opinion on the 6.2 diesel engine

[82chevy350]

Yes seafoam is the brand name and you can buy it at any parts store even wal mart this is the best you can use along with lucas fuel treatment

[68longhorn]

Can't speak for the 6.2, but on 6.0 & 7.3 powerstrokes and the 5.9 cummins If you turn up the fuel on stock turbo they smoke like crazy. If you then upgrade the turbo the smoke almost disappears.

[87 V20 Scottsdale]

I've got an 86 K30 6.2 and I get about 16-18 mpg. I just use it as a farm truck, it's got 4.10 gears and an SM465 tranny. The glow plug controller is bad on mine, I've got a push-button wired up on the dash to make them cycle. I would think that a 305 may have more power.

[hitcher]

Originally Posted by 82chevy350

Yes seafoam is the brand name and you can buy it at any parts store even wal mart this is the best you can use along with lucas fuel treatment

thanks , picked some up today at the farm store . will throw it in there when i fill the tank tommorow

[big10ratrod77]

Originally Posted by PRattenbury

Buy a truck with no engine in it, and put in a 94-98 Cummins if you want a diesel. You'll be glad you did. 190 horse out of the box for 94-up. By the time you get to 98 you get 215 horse. After 98 you get into 24 valve computer-controlled engines. More trouble to do a conversion. And with a Cummins, you can turn em WAY up before you gotta worry about it breaking.

im likeing the sound of a cummins swap i might have to look in to that a lil



thanks guys for all your input im gonna try to keep my eyes open for a 6.2 that has been taken care of and aint set around and got all out of wack or find a truck with no motor and do a cummings swap would be the best thing to do i think.

[irishman999]

When your looking for a good 6.2 to use i was told to remove the radiator cap with it running and check for air bubbles. The starting is a big part of motor condition, If it got eithered even just a little bit, it could be to low on compression to start, the low compression motor can still run well once started (like my donor motor, which is why i didn't do the swap). The glowplug controllers are crap, someone on Dieselplace.com said blowing a hair dryer down the throttle body works as well better than the glowplugs, Good luck on finding one and i hope it went better than my search.

[87 V20 Scottsdale]

Originally Posted by big10ratrod77

im likeing the sound of a cummins swap i might have to look in to that a lil

If you're thinking of a Cummins re-power and you're just wanting to drive it around more than actually haul anything I would suggest the 4 cyl motor. I know a guy that dropped one into an 86 C10 with a Getrag 5 speed and 3.08 rears. His best mpg is 27. Also, a 6 cyl Cummins will weigh more and will be harder on your front end if you aren't planning on putting it into a 1-ton.