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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave
I met a guy a year or so ago driving an old 80-something 1/2-ton pickup with a Chevy Bowtie on the front, a GMC stamped in the tailgate and a Cummins placard on the side. Turns out, he blew the original engine and had an old 4-cylinder Cummins diesel out of an old tractor he's put in there. I think he said he had over 100k miles on the diesel engine. The tailgate was just a replacement from a junkyard. Gotta love it.
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Yup! There was a local guy that had a Jeep Wrangler with a 5 cylinder Mercedes Diesel in it, even though it was set up for heavy offroading (giant lift, 35" tires, etc) he got high 20's with it. Drove it to work everyday.
When I get out of the city finally, I was thinking an old F150 with a 4BT in it would be perfect. The people who do that swap are reporting 30 mpg with 4WD and mean tires. My little wagon can only hold so much, and that's with 4x8 trailer I got going with it.
