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Old 12-08-2010, 10:37 AM   #8
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Re: 8.2L diesel?

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Originally Posted by special-K View Post
No,The 8.2 was the medium duty diesel made at about the same time as the 6.2.They would be a major project to install in a light truck.If you went the medium duty diesel route there are many better motors for the same effort.
I have had a few in medium duty trucks. They have a well earned reputation of leaking from every seal and seam but if you keep the fluids in the them they will run forever. A lot of old oil pumping stations out west used them becuase they would not die. OH no.......did I see boat anchor?
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