Just purchased a 1973 White Freightliner and I'm looking swap its engine. How difficult would this be or would it be fairly easy? Im thinking I probably would need motor mounts? What do you guys think?
CAT 1693 to Detroit 6v92?
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Lets hear your thoughts....
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If you were closer to Canada I'd buy the 1693 if it ran.
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Have you ever done an engine brand swap. Unless you have a same brand donner truck you normally run into more problems than you could ever imagine.
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what kind of problems do you think? I was thinking motor mounts -
Engine mounts, rad connections, heater hoses, electrical would need to be modified (not that there'd be much more besides basic sensors), exhaust routing, intake piping, possibly some alterations to the doghouse (assuming your profile pic is the truck). May need to modify radiator/fan shroud as well. Depending how everything mounts up the transmission location may change, resulting in modifications to driveline, driveshaft angles, shift linkage and clutch linkages. May even have to change the oil pan sump configuration depending on how everything fits.
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Definitely don't want to discourage you but it'll be a big project and take some time to do. I'm all for doing the wild and crazy stuff lol.
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