SO i found a 12valve long box 5 speed 4x4. 

it's not in horrible shape. but it also has 306K on it. trans looks new. P pump is new, new injectors. 

could use some control arm bushing, steering will move from 10-2 and still go in a straight line. no major oil leaks. no blow by that i could tell. shifted amazing compared to my G56. has no rust, rear air bags. AC works. forgot to check heat as it was only 88 outside. 

this is a joy ride truck, toy. wood cutting truck. he's asking 8K i offered 5 and he said no. so... how much would someone say it's worth. ball park. 

it''s my second unicorn truck, 12V 5 speed long box 4x4. 

 

thoughts.

Sounds decent. Any rust? Fur plate been messed with? Starts right up cold and hot?

 

If the funds are there and it fits what you want then go for it.

made a counter offer of 5800 last night, this morning i got a text saying come get it. so after i go ride my dirt scooter for a while i'ma make the trip down and drive it home. 

Pictures!

well here are a few. the spot on the passenger side was a small crack., well a 5GPM 4500 psi pressure washer and unatentative operator made a mess of that. 

bumper is a little crooked, all doors open n close very nicely. AC works. needs new bushing on the BD track bar, 

has lots of reciepts, has 3000K springs? has #8 fuel plate? not sure what much of that is, but he was all excited to tell me about it. runs and drives nice aside form the loose track bar bushing. never saw any smoke. oil was a little low, but it's also a new dip stick. so i'm a little scared to add any till i do an oil change and get a blase line on the dipstick. 

seats are in great shape. engine bay was dirty but not recently cleaned either. 

only rust i'v found is under the floor mat on drivers side. so it'll all gonna come apart here shortly and be fixed. nothing through the metal, but needs attention for sure. i'm OCD. so it'll be right when i'm done. 

undecided on the camper for now.. idk if i like it or not... 

has rear air bags, that i'm unable to find the chuck to air up.... checked license plate bolts, inside the fuel door, so the search continues.  

cruze doesn't work. so that's another thing i need to fix. the parking brake peddle is MIA, so i'll order on of those soon. 

has transforce AT on the front and transforce HT on the rear. look to be brand new. have paperwork, but its to old and unreadable. 

Sweet! Nice rig!

On 4/22/2018 at 5:55 PM, Killer223 said:

has 3000K springs? has #8 fuel plate?

The 3000K springs mean it has 3000 RPM governor springs in the pump.  The #8 fuel plate controls fueling, and has a more aggressive fueling curve than stock.

Edited April 24, 20186 yr by trreed

Thank you for that info. 

now to figure out the head lights.

On low i have the left (passenger) headlight, on High i get High beam on the right (driver) and no change on the left. 

took the bulbs out and they are LED's. i can't swap them to normal bulbs because i cant figure out how to get the gray retaining nut chingaderro off the LED bulb and onto the normal one. and i'm unable to locate said part. 

truck pulls to the right, as i've read all second gen's do. 

4 minutes ago, Killer223 said:

 

truck pulls to the right, as i've read all second gen's do.

I guess I have not read that one and mine does not. Not arguing, just never heard that one before.

That’s because the non-CAD 02 trucks were made correctly. A lot of the CAD axles were made short on the passenger side, and pulled to the right when braking. The fix was a 1/4” spacer on the passenger hub. No joke. 

Edited April 28, 20186 yr by trreed

47 minutes ago, trreed said:

That’s because the non-CAD 02 trucks were made correctly. A lot of the CAD axles were made short on the passenger side, and pulled to the right when braking. The fix was a 1/4” spacer on the passenger hub. No joke. 

Well I must have the spacer because I have the CAD and no pull. Just never heard that discussed before. Live and learn.

Some trucks have the fix, others don't. Mine doesn't have the fix and doesn't pull right. 

Mine just pulls right when I go straight without breaking, alignment is good

i'm thinking mine it a brake dragging. had the tires balanced (over 2 oz off on each one) and rotated at Discount. while they were off i took a glance at the brakes. the one side looked to be less pad than the other. so i'll get some nonexistent free time and grease them up.  

19 hours ago, Killer223 said:

nonexistent free time

Amen

On 4/27/2018 at 9:28 PM, Killer223 said:

Thank you for that info. 

now to figure out the head lights.

On low i have the left (passenger) headlight, on High i get High beam on the right (driver) and no change on the left. 

took the bulbs out and they are LED's. i can't swap them to normal bulbs because i cant figure out how to get the gray retaining nut chingaderro off the LED bulb and onto the normal one. and i'm unable to locate said part. 

truck pulls to the right, as i've read all second gen's do. 

 

The headlight nut/clip you remove the wiring first then spin the nut/clip to release. Now pull the bulb out and separate.

 

As for headlight wiring that should be a normal headlight circuit.

Edited May 1, 20186 yr by Mopar1973Man

Thank you Mike. ended up PO put LED's of the 9007 plug, these trucks take the 9004. pin out is different. so i got the retaining nut off the LED's was not fun. the new Walmart special 9004 are installed and work as desired. 

So i have some nice LED's that might end up in the 04. but i'm not sure if they are ok not being in projectors. 

now to fix some oil leaks... HAHAHA a 12 valve cummins without oil leaks. 

13 hours ago, Killer223 said:

HAHAHA a 12 valve cummins without oil leaks.

 

Just an under valved Cummins. You can do it.

yeah i pressure washed everything. 

so it look as as thought the front crank seal. timing cover seal.

power steering looks to be newish, along with the vacuum pump. here i thought all diesels had hydro boost brakes. not this one, strange.

needs batteries, these are date coded 11-08, still starts but cranks kinda slow. 

trans oil, t-case oil, dif oil all look clean and i'd say fresh. no leaks on those boxes. 

AC cycles a little often. so could be little low on juice. 

 

it's a good running little truck. i love the way it shifts! so much better than my G56, more power than my 04 in stock forum, so that's kinda cool, but no EGT gauge. it sometimes works, sometimes doesn't, sometimes bounces all over. i'll send it to autometer for a fix. 

 

i'ma get some biocide for the tank. and fuel system flush. a few filters, think it might need a new fuel pump. i can hear and feel the fuel line clicking with pressure kinda like water hammering when truck is running. not sure that's normal for a 12V or not. 

i've read with the upgrades this has it should belch some smoke if driven ambitiously, this one does not. not even low boost. i only have youtube videos and reading to go by on that though...

 

Got the new control arms in today. was going to try and replace the bushings, but i've yet to be successful at removing the old bushing and not killing the control arm. so new ones were ordered. 

 

Found some rust on the driver floor board. , , so i'll grind off what comes off, and if the whole floor comes off i'll weld in new floor. else i'll get some POR15, it's a urethane pant and seals the metal. it's only about 2" wide and about 6-7" long. 

all the rockers, fenders, everywhere i look is rust free. aside form rear bumper, so i'm not sure what that's all about. 

it's snowing here right now. else i'd be working on it. 

On 5/2/2018 at 6:24 PM, Killer223 said:

still starts but cranks kinda slow.

Need to do either contact kit or brush kit in the starter.

 

On 5/2/2018 at 6:24 PM, Killer223 said:

AC cycles a little often. so could be little low on juice. 

Properly charged A/C shouldn't cycle on a hot day.

 

On 5/2/2018 at 6:24 PM, Killer223 said:

i can hear and feel the fuel line clicking with pressure kinda like water hammering when truck is running. not sure that's normal for a 12V or not. 

As for the 12V lift pump. 

http://www.torkteknology.com/technical-article-1-cummins-lift-pump/