6.2 diesel swap, like to hear from people who have done it

[SamMargritz00]

post some pics of what your working with

[AlaskaMatt]

Originally Posted by SamMargritz00

post some pics of what your working with

Ill see what I can come up with for the donor. Not much too see in the suburban dept. Just alot of rust and a fairly clean 6.2.

My blazer is in driver condition, which is fine because that is what it is. Pretty solid overall with a little body work needed and new paint in the future.




I will certianly document the swap with plenty of photos. I have some time off coming next week so I may begin the tear down of the burb then. I plan to leave the blazer in tact and driving until the last possible moment.

There is plenty of work to do before then. I plan to clean up the 6.2, tranny and t case. Replace seals and glow plugs. Before I pull there is plenty to do with the tape measure as well.

[RED72blazer]

Awesome! ....don't let the haters get you down. Either they hate the 6.2/6.5 or it's horrible that you are not putting the "proper" power unit in YOUR truck.... I think the 6.2 is a great motor it's just not a towing power house compared to others and never should have been used in extreme hauling conditions...again just my opinion. I think they really would have caught on in something like a s10 blazer or truck. I think about the only thing I would change is to put a manual in it. That's just a personal bias as all the older auto backed diesels I have driven are dogs.