'95 6.5 turbo & random stalling???

Message Title: Message Text:  http  https  ftp  mail    hr     highlight   LI   Quote  Select Emotion SmileWinkSadEmbarrasmentDisgustedBig GrinMadShockedTongueCoolFrownConfused [q]I am also new to the diesel arena, having just bought my first a 1999 6.5 turbo diesel in a 3500 series chevy express cargo van. I have been doing alot of reading to find out what I am up against, and it seems the most common problem with the gm diesel is that the PMD (pump mounted driver) is a small electronic control device that is mounted under the intake manifold on the drivers side of the injection pump, in the valley of the engine where high temperatures and electronics just don't mix. There seems to be a simple solution to the problem though, and that is a remote mount kit which relocates the pmd to the firewall and mounts it on a heat sink (I found one at http://www.duramax.bizhosting.com/) of course that begs the question of why does gm still mount the pmd on the side of the injector pump and not remotely? I have a theroy, the gm 6.5 diesel engine is built as a stand alone unit, that is it fits more aplications than just trucks, I.E. marine applications, generators, construction equipment, In fact after doing a little research it seems more engines are shipped worldwide for industrial use than use in motor vehicles. So it makes sense to mount the pmd on the engine were it will not get lost or dammaged or have to be mounted in whatever application it ends up in. Unfortunatly it's in a bad location in an enclosed compartment and as with any electrical device will have a significantly shorter life when exposed to high temps. Hope this helps.[/q]

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