Step-by-step 6.2 conversion:

[Five]

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.

[trbankii]

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

[greatwhite]

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.

[More Power]

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/tdpforum/showthread.php?t=27827

Jim