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  1. J

    Mechanical 6.5 turbo?

    WOuld a 1993 Stepvan have the right 6.5 for this swap? If so, I can get it che!ap
  2. J

    3.9 cummins swap?

    Some bread trucks used 3.9's in front of TH400's...that adapter would let you use any GM trans.
  3. J

    Mechanical 6.5 turbo?

    What the heck is a DS4 pump? (Well, other than "bad"?) Would 1991-93 G-vans & P-30 chassis trucks use the same engine as pickups?
  4. J

    Mechanical 6.5 turbo?

    I'm going for a complete 6.5 TD conversion to replace a worn-out 6.2 Detroit. Are any years better than others? Did the Stepvans get them after 1993 or not?
  5. J

    Mechanical 6.5 turbo?

    I thought they made one...err, did they? If so, what truck do I need to find at a junkyard, and is it a direct swap for a 6.2 NA?
  6. J

    6.2 transmission options

    I have seen a TH-700 holding up behind a 502 Rat in a tag-axle Pace Arrow motorhome towing a trailer (combined weight about 30K). An underpowered 6.2 in a SUburban is no problem.
  7. J

    6.2 overall health diagnosis

    I was wondering if a later 6.5 (ideally a 6.5 turbo) might be a direct swap or close to it.
  8. J

    6.2 transmission options

    You forgot the obvious choice: a TH-700R4 as used in my wife's diesel Blazer. No computer needed, bolts in like it was designed to (because it was).
  9. J

    IDI into Mustang

    A Fox car will swallow a 460 even with 1 7/8" primary headers. Tight, but it fits. The only clearance issue is actually height: even a low-rise intake and drop-base air cleaner needs a cowl hood. I saw one running a Performer RPM and a 1/2" carb spacer and it JUST cleared with a 5" cowl hood...
  10. J

    7.3 into an 86 ford

    Well...you'll need a bellhousing and clutch for the T-19, I suspect any IDI/T-19 truck would work as a bell donor. I THINK the T-19 was used in some Stepvans and I think the 7.3 has one of the SAE bell patterns...if so, any bell with the right bolt pattern should work. You may want to think...
  11. J

    6.2 overall health diagnosis

    Update: With 49-degree outside temps, the Blazer flat wouldn't start without being plugged in this morning. Not wanting to ether it, Liz took her Grand National to work (terrible sacrifice, I know)...after the block heater ran an hour and a half, the engine popped easily, though with the same...
  12. J

    Cummins in a 2005 SD

    Well, I think the owner got the full swap kit from F-C, which has all the wiring adaptors. Slightly scary: the conversion is LESS than the dealer wanted for swapping for another 6.doh. Talk about a no-brainer... (The head of the service department DID say he wanted to see the truck...
  13. J

    6.2 overall health diagnosis

    Blarg. Did the checks yesterday...compression is fairly even in all 8, but here are the numbers... Left bank, F to R: 290, 288, 291, 276 Right bank, same: 287, 279, 290, 271 I think the rings are on their way out. :(
  14. J

    goat needs home...cheap.

    And here. :(
  15. J

    Easy/cheap 12V upgrades?

    It might cook the transmission! If it has the non-lockup AT542 or AT545 I expect, that is NOT a strong transmission.
  16. J

    Cummins in a 2005 SD

    Engine has to be a 2005 or newer in a 2005 truck to pass emission check...found a wrecked 2005 dually for a donor.
  17. J

    My Fummins Project

    My 79 Fummins has a stock-replacement radiator and flex hoses...hmm...Dodge radiator. *slaps forehead* DUH! Why didn't I think of that?!
  18. J

    Cummins in a 2005 SD

    Truck is an F-450 XLT wrecker, 6.0/TorqueShift, 2WD, 230,000 miles, currently dead due to someone putting morter mix in the fuel tank. Considering the truck is on its third engine already (first two warrantied) and, well, is a 6.doh...might be Cummins time. So, err...is the Ford-Cummins...
  19. J

    Flatbed truck legal battle!

    I'd only complain if he didn't let me borrow it. ;Sweet Awesome truck, dude!
  20. J

    6.2 overall health diagnosis

    My wife has the Snail: Tatonka Products Bummer body on 1986 K-5 Blazer running gear (6.2/TH700). The IP and all 8 injectors have been replaced, engine never rebuilt & has about 210,000 miles on it. I have a GM truck manual, but it doesn't have anything on the 6.2 in it...so I'm asking here...
  21. J

    95 gasser to the scrap yard

    :( :(
  22. J

    Where to post...

    Except it's not an MDT: 1979 F-350 with a 6BT from a 1994 Spartan-chassis stepvan. I need answers on both.
  23. J

    Where to post...

    I have questions about a Ford truck with a 6BT...what forum does THAT belong in?
  24. J

    Strange questions

    A high, short-wheelbase DJ with an 850+lb Cummins just scares me to even consider.
  25. J

    2spd rear problem

    1) Go to junkyard. 2) Find truck with air-brakes & 2-speed axle. 3) Swap both axles into 89. 4) Pull crane apparatus & put it on new Freightliner. 5) Sell cab & chassis to my boss cheap, since a 5+2 F-800 rollback would be a GOOD thing. :) Seriously, sounds internal. Axle might be...

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