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Thread: Step-by-step 6.2 conversion:

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    Default Step-by-step 6.2 conversion:

    Can anyone provide a step-by-step process of converting to a 6.2 (or 6.5) engine from gas?

    Or can you refer me to a list somewhere in these pages or elsewhere on the net?


    a) to make it simple, let's say it is going into a 83 1/2 gm pickup.

    b) In a gm van or other gm rear drive vehicle that was originally available with a small block chevy.

    c) Any other vehicle.


    I'm not nessesarily talking about actually physically putting the 6.2 in place of a small block. i'm mostly concerned about all the ancillary and nessesary bits----glow plugs, hydro brake booster etc.

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    I'm not sure that you're going to get a step-by-step guide as each swap is going to have its differences. Here are some good starting points, though:

    http://www.thedieselpage.com/members/swap.htm
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    Best way to do it would be to find a donor truck in a similar year to the convertee, park them side by side and then start swapping what you need.

    a 198x era truck would be easy though, no electronics to worry about.

    Just mechanical work.

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    We've had the following forum thread available in this forum for several years that discusses the highpoints of just such a conversion. It'll be enough to get you started, and you can ask any remaining questions here in your thread as you work your way through it. It's not that bad.

    http://www.thedieselpageforums.com/t...ad.php?t=27827

    Jim

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