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Old 08-02-2007, 05:49 AM   #2
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Re: Anyone gone with a diesel

I`ve seen the 6.2s and 6.5s put in a few trucks.One was a guy that had oredered his`71 when new.Around 1990 he refurbrished the truck and had a 6.2 swapped-in.He just recently sold it.I have experience with these motors and would like to put one in a`72 I have.All I can say is if you can get a complete set-up to change over for cheap to nothing,it`s worth it.You won`t be "dropping" a Duramax into one of these trucks,though.It would be alot of work and e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e.They don`t share the common configuration that the Detroit-Allisons do and are fully computerized.So,1/2 the wiring and the transmission will need to come from the Duramax donor.
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