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I have a 1993 Chevy 2500 that I swapped a 1996 Cummins 12 valve into and also converted it to the dodge NV4500 5 speed manual tranny. The truck was originally a 6.5l turbo diesel with an automatic tranny. The original motor blew up at 250k miles. I then spent 2 years researching parts and...

Would anyone be interested in some HD head bolts for a 12v cummins? I have a brand new complete set of 12mm socket head cap screws. $150. Or trade for some 191 or 181 dv's?

I thought some people might want to follow along with my motor build up as I go. I enjoyed reading other do it so here it is. I'm putting this into a 93 chevy silverado that blew up the old 6.5l about 5 years ago. So far I've pulled the motor out of the donor, tore it down, and sent it off to...

Ok, here is the story. The machine shop I have my block, rods, crank, and head at went to install new wrist pin bushings into my rods but said the new bushings I gave him don't look the same as the old ones he removed. (the part numbers didn't match either) The old ones have an oil hole in the...

Hey guys, I coun't find much in the search engine so here is my question. I'm in the beginning stages of my engine rebuild. .020 over piston and .010 bearings. full on rebuild. I wanna have o-rings cut in my head but I started to think. I wanna know what goes into the process of cutting the...

Hey guys, I've been on this site for maybe a few weeks now but I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jeremy and I hail from Stayton Oregon. I'm not a complete noob to diesel. My dad had a good ol 6.5l turbo chevy 2500 that served us well for many years and which became my truck when I was...