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I have a 1984 gmc 3500 wrecker 6.5 turbo diesel the sm465 tranny is done I have a np540 that came out of a 1969 school bus I know the trans mount on the bus was mounted to the bellhousing and the sm465 mounts at the rear of trans is there anyway to make this transmission work?

FYI yes the ip is compatible the rebuilder doesn’t that year model engine the late model electronic ip is junk in my opinion

Well the truck is a 1984 the 6.2 that was supposed to be in it was laying on the ground with a hole through the side of the block when I purchased this truck so I had to find a replacement the 6.5 was running and it was cheap so I bought the complete engine for 500 bucks as for the drivetrain I...

I run my own auto repair shop I’ve installed several of these engines used and never really had any issues with them

It was rebuilt about a year ago

It was rebuilt by a well known local shop the specialized in diesel ip the engine came out of a 1997 3500 dually it has around 159k on it

The mechanical pump came from a 1993 6.5 Td it was rebuilt

This engine has 159k on it I just installed new bearings oil pump and timing chain set

I just ran it long enough to pull it outside and I parked it

Well I haven’t completed everything so I only ran it long enough to pull it outside of shop the radiator isn’t in it one thing I haven’t done is crack all the injector lines loose to bleed air out

It’s possible but it’s not running good at all and it’s hard to get started

Btw it’s definitely diesel raw fuel smell coming out of exhaust

Ok I got truck back together and I got it cranked good oil pressure and no engine noise now my issue is it’s running very rough and running very rich like it’s loading up it has a mechanical ip that had been rebuilt and I know I set timing correctly when it was installed it smokes so bad I had...

Good news I installed a Napa direct drive starter and it doesn’t bind on flywheel works very well I just need the bracket the holds the starter

I didn’t even know the manual was different the donor truck was a automatic

I have new Gm starter bolts I’ve installed and the bracket is installed I have noticed from pictures that the starter nose on the direct drive doesn’t look as long as the gear reduction

I’m just concerned because the starter is so noisy you can’t hear anything when it’s spinning lol

I ordered a direct drive starter for the 6.2 you think I should try it or no?

Is hasn’t been cranked yet only spun over with starter the bendix is to tight to flywheel u have to pry it off