figured you folks are worthy help. i live near boston, and i'm hoping to get a diesel suburban 4x4 before the summer. if anyone has one for sale, or knows of one for sale, or thinks they're a bad idea, please let me know. i'll be converting it to veg.

thanks

david

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newfane, vt
84 300td 223k modified greasel conversion (sold)
92 300d 2.5 185k with frybrid kit

Check:
e-bay
www.autotrader.com
www.gmc-diesel.com
www.62-65-dieselpage.com
www.dieselsuburbans.com

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Check the lift pumps etc on those 6.5L and make sure they have been replaced at one point or another!

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

three of which were diesels (6.2s) i will just say good luck on finding a decent one. they are pretty hard to find, especially if you get up in the nineties.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

for not looking at the one on ebay that sold for under 6k that was just near me in nh. i don't see them often, but it doesn't seem like they sell for too much when they do show up.
i'm in no rush.

david

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newfane, vt
84 300td 223k modified greasel conversion (sold)
92 300d 2.5 185k with frybrid kit

Also check on Autotrader

I have 2 4x4's and 2 4x2's I love them. The only time I had a problem was (as noted by "Red") when the "lift pump" in my 1998 6.5 failed while driving on the VERY BUSY 10 freeway in Los Angeles....I just knew I was gonna get rear-ended by a Semi, but a DPS trooper used his pushbar to get me out of the middle lane. The 6.2 have NEVER had any problems, they will start right up after sitting for month's. I have my 4x4's show at my Diesel Page.

http://hometown.aol.com/cmsearls1/index.html

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Mercedes Fleet:
2004 CL600 Designo Espresso SPORT
2004 S600 Designo Espresso SPORT/Lorinser Pkg.
1999 S320
1988 300TE
1972 280SEL 4.5
Diesel Fleet:
2014 GL350 Blutec
1987 300SDL Blk/Blk 4 place seating #18 head
1987 300SDL Smk Slv/Burgangy #17 head
1986 300SDL Blk Pearl/Palomino #14 head w/ 280K
1984 Lincoln Mark VII Fact BMW Turbo Diesel

Just sold my 94 6.5Ltr. K1500 Blazer end of last fall....I do miss it.
The K-1500 body was a sawed off suburban with the same diesel engine.
That 6.5 ltr. engine is the original engine that GM used in the Military Hummer and its pretty much bullet proof except for the original factory injection pumps.
The IP's had a component in them that was not Diesel compatable so they deteriorated over time and the pump lost power. Small pieces of the rotted component clog the injectors until the engine is fuel starved. There was a recall from GM at one point for vehicles with 100K miles or less to cover the cost of replacement with a corrected IP. Unfortunatley I already had over 220K on mine when the recall was given... so I had to shell out about $1100
for the IP and Labor.
Great vehicle though.....what a tank! Nothing else stopped it in 373K miles!
Highway miles with summer diesel was 22mpg. It had a 30gal. tank which gave it a cruising range of over 600 miles before the next fill. Suburbans have the bigger 35gal tank. When I sold it I was on my third set of ball joints which was not bad for a vehicle that weighed almost 6,000lbs
Good Luckl

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FRED

Daily Driver: 98 E300TD 199K
Hobby Car: 69 Austin Mini
Past Diesels: 84 300SD, 312K
87 300SDL, 251K
94 Chev. K-1500 6.5Ltr.TD, 373K