Hey guys, I just found this today while looking for information on the D50. I was hoping someone could give me their opinion. I may buy an '87 D50 (thats...
Devin, The problem w/ cracking the heads usually is a result of a cooling system gone bad. Since these truck are nearly indestructible, most people just keep...
Yeah, the 2.6l is a good engine, maintenance is required. I would install all manual gauges and forget about the idiot lights and factor gauges, you could hook...
I own a 87 long bed with a 2.6l, no complaints, grampa used to pull a 18 ft. trailer with cardboard bails on it all through the hills of the ozarks, clutch was...
Thanx to everyone for the quick responses. I appreciate the information also. Its got about 160k miles on it, but it looks to be in great shape. I have some...
I have a problem with the engine. When I shut the engine off air is being sent into the cooling system. What are the odds that this is a cracked block? Or...
I was a the local pick-a-part the other day and came across a '84 to '86 Sport 50. Not bad shape either. Body wise I mean. I found a handle above the right...
When you shut off the engine, the AIR should stop being pumped into the cooling system. Likewise more likely that water would be forced into the COMBUSTION...
The water pump is a likely culprit. My 85 had the water pump start to go bad and yet it did not leak. Instead the motor began to run hotter than normal. Is...
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Hi, I am new to this list and own a 1979 D50 with a 2.0 liter engine which has over 220,000 miles on it. This engine isn't bound for this world much longer as...
This should not be a big deal, especially since it's a ' 79. . . Do you have an auto or manual tranny? Some 2.6L blocks are 12+" across the back/ bottom of the...
Hi Fred, I have the basic 4-speed manual tranny. I would like to switch the tranny as well to a 5-speed, but then there is the question if the rest of the...
Now that I see you have a 79 I have a blue dash. It is original from a 1981 truck has the wiper knob on the dash. It has a crack or 2 that you really cant see...
Now that I see you have a 79 I have a blue dash. It is original from a 1981 truck has the wiper knob on the dash. It has a crack or 2 that you really cant see...
If you switch to a 5 speed, you ' might ' need to swap driveshfts, or atleast the slip yoke. Ryan Musgrove <ryandomu@...> wrote: Hi Fred, I have the...
hi i am looking for parts for a 2.3 lts diesel engine a complet engine or a engine core to rebiuld or parts like a head complet and oil pan, for a two wheel...
Where are you located? I'm in Idaho, and when I'm done putting my 86 back together, I just might have a complete engine left over. It ran when it was removed. ...
Just thinking out loud, how hard would it be to transplant an engine and trans with turbo into a '86 ram 50 out of a Conquest or Starion? Thanks, It would be...
Hey all, I have been sitting back here admiring all of who have a d-50 truck. I have an 1988 d-50 4x4 long bed std cab, 5 speed truck that has 159,000 miles on...
Check out the Starquest club, I think there's actually a step by step conversion. nastinova1@... wrote: Just thinking out loud, how hard would it be to...
Does it have the two-piece rear driveshaft? BAT <mrbat69@...> wrote: Hey all, I have been sitting back here admiring all of who have a d-50 truck. I...
Tom Parsons <aircraft_electrician@...> wrote: Where are you located? I'm in Idaho, and when I'm done putting my 86 back together, I just might have a...
Feel free to call me anytime. My number is 208-832-7915. I'm not too far from Nampa, just an hour west at the Air Force base in Mountain Home, and the truck is...
My experiences trying to find good 2.6s' are it's better to try to find something of a more common engine that is easy to find anywhere and the same for its...
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