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I agree with BIG RED, I also think anyone new to diesel engines should understand how they work. Search diesel engine theory on the web, or go to the library and get a book on diesels. I have been around diesels all my adult life, mostly big CATs in heavy equipment and trucks so I know the do's...

Aperently, the Tenn DOT guy had no idea what he was doing either, never ever pour a liquid of any kind down a diesel intake. If you must use a starting aid, use silicone spray, never use ether.

Don't wait for the relay to click off, as soon as the light goes out crank it. If it's still hard to start, cycle the GPs again. With all the parts the previous owner replaced, you should not have a hard starting issue. If this is your first diesel you have to realise it will not start as...

I would carry a basic wrench and socket set up to 3/4, assorted screwdrivers, duct tape, zip ties, a fuel filter, a set of new belts and upper/lower rad hoses. It may sound extreme, but it beats a tow any day. If you don't use them, even better, you will have them in stock when you do need them...

Sorry Dave, I should have said weaker 3.73 ring gear. A friend of mine did a ZZ4 350 conversion on his S10 pickup and broke two 3.73s untill he changed to a 4.10 or 4.11 rear, I don't remember wich and I don't know why going down a relitivly close ratio would make a difference but it did. I also...

Your winch is stronger than the mount it's on. If you dead man your truck to something like a tree to pull out another truck or whatever you will rip this setup right off the truck. If you still have your shacle mounts, weld axtentions on them of the same dementions so you can weld a flat plate...

What turbo setup are you going with? Rumor has it that the banks out performs the 6.5 GM8. The Banks is a little pricy, you could put togeather a 6.5 setup on the cheap, there's allways someone selling one. Your 6.2 will be a completely different engine with a turbo and should perform well with...

Great sounding build, Recerch that 3.73/Detroit locker combo though, you might end up breaking that little ring gear. It would be an interesting alternative for M1008-1028-1031 owners who want highway gears and not have to do a 700R4 swap. Kinda wish my 1031 still had the TH400 in it and be able...

Nice clean fab work on the shifters. Tig welds? After folowing your build thread from the beginning, I just now noticed you have a fixed yoke on your 205. Refered back to when you had replaced the drive shaft, again a fixed yoke. I have a slip yoke on mine, same truck 86 M1031 NP205, strange.

Understood and no offence ment. Just looking out. Those friends are good assets to be close to. The reaction you got from that New Yorker seems odd to me, must have been from Manhattan. In my home town in Putnam County, if you didn't own some kind of firearm there was something wrong. You would...

Be careful of the types of signs you display on your fence. You might get a suprise visit from your "uncle" uninvited. You might also draw unwanted attention to yourself and to your property if you build a fortress arround it. I live in post 9-11 New York where everyone is a suspect, those signs...

I have a 82 C code 135 HP "red" block with 75K on a rebuild. It's complete with wiring harness. You can swap your J code heads and intake to upgrade it. I'll test run it if you are interested. Im 10mi north of the TZ bridge in Ossining NY. PM me.

There are two performance advantages to the straight pipe on my truck. The turbo spins up faster and the EGT are 200 degrees lower when going up steep grades and it has a real cool turbo whistle to it. It also discourages tailgaters as I boot the throttle and give em a soot shower. As far as...

I forgot a few things. You will have to use the 6.5 injector lines if you swap the heads as Timber stated above. they have a slightly different bend to them, trying to make the 6.2 lines work will just pi$$ you off as they might kink if you try to bend them. Also replace the 6.2 head bolts with...

6.5 turbo heads, wich you have, have a lower compression ratio, 18:1 and are less likely to blow head gaskets. If you turbo a J code 6.2 with a ratio of 21.5:1 and do not reduce the compression ratio by installing thicker head gaskets you run the risk of blowing head gaskets or even cracking a...

Save the heads off that 6.5, you might want to use them when you turbo your military J code motor.

Yikes It is dangerous. You posted a really good thread here kid, too bad it morphed into "Whats te best way to blow up my 6.2" Im also guilty as charged. You seem to have a pretty good grip on the limitations these trucks have. Keep up the good work! pick.

Real nice find! Don't waste your money on a girdle, that engine doesn't need one. If that engine requires a PMD to run you will need to swap to a manual DB2 IP, no big deal. Check the date code stamp on the back of the engine. The 700R4 will bolt right up, I don't think chevy changed the trans...

I'll run my truck up to 65, thats it, and I have a 700R4. My 1031 rides like a skid steer Bobcat on these crappy New York roads so I keep the speed to a minimum. Contrary to the above statement, over revving a 26yr old 6.2 for long periods of time is not a recomended practice. An old dried out...