I was looking at this truck and like it alot, its a 1985 Chevy 3/4 ton 6.2L Diesel, it does NOT have a turbo on it. The owner wants $1,500 for it. The only problem is that it'll start and run but it smokes on the left bank and has no power. I have no clue what is wrong with it? I was wondering if any of you guys knew what would be wrong with this truck? I also wanted to know if I was to buy this truck, would I just be putting more money into it than what its worth. In better terms, if I buy it for $1,500 will I end up paying $4,000 to fix it? The real reason on why I want to buy this truck is because I need like a tear up truck, go hunting in, fishing, etc. Would it be worth buying this? Does anybody know whats wrong with it? Also what are some good mods to put on it to make it faster and have more power?
First have a compression verify performed on left financial company,in case you have low compression in one or extra of the holes, upload a sprint oil interior the cylinders that tutor low rigidity, if it makes a distinction in compression, its rings. reckoning on colour of the smoke you have gotten injector matters. the 6.2 became not a stable chilly climate engine the two. do not attempt to warm rod that engine, it extremely is going to consume your computer up. the two way you will placed a good number of money in it to make it reliable. come across a 89 Gasser pickup, a good number of them working around with over 250,000 miles on them and nevertheless ticking.
the 6.2 is a very dependable motor, lots of low end torque and it will run forever. The usual problem with them is the injection pump. In your case I would look at compression on the left bank. If its smoking its getting fuel and not igniting it, and since its a diesel the most likely cause is no compression. I would replace the tired 6.2 with the 6.5 turbo engine. It will be an easy swap and will bolt right in as the 6.2 and 6.5 share the same block. I have done that conversion several times. Like I always tell my customers, if you want to go fast buy a gas motor, if you want to climb straight up a wall while pulling a trailer buy a diesel.
