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Sweeeeet Polish the crank likely a good idea. What sort of shape is the cam in ???? Was the oil decent or did it show signs of water...

The pistons are in very good condition. The engine will be going into a 28 foot boat. It will be marinised and be fresh water cooled via heat...

Looks decent. What sort of shape are the pistons in ???? Now What sort of vehicle is this going in an whats it going to do ??? If it were my...

The following sizes are from the army service manual. Cylinders 100.990 / 101.066 (3.976'' / 3.979'') Piston clearance cylinders 1 to 6 0.0889 /...

AS Maverick said. Get the block tanked and magnafluxed for cracks Bore to .020" oversize or even .030" I am looking at your numbers ????? What...

Stock bore size on a stock 6.2L diesel is 3.98" (These are metric engines) Piston to cylinder wall clearance can be quite happy in the ,003" to...

New blocks are pricey. Optimizer or P400 6.5's is it. Navistar castings and AM General builds. 10 grand plus, but it will likely outlive you. If your...

Thanks for your advice. Looks like I have 2 options. 1. Bore it and fit oversize pistons. 2. Buy a new block . Can anyone advise where to...

As of this post I am still driving my 1986 6.2 with 332,633 miles when I fueled up today.

430,000+ on my 6.6 all original except for the turbo...I use Amzoil every 10k miles

If your figures are simply the overbore of standard pistons, they need to be bored, and oversize pistons used. If you were able to "clean up" pitting...

I bypassed the mechanical pump with a steel braided line with threaded fittings. My brother did the same swap and left the mechanical pump in line. ...

Welcome to the Forums! Thanks for the info. Quality parts are often hard to come by, but OEM quality fuel lift pumps are still available, some...

I have been a member here off and on since Jim started it. Ive owned 6.2's and 6.5's continuously since 1984. It began with me buying 1.5 ton...

You mean like something 1960's or earlier? The problem is the mandates and the nature of the concept. We still don't have the technology to do it...

Had I known that would happen I probably would have bought something different.

It was hashed out decades ago: EGR is a ecological and economical net loss. From the adaptation and control engineering, materials, component...

I need EGR almost as much as I need that stupid throttle plate! The EGR cooler and the plastic intake manifold were all clogged up with carbon. ...

Propane or butane. Starting fluid/ether can pool then ignite explosively, especially on a hot engine, and may also trigger the knock sensor, if it...

Maybe a short shot of starting fluid. Who's going to ride the fender to check under deceleration?