convert2diesel
11-08-2013, 23:15
Well it looks like I'm back in the game with a 99 K2500 with the revolutionary 5.688 liter turbo diesel (one dead jug ). Hope to have the brick out next weekend and crack it open to preview the carnage.
Sending out the DS4 to be bench tested along with the squirts. Rest of the exterior bits seem to be all right (turbo, alt, ac compressor etc.) so will be swapping out the long block.
There's a ton of miles on this thing and even though the tranny seems good (fluid is the right colour, shifts fine etc.) I'm going for dependability on this build. The better looking one is tired of me fixing our tow vehicle when we go on vacation. She wants an Avalanche (of course she would default to the one truck that really holds its value) but that isn't in the cards. For now she will have to be happy with another "project" vehicle. But I digress.
There's a good chance I can get my hands on a good low mileage 4L80 but it is a 93. What's needed to get the 99 PCM to talk nice to this trans and or what differences are there in the two years?
The one in the truck has over 300K on the clock. Been well maintained but with that kind of mileage on it who knows. These things tend to go in the most inconvenient places, at the worst possible times. 1/2 way through Pennsylvania, with 5,000 lbs. of trailer out back is not a good time to lament not putting the effort into replacing the thing. If it was a 400, wouldn't even hesitate but have no experience with the 4L80.
Does no one make a 3 inch exhaust for these things anymore? Need the tail pipe but the rest of the system is perfect. I Have the 3 inch downpipe and the new crossover plus the muffler looks like the day it was installed. Seems they want us to stuff a 4 or 5 inch in there now. Seems like overkill to me.
Resisted getting a truck to tow the trailer now for 20 years, so what did I end up with? A big honking 4X4 with the worst engine of the genre, exhibiting all the issues that everyone has been complaining about. And they say with age comes wisdom. :confused:
Will keep everyone updated on the build.
Bill
(will update my sig if I'm successful)
Sending out the DS4 to be bench tested along with the squirts. Rest of the exterior bits seem to be all right (turbo, alt, ac compressor etc.) so will be swapping out the long block.
There's a ton of miles on this thing and even though the tranny seems good (fluid is the right colour, shifts fine etc.) I'm going for dependability on this build. The better looking one is tired of me fixing our tow vehicle when we go on vacation. She wants an Avalanche (of course she would default to the one truck that really holds its value) but that isn't in the cards. For now she will have to be happy with another "project" vehicle. But I digress.
There's a good chance I can get my hands on a good low mileage 4L80 but it is a 93. What's needed to get the 99 PCM to talk nice to this trans and or what differences are there in the two years?
The one in the truck has over 300K on the clock. Been well maintained but with that kind of mileage on it who knows. These things tend to go in the most inconvenient places, at the worst possible times. 1/2 way through Pennsylvania, with 5,000 lbs. of trailer out back is not a good time to lament not putting the effort into replacing the thing. If it was a 400, wouldn't even hesitate but have no experience with the 4L80.
Does no one make a 3 inch exhaust for these things anymore? Need the tail pipe but the rest of the system is perfect. I Have the 3 inch downpipe and the new crossover plus the muffler looks like the day it was installed. Seems they want us to stuff a 4 or 5 inch in there now. Seems like overkill to me.
Resisted getting a truck to tow the trailer now for 20 years, so what did I end up with? A big honking 4X4 with the worst engine of the genre, exhibiting all the issues that everyone has been complaining about. And they say with age comes wisdom. :confused:
Will keep everyone updated on the build.
Bill
(will update my sig if I'm successful)