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Seller claims it's an 87. Only tell tale sign I can see is the later oil filler neck. I got some pics of it today. though I would let the vets take a look and tell me what you think. Looks like a leaky rocker but thats fixable. Its a bit dirty. nothing that a good stiff wire brush wont clean up though. thoughts?
Yup, '86 or '87, it's got that stupid 2G alternator so it must be one of those. It also had an aftermarket turbo, as evidenced by the up-pipes. What glowplugs does it have - bullet (round) connectors say it's an '87, spades (flat) say '86.
Cant tell what GP's it has from the pics. I wont be running a turbo. Not unless I can get one cheap and it improves MPG's.
That's a banks sidewinder up-pipe. Finishing the turbo off would be +$2,000 easy.
Yes, and no - for $2k he can get a brand new turbo setup, no need to finish off anything. However, there are often turbo setups on the intarwebs (ebay, craigslist) that have the turbo and pedestal and all that, but no up-pipes, and so they sell for cheaper - if he can find one of those, then he will score good.
Originally Posted by oreocreaming
its the same intake and exhaust manifolds for na or turbo. only difference there is the y pipe instead of the crossover and up pipe like you have now.
Yup, just pull the pipes it has now, and install a Y-pipe instead, but save the turbo pipes for when you find a turbo to go with them.
Sorry man, can't see no plugs in that mess. Tell you what tho, that glowplugs controller with the two yellow and one red and one green and some other wires on it sure looks like the rectangular solid-state thing newer trucks got, which would make this engine an '87.
12-18-2010, 07:24 PM
