Recent content by bigschaf36

Haha. Of course she has the newer nicer Jeep so, what "dad" drives....not all that important. I think I have her convinced now, after all the sound advice, Peninsular is going to get some business from me.

Yes sir, I did exactly that, and perused through used ones also. Didn't help much. Kept mumbling something about not needing a diesel, blah, blah, blah. The "Charlie Brown" teacher hearing kicked in and I stopped listening. Still working on that......more to come.

Thank you Will. Exactly what I needed. I can at least let the machine shop check the out the picture. I called Leroy when I first started this process back in March. I was going to go all the way with the P-400. He didn't have any available and said GEP told him it would be mid to late April...

Thank you Will. I appreciate all the info. Honestly I'm having second thoughts about the process after reading, learning and getting advice from folks that have had the experience already. As far as the fan clutch, honestly it has been so long since I put the thing on I don't remember. My truck...

Thank you WarWagon. I have a few upgrades from Kennedy I did to mine several years ago. I put in timing gears, the HO water pump, fan clutch, upgraded fan, and dual thermostat housing. I'm certainly not opposed to finding an AMG GEP longblock matter of fact I'd prefer it, however they seem to be...

Thank you for the help. After everything I have read and learned about these engines I believe you are correct it may take both blocks to find a good one and that may not be enough. The main reason for not using my block was to speed up the swap. Take mine out while the other is being machined...

I need to pull from the experience and knowledge of you good folks on this forum to help me answer this question. I have a 1996 Chevy 2500 4x4 ext cab with a bad engine. My mechanic (and friend) has a 1999 6.5TD from a school bus (short bus) with a center mount turbo. I want to send that block...

1996 Chevy 4X4 Ext cab long bed. Bone stock..for now.

New to this forum. I have a 1996 Chevy 4x4 6.5 TD ext cab long bed. Looking for experts to help me answer some questions because I'm ready for an overhaul. I will post my question in the subheading. Thank you.