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6.5 Diesel #475989 11/27/2008 7:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 265 Salem, Oregon G GreenGMC Shop Shark
GreenGMC Shop Shark G Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 265 Salem, Oregon	How do the 6.5 diesels compare to the Cummins 4bt as far as reliability and life span? I was looking at Dovebid today and the P30s with the Cummins seem to be disappearing fast, almost everything listed was the 6.5.

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6.5 Diesel	GreenGMC	11/27/2008 7:18 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Grigg	11/27/2008 11:11 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	GreenGMC	11/28/2008 1:03 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Crabbyappleton	11/28/2008 3:33 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	53moneypit	11/28/2008 10:40 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Racecarl	11/29/2008 2:24 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Old1946truck	11/29/2008 5:31 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Whitedog	11/29/2008 4:50 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Crabbyappleton	11/29/2008 5:48 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	53moneypit	11/29/2008 7:14 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Wrenchbender Ret.	11/30/2008 4:14 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	deerefanatic	12/02/2008 3:32 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Scott Danforth	12/02/2008 4:19 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	deerefanatic	12/04/2008 4:13 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	1947six	12/06/2008 7:02 AM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Crabbyappleton	11/29/2008 8:47 PM
Re: 6.5 Diesel	Old1946truck	11/29/2008 9:09 PM

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