Friddle: What is the location of the only 1983 Chevrolet Corvette in existence?

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Last Week’s Friddle: How fast would Santa’s sleigh have to travel to break the Thrust SSC’s (Super Sonic Car) landspeed record?

Last Week’s Friddle Answer: 764 mph

Jasper Engines & Transmissions, the nation’s leader in remanufactured drivetrain components, has incorporated the following updates into the GM 6.5L TE Running Complete diesel engine fuel system to prevent unnecessary failures.

“The weakest link on the 6.5L injection pump is the pump mounted driver, or PMD,” says Ryan Dooley, JASPER Fuel Room Manager. “To guard against unnecessary failures, JASPER installs 100% new Stanadyne PMDs across the board.”

Another common problem with this engine is a “hard start” or “no start” situation, stalling or smoking problems. These problems may be the result of a defective pump armature. To help prevent this problem, JASPER installs 100% new armatures, each equipped with a special coating to increase pump longevity.

Additional updates to the 6.5L TE Running Complete center around the injectors. “Every injector body and intermediate disk is lapped on a lapping machine to help eliminate any type of warpage and safeguard against leaks,” says Dooley. JASPER has also developed a process to vacuum check the return post of each injector. “We’ve discovered there is an issue with fuel leaks at these return posts,” added Dooley. “When we vacuum check these posts, 20% of the time we find these posts leak and have to be discarded.”

Finally, JASPER uses 100% new center sections in the turbocharger. “Due to the design of the center section of this turbo, debris will lodge in the cavities, making it virtually impossible to clean during the remanufacturing process,” says Dooley. Use of the new center sections helps prevent this type of problem.

The GM 6.5L TE Running Complete is covered by a 2-Year Parts and Labor warranty, and a One-Year warranty on the fuel system. Contact Jasper Engines & Transmissions at 1-800-827-7455, or www.jasperengines.com for more information and availability.