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How much are those Cummins 4BT diesels? I wonder if one would fit in my Amigo? Never mind. Not allowed to swap a motor into a vehicle that is newer than the motor right?
Yeah, but that mileage is worth the risk. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by soldier-of-the-apocalypse
4bt cummins is usually about 2500 to 3500 great motor but not cheap
I tried and I tried.. I even begged Graves if he can hook me up w/ one. No go. UPS/ROYALCREST/MEXICAN Food truck fleet apparent destroyed their vans upon retiring them. You may get lucky w/ craigslist and ebay.. but the jeep guys whom I know that have swapped into 4bt bought crate engine. Conversion can be in the upward of $8000. Here is one for sale.. http://www.dieselenginetrader.com/en...s.cfm?id=43248 [Rant1]Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Brand spanking new engine.Quote:
Not allowed to swap a motor into a vehicle that is newer than the motor right?
You rang? [Flower] And yes it is a 5 speed. LS in back and a brake on it. I paid $10K for it in 2001 and it now has 175K on it. And I have driven it with no electrical. You have no dash, lights but as long as that solenoid is wired open it will run until the fuel runs out. [Beer] http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_1158.jpgQuote:
And the holy grail would be the 1998 12valve 4x4
Just the fuel shut off solenoid? I was pretty sure that was all you had to do on the p pumps just not 100%. That is all you have to do on 1st gens as well but Im going to gut mine and just make it a cable shut offQuote:
Originally Posted by jerrymrc
http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1347323861
here is my dads 98 he still wants to get a zombie/elk proof bumper up front and some ballistic fab dif covers and it should be prety tough after that http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...er/d30diff.jpg
also another great emp proof vehicle would be 1980-1989 mercedes diesel http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1347324633
here is my moms we also have a WVO kit on this car just in case you cant buy diesel anymore the dodges will also run on WVO we just dont have kits on them so we dont
That is it. One could take the batteries out and bump start it if ya had to. My alt went out miles from home. I jumped it to start and locked the solenoid with safety wire.Quote:
Originally Posted by soldier-of-the-apocalypse
Lost the dash and lights a few miles down the road. drove another 80 miles and it never missed a beat. [Coffee] When I got home I cut the wire and it promptly shut off telling me that I had less than 6V in the system.
that s good to know
How's the mileage on the Mercedes? Besides being EMP proof, are these vehicle reliable?
she gets about 26mpg average but some people get into the 30s and as for reeliabilty ive seen some dudes get over 500,000miles and more so I would say yes they are verry reliable and proven. Also they are verry easy to work on since they are inline 5 cylinder and the germans know what they are doing so everything just makes sense. I have fallen in love with the old Mercs. also the 240d has a 5 speed but it doesnt matter because everything is controled by vacume on these cars inuding the tansmision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving