17* HPOP upgrade

[lindstromjd]

I've got a '95 PSD, and want to put a 17* hpop on it. Can I just put a later style front timing cover on the engine so it matches up? Or is it easier to just do the mod for the early timing cover to accept the 17*? What are some problems I might run in to with either route?

 

[Mike]

Check out this link for a good read on the front cover and HPOP mods over at SDD


CLICK IT!!!

I know upgrading to the newer cover requires engine removal but IIRC yours is out right?

 

[lindstromjd]

Check out this link for a good read on the front cover and HPOP mods over at SDD


CLICK IT!!!

I know upgrading to the newer cover requires engine removal but IIRC yours is out right?

Yeah, the engine will be coming completely out for a swap from a junked-out donor truck. That's why I thought about just doing the cover swap. Thanks for the reading.

 

[Mike]

With the block out the cover swap is the right choice.

 

[lindstromjd]

So now to find the right engine timing cover... And the main thing with that is pulling the harmonic balancer, right?

 

[Mike]

Yeah. Just spec out the part number for a 96+ engine. Need a pump?

 

[lindstromjd]

Yeah, I'm still in the market for one as it were... Don't have one picked out yet. How much?

 

[94f450sd]

To swap your cover you will need the oil pump pickup and oil pan that goes with the cover you buy.there are 3 different covers, pickups and pans.the mod is simple and can be done while in the truck.

 

[lindstromjd]

To swap your cover you will need the oil pump pickup and oil pan that goes with the cover you buy.there are 3 different covers, pickups and pans.the mod is simple and can be done while in the truck.

Didn't know it was that intensive to swap it over. Thanks.

 

[94f450sd]

You can also send the sd pump out and have the guts swapped into the 95 pumps housing.I believe beansdieselperformance.com does it.I believe swamps does it as well but after the truck they burnt I wouldn't let them touch a lawnmower

 

[Thatguy]

sooooo.......... if I have a 96 engine then I don't need to worry about this mod to run the 17* hpop?

 

[94f450sd]

94.5-95 have check valve in the hpop,96-03 have it in the cover