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Old 02-05-2012, 07:58 PM
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diesel motor swap for a 74 f-100
anyone know of a place you can find diesel motors in the oklahoma/texas area?
 
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Buy a whole running truck.

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Old 02-05-2012, 10:55 PM
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wanna build one my self i already have a 250
 
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No, buy the entire diesel donor truck. Way easier and believe it or not it can sometimes be cheaper than trying to buy just the engine.

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Oh I see what your saying. But I guess I could find the truck complete with engine and tranny. And just swap them in
 
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Oh I see what your saying. But I guess I could find the truck complete with engine and tranny. And just swap them in
Bingo! You'll also be snagging misc bits like brackets, PS pump, alternator, fan, radiator, shroud, and a lot of other stuff that a bare engine likely won't have.



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Thanks man
 
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10-4 Grabbing the whole truck will give you everything for the swap. The ECM can be expensive as hell.
 
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Old 02-06-2012, 10:31 AM
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10-4 Grabbing the whole truck will give you everything for the swap. The ECM can be expensive as hell.
True if going the 24V or Powerstroke route, but 12V and IDI engines only need one power wire.

Heck you could go all manual pull cables with those if you wanted. Just need to hook up the starter.

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True gotta love the ease of those older diesel
 
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True gotta love the ease of those older diesel
No doubt about that. Simple to set-up, diagnose and they get fantastic mileage.

Stupid EPA

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Old 02-06-2012, 11:20 AM
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Lol Government always ****s up the good stuff
 
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I've been trying to find a idi or a old ram 250 to get the motor and everything from
 
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How far do you want to travel? I'm in northern Colorado

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anything 93.5 is too new for you in Fords so that actually makes it nice and cheap
 
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