I have a 86 Caprice wagon. I wanted to know how hard would it be to convert from a gas engine to a diesel and what do I need to convert it over?
Right now I have a factory Olds 307 with 200 4 R trans with a 3.08 rear.
I have a 86 Caprice wagon. I wanted to know how hard would it be to convert from a gas engine to a diesel and what do I need to convert it over?
Right now I have a factory Olds 307 with 200 4 R trans with a 3.08 rear.
Might want to look at these threads:
http://www.thedieselpageforums.com/t...ad.php?t=31829
http://www.thedieselpageforums.com/t...ad.php?t=27921
'94 GMC 6.5TD K1500 4L80E 2-Door Yukon SLE 221K
'93 Chevrolet 6.5TD K2500HD NV4500 Std. Cab Longbed 187K
'85 Toyota 22R RN60 4x4 Std. Cab Shortbed 178K (Currently retired for rebuild)
Diesel Page Member #2423
Is the 6.2 diesel that GM put in their light duty trucks? Or is it a early Duramax? Never mind I just answered my own questions.
6.2, which was the precursor to the 6.5 engine.
The Duramax is an entirely different animal.
'94 GMC 6.5TD K1500 4L80E 2-Door Yukon SLE 221K
'93 Chevrolet 6.5TD K2500HD NV4500 Std. Cab Longbed 187K
'85 Toyota 22R RN60 4x4 Std. Cab Shortbed 178K (Currently retired for rebuild)
Diesel Page Member #2423
Is this a direct bolt in or is the a few mods that I will have to do?
Definitely a "make it work as you have to" project. Even transplanting a diesel into a vehicle that had the diesel as an option takes a certain amount of work. Transplanting it into a vehicle that never had it as an option requires a certain amount of customization to make it work.
You have a certain advantage in that the 6.2/6.5 has certain similarities to the GM gasser engines when it comes to bolt patterns and such - just because the trucks and Suburbans/Blazers came with both gas and diesel engines.
'94 GMC 6.5TD K1500 4L80E 2-Door Yukon SLE 221K
'93 Chevrolet 6.5TD K2500HD NV4500 Std. Cab Longbed 187K
'85 Toyota 22R RN60 4x4 Std. Cab Shortbed 178K (Currently retired for rebuild)
Diesel Page Member #2423
Being new to diesels,can I get a Crate 6.2 GM diesel?
Also will I need a ecm for this engine?
6.2 was mechanical injection. Early 6.5s were mechanical, but then went to electronic with an ECM. Chances are you aren't going to find a crate 6.2 as they haven't been used since '92.
Penninsular Diesel offers crate 6.5s: http://www.peninsularengine.com/index.html
Since you are converting a vehicle that didn't have a diesel to start with, the best course of action would be to buy a complete donor vehicle so that you can get all the associated parts. Otherwise you're going to be buying every little item separately.
'94 GMC 6.5TD K1500 4L80E 2-Door Yukon SLE 221K
'93 Chevrolet 6.5TD K2500HD NV4500 Std. Cab Longbed 187K
'85 Toyota 22R RN60 4x4 Std. Cab Shortbed 178K (Currently retired for rebuild)
Diesel Page Member #2423
i'm interested myself