mine now,changed sensor yesterday,lift pump isn't making noise with key on. I have to chase it down,could be air leak in system , I got a service engine light this time. The 95 chevy is OBD1, you can jump the diagnostic ports on the plug under dash with a paper clip to flash the codes. plowking

 

[Builder]

No doubt the 6.5L is a red haired step child, but the point is if you can get one for thousands less, might be worth a look.

 

[workinallthetime]

Better yet...just stick a magnet in the housing and see if you get any metal. If it's present, besides the inj pump, you will also need to replace the lift pump...that's where the metal came from.

those are usually the rusted metal flakes, the shinny ones are alum. from the injection pump. here is the run down on what it will cost to fix it at your local gm shop.
injection pump 1798.00 + 6.1 hours
lift pump 162.96 1.0 hour
fuel filter housing (complete) 213.00 1.0 hour
drop tank clean lines 150.00 to have tank boiled + 5.0 labor
injection pump gasket 2.00
intake gaskets 35.00
15 gallons of diesel + stanadyne performance formula (20.00) added to fuel to get warranty on pump

fuel injection nozzels are 80 - 120 depending on how much your parts guy likes you
glow plugs are about 30.00 each pull the turbo and knock it all out at once,
turbo remove heat shield, 4 15mm mounting bolts to manifold, 8mm band clamp bolt ( losen up exhaust at flange makes it easy to install) air outlet hose and braket. soak the manifold bolts the night before in heat riser penitrate to make removal easy.
when you pull the fuel return lies off be very carefule with the clamps they are 3.00 each, put a dab of greese in the ends of the return lines and push them back on with the clamps in place or you will be hatin life

on another note we just droped a brand new 6.5 in a 95 1 ton, her bill was 13,000 and some change
have a nice day

 

[Diamondpilot]

on another note we just droped a brand new 6.5 in a 95 1 ton, her bill was 13,000 and some change
have a nice day

I would have traded that truck for a YELLA DOG and shot the dog!

Chris

 

[workinallthetime]

I would have traded that truck for a YELLA DOG and shot the dog!

Chris

1 owner truck, her husband bought it before he died. she pulls 4 horses with it to go on trail rides. you can count on the average 6.5 to go through an injection pump every 35-55k miles and hers had only had 2 pumps put on in 130k miles. she blew an oil cooler line while driving and took out the motor, which is one of the most common problems with 6.5's, i had new ones made that does steel braded hose instaed of the ole rubber to metal lines.
6.5's have a few quirks and really got a bad name because of all the guys who didnt know what they were doing when they worked on them. ive worked on them for 10 years and actually enjoy it.
easy money

 

[Builder]

Lots of Hummvees running around with them.