What do you mean by a longblock? How would you go by knowing if you have a longblock or a "normal" block?

 

long block is just a motor without accesories and stuff not actually longer.

 

Long Block basically means it has heads.

 

Ohhhhh haha thanks guys!

 

ok guys i missed out on the first cummins so i found another 30 miles away. its a 1993 ram250 ,this ones intercooled first one wasn't, 2wd 120,000 on the clock runs great $950, hopefully gettin ti tomarrow SO the new plan, im gettin an adapter to bolt the cummins to my zf fabbin motor mounts, and i have to get a flywheel and clutch for the cummins to make it all work. ive crunch numbera ans i am sure i can do it for $3000. actually $2500 but i figured 3 beacuse all the little misc peices add up fast.
heres my truck now


old motor if ya want any parts im me and i'll get ya a price. 30,000 miles one rebuild heads and went through and resealed and new bushings in turbo.


i think im just gonna turn this into a build thread intead of starting a new one

 

Man the prices in your area are totally backwards of how they are here.
You can't find a cheap Cummins and the IDIs are everywhere.

That'll be a cool swap.

Even though I'm a HUGE Cummins fan I like my IDI turbo in my Ford, wouldn't ever swap it out. I understand why your doing it though. I doubt you'll regret it.

 

yea i couldnt bieve i couldn't find an idi cheaper, and cummins around here normally cant be had for under 2k but i got lucky with a buddy who knew a guy lol. i've been tying with this for a few years now and now i figure is as good a time as i will have. to bad i had to sell my slep to fund it. o well gotta pay to play

 

can someone tell me how to post something thanks im new here

 

Did you even look to see what is wrong with the IDI?
Are you sure the Cummins is worth anything?


dieseltruck512,
Welcome to FTE and the IDI diesel forum.

One the main IDI forum page at the top left is a "New thread" button.
Click that to start a new thread and ask away.
When you have your info and question typed in, click "Post Quick Reply" at the bottom of the text box and you are posting.

 

yeah the motors apart now#7 rod and rod bearing are now one and the crank is trashed. i dont really no for sure y yet though oil pressure just dropped to 0 all at once and it started knocking hard, and buy the time i got her to the side of the road all i couls smell is burned oil. also the cummins runs and moves and it comes with service records from when it was new it belonged to CSI which is a local company that does electrical work for local municipalitys. but like any used motor its still a risk

 

hey guys i put some idi stuff in the for sale forum. I donno if its onk i post here and tell ya i just wanted to let ya no so you guys have first dibs before i ebay stuff. pm if interested

 

well guys ive got my new motor and everything to install i but my adaptorplate. it should be here next week. if you guys want me to stop posting this swap let me no and i will. i just though it would let guy thinking about know what they are up against.
whats left of my unlucky donor

motor

after some red and some new gaskets

valve covers after stripping and a quick test polish on one, im gonna do the rest and prolly the cold side turbo housing too

 

keep going i starting to think about a cummis swap for my othere idi

 

good project keep posting the progress pics.

 

thanks guys, i just didn't wanna upset the diehard idi guys. dont get me rwrong i loved my truck the way it was and was. and cant ever knock an idi