is there anybody thats done a gas to diesel swap, or any articles about it around here? im thinken a 12v cummins, i think id be cheaper than a powerjoke swap. let me know what yall think and any help will be thanked, my peps below think its good idea!

 

I was at the beginning stages of checking into it recently, but was turned off quickly by the price. You might want to think about a 6.9 or 7.3 IDI and put on an aftermarket turbo set up. It will will be the closest to a bolt in (with a new transmission) since they were offered from factory and you do not have to deal with any computer system.

 

It all depends on what you are willing to use for your power train, how you intend to acquire the said powertrain, if you are going to do your own work, what all you can do yourself and the like. I picked up a wrecked 92 Dodge 2wd for just shy of $3000. It was an automatic, and also had a Gear Vendors overdrive unit, so in all, a pretty good deal. I sold quite a few parts off the truck that I didn't need. I planted the powertrain (motor and trans and GV unit) into a 92 F350 2wd, bought it for $1800, sold the motor out of it for a rebuilder (tired 460). Had to buy a radiator since the one from the Dodge was damaged, and the 460 rad caused issues with the intercooler. Bought that for $300. Re-used the Dodge exhaust with a bit of modification, built all my own motor and transmission mounts. Out the door was around $6000. Had issues with the auto not surviving our heavy duty usage, replaced with another, burned it up, so changed over to an NV4500 5 speed for a cost of about $1100 with everything. So for in the territory of $7500, we have a heavy hauler that get decent mileage. Been running it for 4 years now, and the main issues have been the auto trans.

As to instructions, it is so variable that one way of doing it is not the way someone else would do it. If/when I do another, I will make my motor mounts a different way, as I do not like how the 1st gen Dodge mounts have worked out. Otherwise, maybe keep the Dodge alternator and wire a regulator and call it good. Not much else I would change, short of going manual trans first, but that is for our needs, which are mainly trailer detail hauling hay or livestock.

 

cool, well thanks for the info the wife was reading with me and she beat the idea out of me with an ugly stick, maybe ill stick with the gas burner and stroke the 302, i have some cash to drop into this truck and its in great shape, the efi 302 was rebuilt 34kago and the trans shifts nice and hard and it really winds the motor out so i guess ill go that rough. thanks again to both of ya!

 

OK heres what you do for one EASY swap; find a delivery van thats on a ford chassis (wrecked or broken) and take the 4BT cummins from it. It will take 300/6 engine mounts as thats what they replaced and has a smalblock bellhousing adapter. DONE! you get an easy swap and an engine that will do anything you ask of it burning fry oil.

OR find a UPS van and take the 7.3 out of it... just a thought

 

wow that didnt last long! lol



Whipped?

 

yes, heres the 411 i sell my top notch small pickup that i just did a tune up, timming and clutch and she thinks she gets the money to play with. silly women

 

Ironically, that is what happened to my 1992 Diesel F-250...and my Scout...

 

it saddens one to get rid of a rig that you know will start everyday and get you were you need to go with out any worries, that was my nissan pickup and now shes gone

 

Ahhhhhhhh marriage!

 

yes its funny, we married really young and everybody warned us and they were right, but as happy as i can be and my beautiful 13month old daughter who looks just like me and nothing like her mother, first girl in 16 generations of boys! go me i guess