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Title: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: Bofire on August 06, 2018, 02:23:40 PM: Long abused( maintenance ignored, ran short trips, no warm up, over loaded) old truck. Head gasket went. Do we just replace head gasket? replace motor, Is there other stuff that should be fixed along with head gasket? Better off to put in a better motor? Has over 100,000 rough miles, have had trouble getting parts for repairs in the past. Lots of folks say motor was crap when new!! LOL
Thanks
Carl
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: Woodchuck on August 06, 2018, 02:28:18 PM: The old practice was typically just put a big block in them. :twocents:
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on August 06, 2018, 02:41:38 PM: Back to your regularly scheduled HW fixit miracle.
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: Woodchuck on August 06, 2018, 02:44:31 PM: Quote from: Fl0und3rz on August 06, 2018, 02:41:38 PM
Quote from: Woodchuck on August 06, 2018, 02:28:18 PM
The old practice was typically just put a big block in them. :twocents:

That was well before 1987, I think.
:bash: fixed, that was a serious fat finger oops.
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: PlateauNDN on August 06, 2018, 02:51:25 PM: Quote from: Woodchuck on August 06, 2018, 02:44:31 PM
Quote from: Fl0und3rz on August 06, 2018, 02:41:38 PM
Quote from: Woodchuck on August 06, 2018, 02:28:18 PM
The old practice was typically just put a big block in them. :twocents:

That was well before 1987, I think.
:bash: fixed, that was a serious fat finger oops.

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: I know i wouldn't want a big black anything just stuck in my truck.
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: coachcw on August 17, 2018, 06:17:43 AM: get ahold of whitpitrate he may have a doner truck
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: Bofire on August 17, 2018, 05:34:32 PM: "whitpitrate" I will look
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: jackelope on August 17, 2018, 07:53:28 PM: I recall from my Chevy days that GM doesn’t offer a replacement 6.2L anymore. Now you get a 6.5L without a turbo. Who knows. That’s been 15+ years.
Title: Re: 1987 Chevrolet 6.2 diesel 1 ton truck.
Post by: Dhoey07 on August 17, 2018, 08:51:19 PM: Maybe look for a wrecked 24v Cummings?