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gave son my old Burban he dodged moose only to jump driveway and total rig, frame crushed, yesterday pulled 4l80 bell housing bolt holes broke off, pulled starter broken also, motor is next was runner but lots of blow by 250,000 miles plus was slope truck with unknown hours, what to look for...

First you said pervious owner put glow plugs on toggle, when I've seen this people tend to forget toggle on which burns out glow plugs, I check every one out with wire and battery and see each one glow hot some only work after 8 seconds or so some ohm out but are weak, remove toggle and put horn...

Gm was notorious for putting posi's in suburbans factory

I guess old body style and living in the great 49th state factors into my pattern, it's alway cold and both of my converts have been doing well, both don't work hard though, have a 97 crew cab I was thinking about but it is a work horse I guess I won't be converting it.

i put electric fan on my 6.2 (86 3/4 ton with lift and plow) it hardly ever kicks on bought a thermostat kit off eBay 25$ got fan off Chrysler minivan in junk yard seems to rev quicker and I have seen no down side to mod, also did this mod to my 82 with 6.5 turbo seemed to be cats meow, curious...

We'll where I am in ak it's just bitter cold no snow to play in I like the paved roads but cold as heck , as far as fuel I was getting 18mpg before but I'm on first tank now and it's hard not to keep foot in peddle it so much more it's like having four barrel carb vs two, and I'll change...

83 totally done wow what a difference, turbo wakes it up running straight pipe down between tire and shock, cant wait to pull something, night and day difference, think im gonna put turbo on my 87 with 9 inches of lift and 33 inch tires it has 6.2 and i have a 93 system to put on it, it barley...

ok 90% done with 83 today when wiring up ran up against two wire off new style alternator. one brown mated to brown then one left with white what is white? tach? and off old wiring harness is big red which went into plug to old alternator only two wires left, front clip to mount tomorrow, kept...

Oil pressure sending unit how? Cause it tells fuel pump to turn on? I have turned pump to key on so runs all the time.

If it was me I would weld patch in and then cut an piece longer than patch out of another frame and add it to spot over lapping same roll in frame corners where ever there is a rivet on base frame make holes bigger on over lapping piece and lay on top also keep two to three inches of each side...

1st doing a 6.5 turbo transplant in a 95 with a 95 6.5 turbo but also putting in five speed in it where auto was got it all in and peddles mounted and still have same throttle response problem i had in truck before thought is was throttle peddle sensor but seem to be pump related does this...

Ive always though of a copper tube wrapped around exhaust for intake and return for "getto" anti jelling system

ok got j code 6.2 with turbo off cousin good runner he swapped out for 6.5, stabbed in old body to find out down pipe off turbo has to exit outside of frame and will have to extend crossover pipe to clear front drive-line or shorten? also have to cut tab off clutch linkage and re-weld to clear...

I have set of gaskets left over from by burban I ordered whole gasket set then tore it down to find my head gaskets were 10 over so have set laying around but thanks for offer I think Ill go turbo just cause I haven't done it in old body style kinda like having the extra power of a turbo, I need...

Thanks for info guys

have a aftermarket tack was wondering how to get signal and have old school alternator, and a air pump so not a big deal just was hoping for quick fix like 350 distrbutor output spot, so what im getting from the comments stock turbo will hinder fuel economy and since im all time and no money to...

its a 83 old school pickup I pulled out of junk yard and put a 6.5 n/a pump on and holy cow what a motor, wasnt a cummins but i had never had one run better, but no ac on firewall, so turbo will fit but use serpentine system? and also where can i run a tach wire to old school 6.2

best running 6.2 i ever owned got 18 miles per gallon with three drums of oil in bed, 1983 three speed with Ganny gear, 4;11 gears 3/4 ton ate air cleaner bolt and lost head i have 6.5 heads with diamond pre cups to replace and stock turbo and all hardware to possibly put on it came of a 93 ...

the ebay ad was guy who bought them and got rid of motor so he had never used them that was story behind injectors.

I have no smoke anymore I think the heads needed valve guides on the head job, but stumbles on startup is still present