[MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350 van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread Christopher McCann
As you can see from my sig, I have a 1992 Dodge 250 Ram Wagon (16 passenger van). My wife took it to WI yesterday and was thrilled to get 12-13 mpg. Yipee. What are my options, if any, on swapping the 5.9 liter gas engine out for a diesel engine?...preferably a Cummins, but ease of swap is also

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350 van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread John Robbins
Christopher McCann wrote: What are my options, if any, on swapping the 5.9 liter gas engine out for a diesel engine?...preferably a Cummins, but ease of swap is also a consideration. Mercedes Sprinter? No clue about swapping in the Cummins... John ___

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350 van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread Christopher McCann
can't afford a Sprinter. The MB 100 9 seater looks awesome, but I only see them on ebay.de, unfortunately. Chris John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher McCann wrote: What are my options, if any, on swapping the 5.9 liter gas engine out for a diesel engine?...preferably a Cummins,

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350 van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
with enough money, anything is possible Christopher McCann wrote: As you can see from my sig, I have a 1992 Dodge 250 Ram Wagon (16 passenger van). My wife took it to WI yesterday and was thrilled to get 12-13 mpg. Yipee. What are my options, if any, on swapping the 5.9 liter gas engine

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350 van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread Mitch Haley
Christopher McCann wrote: As you can see from my sig, I have a 1992 Dodge 250 Ram Wagon What are my options, if any, on swapping the 5.9 liter gas engine out for a diesel engine? I don't think it would be that hard to stuff a 4BT in there, but you'd need to do some measuring first. You'd

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350 van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread Kevin
The length of the cummins will no doubt make the swap incredibly difficult. Even the height might be a problem. To make matters worse, a LA or magnum chrysler v8 is fairly narrow, so v8 diesel swaps might not be an option. If you're not adept at fabricating, I'd leave the 360. On Wed, Jul 02,

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350, van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread MG
I looked into that years ago and was told by Dodge mechanics at the time that the Cummins would not fit. It was too long and too tall. One guy did say that I might be able to put a GM 6.5 in it. I chose to get a Chevy van and put the 6.5 into that. At least that way I knew that everything

Re: [MBZ] any gas to diesel engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350, van (1 ton)?

2008-07-02 Thread Bill R
engine swap ideas for '92 Dodge 350, van (1 ton)? I looked into that years ago and was told by Dodge mechanics at the time that the Cummins would not fit. It was too long and too tall. One guy did say that I might be able to put a GM 6.5 in it. I chose to get a Chevy van and put the 6.5