Thread: 1984 6.2 duramax

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Anything bad about that motor?

I'm guessing fuel consumption

The Duramax (Isuzu diesel) didn't come out until 2002... the old 6.2 and 6.5 diesels were sort of converted gas V8s afaik and were huge pieces of shit.

Originally Posted by Jetbdude

I'm guessing fuel consumption

Truck only gets 10MPG (sorry no liter conversion) and has no place to sleep, no a/c hiding place for AL summer, no awning built on, no fridge..... If I could get 8MPG I would be happy (it is a 27ft Allegro)

Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

The Duramax (Isuzu diesel) didn't come out until 2002... the old 6.2 and 6.5 diesels were sort of converted gas V8s afaik and were huge pieces of shit.

Yep...a 6.2 is a converted 400. Which is a 283 gas engine from the 50's stretched to its limit, the 400 had problems even as a gas engine.

Pretty much every single one converted to diesel cracks the heads. They all make nothing for power, it didn't have enough for an old Buick (er, maybe it was an Olds...anyway, it was a $500 car) sedan we had with one.

You don't want that engine.

Originally Posted by luvtolean

Yep...a 6.2 is a converted 400. Which is a 283 gas motor from the 50's stretched to its limit, the 400 had problems even as a gas engine.

Pretty much every single one converted to diesel cracks the heads. They all make nothing for power, it didn't have enough for an old Buick sedan we had with one.

You don't want that engine.

Thanks, my brother told me there was one to avoid as it was a POS but the new ones were great.