Dirtboss
Registered User
New to the group, have a question on engine swapping.
I have a 1999 IH 4700 with a needing to be rebuilt or replaced DT466 on an Allison automatic. I don’t have an extra $5-7k laying around at the moment to do it right so I started looking around for another engine I can use for a few months while I get the original rebuilt. I found a similar year boom truck used by a local cable company with a 7.3 in it. It hasn’t ran for a few years but I’m reasonably confident it’s in decent shape. Will that 7.3 work on that Allison and perform reasonably ok? Or is there a bigger issue I’m not seeing.
The truck is used as a five yard Dumptruck and small tractor puller for my rental business. Mostly flat ground, 10-15k miles a year. Thanks in advance.
I have a 1999 IH 4700 with a needing to be rebuilt or replaced DT466 on an Allison automatic. I don’t have an extra $5-7k laying around at the moment to do it right so I started looking around for another engine I can use for a few months while I get the original rebuilt. I found a similar year boom truck used by a local cable company with a 7.3 in it. It hasn’t ran for a few years but I’m reasonably confident it’s in decent shape. Will that 7.3 work on that Allison and perform reasonably ok? Or is there a bigger issue I’m not seeing.
The truck is used as a five yard Dumptruck and small tractor puller for my rental business. Mostly flat ground, 10-15k miles a year. Thanks in advance.