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1991 350SD with $10,000 Dealer Rebuild - playadude - 11-29-2010
Hi,
I'm buying a car with a "$10,000 dealer rebuild" and a $5,000" rebuilt transmission.
Car has 150,000 miles.
Engine was rebuilt by dealer, under warranty 70,000 miles ago.
Rebuilt transmission was installed 35,000 miles ago.
I live in Denver.
Any suggestions on what I can do to help the car perform at my altitude? (It is coming from sea level)
Thank you.
RE: 1991 350SD with $10,000 Dealer Rebuild - winmutt - 11-29-2010
Forced can probably lend more information to the specifics of high altitude operation but the ALDA handles this automatically for you. It is both a pressure (turbo) and vac (ft above sea level) fuel cut off device.
RE: 1991 350SD with $10,000 Dealer Rebuild - playadude - 11-29-2010
Thank you sir, I appreciate your help. I just learned this morning that the 3.5 liter diesel is actually less powerful than the 3.0 diesel that it replaces. That was a little disappointing to me so I found this forum.
Pete
(The car is supposed to be immaculate, seats are in new condition (had sheepskins on them til recently), woman, doctor driven all it's life. They put a ton of money into servicing it all of it's life at the dealer)
RE: 1991 350SD with $10,000 Dealer Rebuild - willbhere4u - 11-29-2010
But it dose have more low end torque!
RE: 1991 350SD with $10,000 Dealer Rebuild - ForcedInduction - 11-29-2010
A VNT will give the 3.0 much more torque without bending the rods like a 3.5
RE: 1991 350SD with $10,000 Dealer Rebuild - George3soccer - 11-29-2010
With the motor being rebuilt, and with relatively better diesel fuel now available. I think he should be just fine.