The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Big Bolts Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton

Help is a click away!

VEHICLE
INFORMATION
KITS

at the

GM Heritage Center
All the details are here.

Searching the Site - a click away

New here ??? Where to start?

Click on image for the lowdown.

====

Who's Online Now

4 members (papas52, Otto Skorzeny, Lightholder's Dad, Millenimech), 167 guests, and 0 robots.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Forum Statistics

Forums66

Topics128,109

Posts1,056,266

Members48,439

Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026

Step-by-step instructions for pictures in the forums

Brad Allen's photos

AD Chevy Trucks

Pictures galore

Over 6,000 pictures

Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips.

Check them out!

Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!

Big Thanks!

THANKS!

For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for

over 30 years!

and not clogged down
with Ads!

Again, thanks!

Print Thread

Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton Grigg #1204209 02/14/2017 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 MA J Jim Sears Shop Shark
Jim Sears Shop Shark J Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 MA	I hadn't looked at transmissions yet. Good catch. The 2.8 should be fine with a .70 OD like the 2 ton with the 700R4. But I had missed that the 3.8 is governed so low! That was just first glance. I wonder what transmission they recommend for on highway use?

Entire Thread
Subject	Posted By	Posted
Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/13/2017 3:48 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/13/2017 4:29 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Justhorsenround	02/13/2017 4:32 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	EdPruss	02/13/2017 7:07 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/13/2017 10:21 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/13/2017 10:26 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/14/2017 12:17 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	John Milliman	02/14/2017 12:46 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/14/2017 12:51 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/14/2017 12:54 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/14/2017 3:02 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	John Milliman	02/15/2017 6:30 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	moparguy	02/14/2017 4:38 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	klhansen	02/14/2017 7:28 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	moparguy	02/15/2017 3:40 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Tango	02/16/2017 2:05 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/16/2017 5:17 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/16/2017 7:37 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/16/2017 9:48 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/16/2017 10:35 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/17/2017 5:08 AM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/17/2017 1:03 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	John Milliman	02/17/2017 1:33 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/17/2017 1:38 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	John Milliman	02/17/2017 1:51 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/17/2017 3:46 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/17/2017 4:40 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Jim Sears	02/17/2017 5:42 PM
Re: Diesel conversion for 47-53 2 ton	Grigg	02/17/2017 11:13 PM

Moderated by 69Cuda, Super55

Hop To

Link Copied to Clipboard