Diesel or gas 4x4

[hopelessredneck]

so i have a 1978 gmc 3/4 ton long fleetside 2wd and i've always wanted a 4x4 so my brother found a 84 chevy 3/4 4x4 and it has a 6.5 diesel that might be blown might not be no one has checked if it is and im gunna be taking the front clip door and box off the 2wd and putting it on the 4x4 the question im asking is do u thing i shoud try and get the diesel running or rip it out and throw a gasser below is my 2wd

[lindstromjd]

Keep the diesel. I'm partial to them. They'll treat you right as long as you take care of them. Since the truck is an 84, then the 6.5 has been transplanted into it from a 90's model truck. Unless it's an original diesel, then it's a 6.2 non turbo. Either one is a good engine as long as you remember it's not a gas engine, and don't treat it like it is one. If it's a 6.5, hope for the mechanical injection style injection pump. They're the best ones. The electrical injection ones are prone to overheating the electronics that control the IP, and that usually makes for trouble.

[GmtGmt]

if you take care of your engine it will out last the body