Should I upgrade to an 05 or 06 CTD from a 98 12 valve CTD truck?

[HerbW]

rowing the 56honey?

Wayne,
I'm not sure what rowing the 56honey is? Inside joke? LOL

Also from the other post, Herb, I've not lived with a club cab 2gen truck, but just having "real" doors in the back is good enough reason. When I got mine in '04, my kids were 1 and 4. Those back doors still get a huge amount of use! Ya, they think diesel stink and rowing the 56honey is pretty normal :-laf

I did the spyntec conversion basically to bulletproof the front end and to stop the clock on that part of the driveline. The ability to disassemble components to service and inspect was the big sale to me. The mileage benefit is about 2MPG at any time. Next to the cap, it's the biggest chunk of money I've put into the truck. I feel it's well spent.

 

[Wayne M.]

Wayne,
I'm not sure what rowing the 56honey is? Inside joke? LOL

No joke, I haven't sen the term in a while around here but it refers to shifting the NV5600 transmission. I was looking to convey the fact that my kids ( really my daughter) have been riding in this truck almost their whole lives, and instead of riding around in an Altima or a Camry, this beast is normal to them. Most people in my area think a "stick shift" only comes in a Mustang GT if at all.

 

[JR]

Most people in my area think a "stick shift" only comes in a Mustang GT if at all.

Or a Civic with a big fart can hanging out the back:-laf

 

[K5IP]

The blend doors go through a calibration process every time you turn the truck on. So, the main reason they wear out is not from your cycling through heater functions too often, just starting your truck too often.
Rog