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wasn't too bad to convert, you'll have to switch the oil pans, get a new/longer sump suction hose, (you need to use the fittings originally on the 250 oil suction hose if you want to clear the 6by6 front drive knuckel) next cap off the front port in the switched 250 oil pan, and then switch...
yeah I didn't expect to have to tear mine apart either, but ......well anything man made is gonna break down I guess. recently at the local fire department auction I saw an 800 series truck that had been repowered with a Mack engine..... looked like it fit in there alright, but air cleaner and...
The timing marks are on the accessory drive, you should see four marks there, many times the marks are covered over with heavy olive drab paint so you may need to take some steel wool or some chemical paint remover to remove the heavy paint, please don't use a electric grinder with a wire brush...
it's all surprises sometimes isn't it? I think the thing that was hard for me to get used to was when I put the heads back on and timed the injectors. the local diesel guru told me to just remember "too young (1,5 timing mark A) too old (3,6 timing mark B) just right (2,4 timing mark c)" and...
pressure checking can be done by any machine shop that does work on cylinder heads, I think for me it was about $75 to pressure check them and that was all, the reworking of the coppers had to be taken to a local shop that specializes in Cummins engines. The guy I went to had the special tooling...
While the injectors are out you might want to check the copper sealing cups around the injector body. when I put the new injectors in my 250 I had to pressure check the heads and found also that the coppers where bad. about $375 to have them redone per head. If you have any other questions feel...
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