Someone out there is already quite proficient in this swap...
As I recall, about the time I joined the list (in 1999 maybe?) there were several new Dak V6 engines on ebay. IIRC it was a mining co. that had purchased a fleet of new Dak's and converted them to diesel. I don't remember the particulars, but a little research in this area might turn up something.
Cal
>
> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:26:17 -0600
> From: Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@comcast.net>
> Subject: DML: oil burner conversion?
>
> Was driving home tonight at 1:30 AM and for some reason I started
> thinking about diesel conversions for my Dakota. Understand that I am
> half asleep right now, so there is definitely a bit of Tom-Think(tm)
> going on, but I was wondering, what donor motors could be used, and what
> would be the advantages of each?
>
> Ram Cummins: the obvious choice, but entirely too big to be a really
> practical conversion?
>
> Liberty CRD: The size is prolly right, but the power seems anemic and
> it's probably hard to find
>
> GC 3.0L: This seems like a better choice both from a size and power
> profile....
>
> Sprinter V6 [possibly the same v6 from the GC?] or I5: can be had in a
> factory turbo config, and these are designed to be more truck engines as
> compared to the liberty/grand varieties..
>
> What else?
>
> Understand, this was a product of 2 hours of tired, turkey stuffed,
> driving boredom. I haven't looked any of this up yet. In fact if I
> don't hit send, I likely won't even remember this tomorrow morning...
> Yup, lotsa Tom-Think(tm) going on tonight.
>
> So, what motor would you chose and why? If it were me, I would want as
> close to bolt in and factory trouble free as I could get. I am sure you
> could get one of the 6.7L's stuffed in there if you tried hard enough,
> but the end result would look like those S10 V8 conversions....Bleah.
>
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